How to Listen to a Person Talking About Holocaust Education

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You can barely hear it. And you might think that she's saying a completely new word. Try to break it down and try to understand what are the key words that are stressed. Trust your brain to be able to fill in the gaps if you're not sure of the words that you actually heard. Now I'm sitting there talking about Holocaust education and they're relating to it. Okay, what did she say here? She really slowed down when she said the words Holocaust education. These are big content words and they're absolutely stressed. But see how everything is connected.

Do you sometimes have trouble understanding people when they speak fast in English? When learning and speaking a second language, one of the biggest challenges we face is being able to understand the speakers of that language, and fast speakers can be extra intimidating!

In this episode, I’m gonna share with you strategic tips to improve your listening comprehension, and a quiz for you to put your skills to the test!

Using these tips will allow you to develop your listening skills and feel much more confident when communicating in English.

Watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/understand-fast-english/

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