🎧Improving listening skills is crucial for understanding native speakers.
🗣️Working on connected speech and contractions helps us better understand and speak like native speakers.
📲Elsa Speak app can assist in improving pronunciation, intonation, and overall fluency.
👂🏼Practicing listening and speaking exercises can enhance comprehension and speaking skills.
🔊Emphasizing important words and reducing unstressed words improves speech flow and speed.
Why is understanding native speakers challenging?
—Understanding native speakers can be challenging due to speech speed, accents, contractions, and connected speech.
How can we improve our listening skills?
—To improve listening skills, we can practice listening to real-life English speech, analyze connected speech and contractions, and expose ourselves to a variety of accents.
How can we speak like native speakers?
—To speak like native speakers, we can learn about connected speech, contractions, and emphasize important words while reducing unstressed words.
What is Elsa Speak app?
—Elsa Speak is an app that can help improve pronunciation, intonation, and overall fluency. It compares your pronunciation to that of a native speaker and provides feedback to help you improve.
Why is practicing listening and speaking exercises important?
—Practicing listening and speaking exercises can enhance comprehension, pronunciation, and speaking skills, allowing for better communication in real-life situations.
00:00Introduction to the importance of improving listening and speaking skills.
01:21Explanation of contractions and connected speech in real-life English speech.
04:09Introducing the Elsa Speak app and its features for improving pronunciation and fluency.
06:25Demonstration of the contraction 'shouldn't have' and reduction of the word 'probably'.
08:10Examples of reductions in the word 'have' and emphasis on important words.
10:38Conclusion and invitation to like and subscribe.
