Advanced Ears #9: “How to Improve Your Listening Speed”

Struggling to keep up when native speakers talk fast?Feel like you know the words but still miss what’s being said?This episode of Advanced Ears is for YOU!🔊 In this 8–10 minute lesson, Mark from MKsEnglish.com shares powerful tips to boost your English listening speed, helping you train your ears to follow real-life English naturally and confidently.🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:✅ Why listening speed matters for fluency✅ 5 practical tips to train your ears✅ How to use shadowing, chunking, and repeat-listening✅ Smart ways to use speed controls on podcasts and videos✅ Fun activities like Listening Bingo & Movie Line Training✅ How to stop translating and start thinking in English🎯 Perfect for:Intermediate to advanced English learnersEIKEN, TOEIC, TOEFL, or IELTS studentsESL teachers looking for listening activitiesAnyone who wants to understand movies, podcasts, or native speakers better📌 Highlights from the Episode:🗣️ Shadowing Simplified — Repeat fast English for real gains⏱️ Speed Control — Train your ears step-by-step from slow to fast📚 Repeat + Read + Listen — Use transcripts for layered learning🧩 Chunk Listening — Break long sentences into manageable pieces🚫 No Translation — Focus on meaning, not word-by-word decoding🎧 Try These Listening Activities This Week:🎬 Movie Line Training – Practice speaking fast like actors🧠 5 Minutes a Day Plan – One audio, five strategies🎲 Listening Bingo Game – Catch common phrases in fast speech💬 QUESTION FOR YOU:What’s the fastest English you've heard—and did you catch it all?Let us know in the comments!👉 Watch now and train your ears to handle fast English like a pro.📢 Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and Share this with a friend who’s learning English!#AdvancedEnglish #EnglishListeningPractice #MKsEnglish #LearnEnglishFast #ESLPodcast #EnglishTips #ListeningSpeed #TOEFL #IELTS #ShadowingEnglish #ChunkListening #RealEnglish