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Fardin1371 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Help me.

hi. i have been studing for over 1 year. but i cant speak english yet.

i see american movies a lot but i cant understand what they say.

what should i do ?

thanks a lot.
  

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Hi Fardin: In movies, people speak very fast, so it is difficult for a beginner. If the subtitles are in your language, that might help with understanding, but not hearing the native speech. There are a lot of Youtube English language videos that have English captions.

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  • Hi Fardin: In movies, people speak very fast, so it is difficult for a beginner.
  • If the subtitles are in your language, that might help with understanding, but not hearing the native speech.
  • There are a lot of Youtube English language videos that have English captions.
  • Pick some that have subjects that you like.
  • You can play them over and over, and you will improve your "ear" for English.
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Hi Fardin:
In movies, people speak very fast, so it is difficult for a beginner. If the subtitles are in your language, that might help with understanding, but not hearing the native speech.

There are a lot of Youtube English language videos that have English captions. Pick some that have subjects that you like. You can play them over and over, and you will improve your "ear" for Eng
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I have same a problem. I use subtitles in movies and that is ok, I can understand. But the bigest problem is understending other speaker in conversation.
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hi.

thanks for your help. but i cant use youtube videos because it is filter in my country.

and i`ve heard that subtitle can be harmful for listening.

actually i think , speak with native english people is the best way for me but it`s not possible for me.
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Fardin:
OK, here are two more options for you. There are free audio books with readers and also the full text. There are many to choose from.

Free Audio Books
Historical Documents - Readings
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I don't know whether or not it's customary to recommend other websites, but perhaps you could try voice chatting on www.sharedtalk.com.

This website has really helped me to improve my speaking skills – and I still use it every now and then. And, for all I know, listening and watching to English films with subs is good, obviously, but, it is even better if you try to bring that into prac
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