How to Understand Native English Speakers - Advanced English Listening Practice - 66

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hi there I'm drew badger the world's number one english
world's number one english
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fluency guide and it is a
fluency guide and it is a pleasure to welcome you to
pleasure to welcome you to
pleasure to welcome you to another advanced listening
another advanced listening
another advanced listening practice lesson well in this
practice lesson well in this
practice lesson well in this video this is another requested
video this is another requested
video this is another requested thing actually maybe not
thing actually maybe not
thing actually maybe not necessarily a requested video
necessarily a requested video
necessarily a requested video but it's a question that I do
but it's a question that I do
but it's a question that I do receive from learners all the
receive from learners all the
receive from learners all the time
time
time almost every other video i tend
almost every other video i tend
almost every other video i tend to see it as a comment and this
to see it as a comment and this
to see it as a comment and this is why can't i understand you
is why can't i understand you
is why can't i understand you but i can't understand regular
but i can't understand regular
but i can't understand regular people speaking
people speaking
people speaking ok well let's talk about this I
ok well let's talk about this I
ok well let's talk about this I think it's been covered
think it's been covered
think it's been covered elsewhere on youtube as well and
elsewhere on youtube as well and
elsewhere on youtube as well and I've even spoken about it before
I've even spoken about it before
I've even spoken about it before but since more people continue
but since more people continue
but since more people continue to have the same question let's
to have the same question let's
to have the same question let's talk about it
talk about it
talk about it well right now i'm using what i
well right now i'm using what i
well right now i'm using what i call my english teaching or
call my english teaching or
call my english teaching or English education voice so I'm
English education voice so I'm
English education voice so I'm speaking in a way that's quick
speaking in a way that's quick
speaking in a way that's quick or I'm trying to speak a little
or I'm trying to speak a little
or I'm trying to speak a little bit faster than I typically do
bit faster than I typically do
bit faster than I typically do in english lessons but at the
in english lessons but at the
in english lessons but at the same time I'm still speaking
same time I'm still speaking
same time I'm still speaking quite clearly and well in
quite clearly and well in
quite clearly and well in general I speak pretty clearly
general I speak pretty clearly
general I speak pretty clearly anyway most people don't have a
anyway most people don't have a
anyway most people don't have a problem understanding me some
problem understanding me some
problem understanding me some people say i do mumble a little
people say i do mumble a little
people say i do mumble a little bit like i'm talking like this
bit like i'm talking like this
bit like i'm talking like this but not really
but not really
but not really typically i am speaking quite
typically i am speaking quite
typically i am speaking quite quickly and I'm taking care to
quickly and I'm taking care to
quickly and I'm taking care to pronounce my words clearly so
pronounce my words clearly so
pronounce my words clearly so you can understand what I'm
you can understand what I'm
you can understand what I'm saying now Finn in a everyday
saying now Finn in a everyday
saying now Finn in a everyday conversational sense the way I'm
conversational sense the way I'm
conversational sense the way I'm speaking normally and you can
speaking normally and you can
speaking normally and you can see this in master English
see this in master English
see this in master English conversation videos when I'm not
conversation videos when I'm not
conversation videos when I'm not really making much of an effort
really making much of an effort
really making much of an effort to actually speak clearly i'm
to actually speak clearly i'm
to actually speak clearly i'm just talking with you know
just talking with you know
just talking with you know fellow native speakers and this
fellow native speakers and this
fellow native speakers and this is how I train people to
is how I train people to
is how I train people to understand that kind of
understand that kind of
understand that kind of information but i know not
information but i know not
information but i know not everyone can join us in master
everyone can join us in master
everyone can join us in master English conversation so I
English conversation so I
English conversation so I thought I would talk about this
thought I would talk about this
thought I would talk about this specific problem in this video
specific problem in this video
specific problem in this video and how you can train yourself
and how you can train yourself
and how you can train yourself to understand more native
to understand more native
to understand more native speakers so if you're listening
speakers so if you're listening
speakers so if you're listening to English lesson videos and
to English lesson videos and
to English lesson videos and this is mostly what you listen
this is mostly what you listen
this is mostly what you listen to online and you have trouble
to online and you have trouble
to online and you have trouble understanding with native
understanding with native
understanding with native speakers are saying the reason
speakers are saying the reason
speakers are saying the reason is because they're speaking more
is because they're speaking more
is because they're speaking more quickly
quickly
quickly they're using a slightly
they're using a slightly
they're using a slightly different vocabulary and they're
different vocabulary and they're
different vocabulary and they're typically having accents or
typically having accents or
typically having accents or pronunciation it's a little bit
pronunciation it's a little bit
pronunciation it's a little bit different from what you're used
different from what you're used
different from what you're used to
to
to so even in America I might hear
so even in America I might hear
so even in America I might hear another native speaker from
another native speaker from
another native speaker from Texas or from Oklahoma or some
Texas or from Oklahoma or some
Texas or from Oklahoma or some other state where I'm from
other state where I'm from
other state where I'm from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago I'm from Illinois but the person
I'm from Illinois but the person
I'm from Illinois but the person from a different state might
from a different state might
from a different state might have not only different
have not only different
have not only different but they might pronounce
but they might pronounce
but they might pronounce something a little bit
something a little bit
something a little bit differently i have one like
differently i have one like
differently i have one like clear example of a Southern
clear example of a Southern
clear example of a Southern woman typically like southern
woman typically like southern
woman typically like southern people have a different way of
people have a different way of
people have a different way of pronouncing things and often
pronouncing things and often
pronouncing things and often people say I have that even
people say I have that even
people say I have that even though it doesn't really come
though it doesn't really come
though it doesn't really come through in the way I speak in
through in the way I speak in
through in the way I speak in these lessons on youtube but you
these lessons on youtube but you
these lessons on youtube but you do hear that morning master
do hear that morning master
do hear that morning master English conversation so this
English conversation so this
English conversation so this woman I used to go like 10 my
woman I used to go like 10 my
woman I used to go like 10 my met her like a friend of my
met her like a friend of my
met her like a friend of my mother's or something and I we
mother's or something and I we
mother's or something and I we went to her house for dinner and
went to her house for dinner and
went to her house for dinner and after dinner was over she said
after dinner was over she said
after dinner was over she said you want some path you want some
you want some path you want some
you want some path you want some path and i said 'what like to do
path and i said 'what like to do
path and i said 'what like to do I want some and I didn't I
I want some and I didn't I
I want some and I didn't I didn't quite understand what she
didn't quite understand what she
didn't quite understand what she was saying some path some pie
was saying some path some pie
was saying some path some pie and I said what do you mean pass
and I said what do you mean pass
and I said what do you mean pass and she said oh pike up i like i
and she said oh pike up i like i
and she said oh pike up i like i like i'm pronouncing it clearly
like i'm pronouncing it clearly
like i'm pronouncing it clearly and I say pie so yes she was
and I say pie so yes she was
and I say pie so yes she was offering me some pine she didn't
offering me some pine she didn't
offering me some pine she didn't have a pie in front of me so it
have a pie in front of me so it
have a pie in front of me so it was difficult for me to
was difficult for me to
was difficult for me to understand what she was saying
understand what she was saying
understand what she was saying so even native speakers have
so even native speakers have
so even native speakers have trouble understanding what other
trouble understanding what other
trouble understanding what other native speakers are saying and
native speakers are saying and
native speakers are saying and even maybe from America to a
even maybe from America to a
even maybe from America to a different country like Australia
different country like Australia
different country like Australia or the UK or Canada even our
or the UK or Canada even our
or the UK or Canada even our vocabulary might be might be
vocabulary might be might be
vocabulary might be might be different so the pronunciation
different so the pronunciation
different so the pronunciation vocabulary we use again the
vocabulary we use again the
vocabulary we use again the speed at which were speaking
speed at which were speaking
speed at which were speaking other things like that make it a
other things like that make it a
other things like that make it a little bit difficult to
little bit difficult to
little bit difficult to communicate so it's even more
communicate so it's even more
communicate so it's even more difficult for non-native
difficult for non-native
difficult for non-native speakers now what I do to help
speakers now what I do to help
speakers now what I do to help come back to this problem so to
come back to this problem so to
come back to this problem so to combat something to fight
combat something to fight
combat something to fight against it what I do in master
against it what I do in master
against it what I do in master English conversation the typical
English conversation the typical
English conversation the typical thing you should be doing is
thing you should be doing is
thing you should be doing is listening to not only the same
listening to not only the same
listening to not only the same piece of information repeatedly
piece of information repeatedly
piece of information repeatedly but you should be listening to
but you should be listening to
but you should be listening to that said or spoken by in a
that said or spoken by in a
that said or spoken by in a natural way many different
natural way many different
natural way many different people so this is one technique
people so this is one technique
people so this is one technique for helping you train yourself
for helping you train yourself
for helping you train yourself for being able to develop better
for being able to develop better
for being able to develop better listening so you're listening to
listening so you're listening to
listening so you're listening to the same information you always
the same information you always
the same information you always have that anchor when you're
have that anchor when you're
have that anchor when you're learning something so when
learning something so when
learning something so when people are trying to learn new
people are trying to learn new
people are trying to learn new information especially of
information especially of
information especially of learning new languages typically
learning new languages typically
learning new languages typically they hate learning new languages
they hate learning new languages
they hate learning new languages because they're learning too
because they're learning too
because they're learning too many new things at the same time
many new things at the same time
many new things at the same time like my name is Drew and they
like my name is Drew and they
like my name is Drew and they don't know any English at all
don't know any English at all
don't know any English at all and that sounds easy to me as a
and that sounds easy to me as a
and that sounds easy to me as a native speaker but if you don't
native speaker but if you don't
native speaker but if you don't know what my or name or drew or
know what my or name or drew or
know what my or name or drew or any of that means and you don't
any of that means and you don't
any of that means and you don't know why it's in the order it's
know why it's in the order it's
know why it's in the order it's in it's making you frustrated
in it's making you frustrated
in it's making you frustrated from the very beginning so in
from the very beginning so in
from the very beginning so in the same way what you want to do
the same way what you want to do
the same way what you want to do is take this
is take this
is take this same piece of information and
same piece of information and
same piece of information and have multiple people saying that
have multiple people saying that
have multiple people saying that now you could even do something
now you could even do something
now you could even do something like this like let's say you
like this like let's say you
like this like let's say you work at a place with native
work at a place with native
work at a place with native English speakers you might write
English speakers you might write
English speakers you might write something down or give them
something down or give them
something down or give them something to read and say hey
something to read and say hey
something to read and say hey could you just help me with my
could you just help me with my
could you just help me with my pronunciation I want to develop
pronunciation I want to develop
pronunciation I want to develop my listening ability and your
my listening ability and your
my listening ability and your pronunciation is connected with
pronunciation is connected with
pronunciation is connected with this as well so you can give
this as well so you can give
this as well so you can give that to them and have multiple
that to them and have multiple
that to them and have multiple people read the same thing so
people read the same thing so
people read the same thing so when we do our time-travelling
when we do our time-travelling
when we do our time-travelling lesson stories in master English
lesson stories in master English
lesson stories in master English conversation I have multiple
conversation I have multiple
conversation I have multiple people reading the same thing
people reading the same thing
people reading the same thing and we have been reading it at
and we have been reading it at
and we have been reading it at different speeds as well so can
different speeds as well so can
different speeds as well so can you take that anchor of the same
you take that anchor of the same
you take that anchor of the same story but then you connect with
story but then you connect with
story but then you connect with that in different ways and
that in different ways and
that in different ways and that's training you to listen to
that's training you to listen to
that's training you to listen to multiple ways that people might
multiple ways that people might
multiple ways that people might say something you can even do
say something you can even do
say something you can even do this on youtube one of the ways
this on youtube one of the ways
this on youtube one of the ways i recommend people doing that is
i recommend people doing that is
i recommend people doing that is with music so if you take music
with music so if you take music
with music so if you take music you listen to something and you
you listen to something and you
you listen to something and you listen to a cover of that music
listen to a cover of that music
listen to a cover of that music and this means somebody else
and this means somebody else
and this means somebody else like a different artist or a
like a different artist or a
like a different artist or a different band that has decided
different band that has decided
different band that has decided to play the same song but they
to play the same song but they
to play the same song but they played in slightly different
played in slightly different
played in slightly different ways or maybe they sound a
ways or maybe they sound a
ways or maybe they sound a little bit differently when they
little bit differently when they
little bit differently when they play it so an example like a
play it so an example like a
play it so an example like a common example is 99 red
common example is 99 red
common example is 99 red balloons or maybe a song by the
balloons or maybe a song by the
balloons or maybe a song by the beatles and if you look up right
beatles and if you look up right
beatles and if you look up right here on youtube i'm sure if you
here on youtube i'm sure if you
here on youtube i'm sure if you type in beetles like the Beatles
type in beetles like the Beatles
type in beetles like the Beatles you know like be forgetting
you know like be forgetting
you know like be forgetting spell dat le s so the beatles
spell dat le s so the beatles
spell dat le s so the beatles and then you've got covers COV
and then you've got covers COV
and then you've got covers COV ers so if you're typing in that
ers so if you're typing in that
ers so if you're typing in that right here on searching for
right here on searching for
right here on searching for something on Google are on
something on Google are on
something on Google are on youtube i should say you will
youtube i should say you will
youtube i should say you will find multiple versions of people
find multiple versions of people
find multiple versions of people playing the same song i think
playing the same song i think
playing the same song i think the soundtrack to i am sam the
the soundtrack to i am sam the
the soundtrack to i am sam the movie i am sam these are all
movie i am sam these are all
movie i am sam these are all beatles covers and you can
beatles covers and you can
beatles covers and you can listen to the way the beatles
listen to the way the beatles
listen to the way the beatles are saying it so maybe someone
are saying it so maybe someone
are saying it so maybe someone like you know the Beatles are
like you know the Beatles are
like you know the Beatles are from Britain's with a British
from Britain's with a British
from Britain's with a British accent but then you have like a
accent but then you have like a
accent but then you have like a singer like Rufus Wainwright who
singer like Rufus Wainwright who
singer like Rufus Wainwright who is singing a different version
is singing a different version
is singing a different version of the same song but he has like
of the same song but he has like
of the same song but he has like kind of a more nasal sound like
kind of a more nasal sound like
kind of a more nasal sound like this the way he speaks or the
this the way he speaks or the
this the way he speaks or the way sings so when you're doing
way sings so when you're doing
way sings so when you're doing this you're training yourself to
this you're training yourself to
this you're training yourself to have the same native learning
have the same native learning
have the same native learning experience that a native speaker
experience that a native speaker
experience that a native speaker would because you're listening
would because you're listening
would because you're listening to the same kinds of things that
to the same kinds of things that
to the same kinds of things that a native speaker would listen to
a native speaker would listen to
a native speaker would listen to but you're doing it in a
but you're doing it in a
but you're doing it in a systematic way that makes it
systematic way that makes it
systematic way that makes it easier for your brain to
easier for your brain to
easier for your brain to understand so this is why in
understand so this is why in
understand so this is why in mastering this conversation in
mastering this conversation in
mastering this conversation in all the lessons I create I want
all the lessons I create I want
all the lessons I create I want to have you learn things in
to have you learn things in
to have you learn things in steps because what about
steps because what about
steps because what about people typically try to do
people typically try to do
people typically try to do learners will try to move from
learners will try to move from
learners will try to move from an intermediate level to
an intermediate level to
an intermediate level to affluent level and that's where
affluent level and that's where
affluent level and that's where they find a lot of frustration
they find a lot of frustration
they find a lot of frustration so maybe they can speak in their
so maybe they can speak in their
so maybe they can speak in their english lesson but they have a
english lesson but they have a
english lesson but they have a lot of trouble speaking in
lot of trouble speaking in
lot of trouble speaking in conversations for different
conversations for different
conversations for different reasons could be confidence
reasons could be confidence
reasons could be confidence could be not even understanding
could be not even understanding
could be not even understanding what they want to say you're not
what they want to say you're not
what they want to say you're not understanding the other people
understanding the other people
understanding the other people speaking you could be many
speaking you could be many
speaking you could be many things like that but again if
things like that but again if
things like that but again if you take steps individually
you take steps individually
you take steps individually moving from one place to the
moving from one place to the
moving from one place to the next that's what's going to help
next that's what's going to help
next that's what's going to help you improve much much faster
you improve much much faster
you improve much much faster anyway I'm losing my voice here
anyway I'm losing my voice here
anyway I'm losing my voice here we are recording a bunch of
we are recording a bunch of
we are recording a bunch of videos at the same time but I
videos at the same time but I
videos at the same time but I hope you have enjoyed that is
hope you have enjoyed that is
hope you have enjoyed that is the end of this lesson just
the end of this lesson just
the end of this lesson just wanted to give you some quick
wanted to give you some quick
wanted to give you some quick tips about number one why you
tips about number one why you
tips about number one why you have this problem and then
have this problem and then
have this problem and then number two what you can do to
number two what you can do to
number two what you can do to solve that anyway I hope you do
solve that anyway I hope you do
solve that anyway I hope you do enjoy this video again if you
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