English with Thiago 7 Tips To Understand FAST English
Oct 1, 2025
Explore seven powerful techniques to conquer fast English, starting with why traditional textbook learning falls short. Discover how shadowing can retrain your ears and why experiencing dramatic scenes without subtitles boosts your comprehension. Learn to embrace various accents for better flexibility, and deepen your understanding by listening to multiple speakers on the same topic. Thiago shares the importance of active listening and mastering common reductions. Finally, create a practical daily practice plan to see measurable progress.
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Textbook English Vs Real Speech
- Classroom English is a different map than real spoken English, which flows as one stream of sound.
- Thiago says your brain was trained to read speech, not to listen to connected speech so retraining is necessary.
Shadowing To Sync With Native Rhythm
- Do shadowing: speak along with a short clip to match rhythm, intonation, and speed.
- Practice delayed or simultaneous shadowing for 10–15 minutes daily to build listening and pronunciation together.
Watch Scenes Without Subtitles First
- Try watching dramatic scenes first without subtitles to focus on emotion, context, and body language.
- Then watch with subtitles and again without to connect words to feelings and improve comprehension.