#431 - How I Started to Understand Movies in English WITHOUT Subtitles — My 5 Secrets
RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English
Release Date: 03/03/2025
RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English
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Listen with FREE Interactive Transcript only on the . Struggling to understand fast English in movies and TV shows? In this episode, Izzy shares how he trained his ears to understand fast English without subtitles. He’ll break down connected speech, look at real examples from movies, and give you his top five secrets to help you do the same. If you want to stop feeling lost and start enjoying movies in English for real, hit play and let’s go! 🎬🔥🎧 By the end of this lesson, you will have learned: How to see Connected Speech anywhere How to make learning part-by-part the...
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Struggling to understand fast English in movies and TV shows? In this episode, Izzy shares how he trained his ears to understand fast English without subtitles. He’ll break down connected speech, look at real examples from movies, and give you his top five secrets to help you do the same. If you want to stop feeling lost and start enjoying movies in English for real, hit play and let’s go! 🎬🔥🎧
By the end of this lesson, you will have learned:
- How to see Connected Speech anywhere
- How to make learning part-by-part the most effective way to gain mastery over language
- Why it's important to choose movies you're passionate about
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