LAS LENGUAS INGLESA Y ESPAÑOLA de Delfín Carbonell

I must bring to your attention, you language learners, that there are countless tools on the Internet to practice your listening and understanding skills. Today I will deal with a tool good for English-language learners. Of late, I have fallen into the habit of listening every night, in bed, in the dark, to CBS Mystery Radio Theater , Dragnet , Old-Time Radio , and others of the same ilk. They reproduce old programs of the 40s, 50s, and 60s with superb acting, normally featuring actors of high standing. Many of the programs are hosted by E.G. Marshall , the most famous movie actor of all time. You have no idea how entertaining and well-written these episodes are. The scriptwriters are out of this world, believe me. Give this tool a try and let me know.        

In speech there are no spaces between words. We separate words in writing butinspeechwecannotdoitandthat'swhywethinkpeoplespeakfast. In order to understand speech, the task is to separate words when listening. A difficult task in a foreign language and that is why we always think that natives speak at a breakneck speed. People do not speak fast; we listen slowly and cannot separate words. Pilots measure their experience in hours of flying . Students of languages must measure their experience in hours of listening . Hours, not years.So, listen to your target language everyday; at least 15 minutes.