One of the main issues that many Spanish learners face is not understanding when someone speaks to them. Listening comprehension is a struggle for many; you’re not alone! Have you ever thought to yourself “How can I understand? They speak SO fast!” While it’s true that Spanish does sound fast to the untrained ear, it starts to sound slower when your brain understands the words and processes them as such. However, to do this you need a combination of familiarity with the sounds, the grammar, the vocabulary and the context. Use the following approach to train your brain and your ear to more easily understand Spanish.
[simple_tooltip content=’Step by Step’]Paso por Paso[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Step One’]Paso Uno[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Listen to the audio and DON’T look at the text‘]Escucha el audio y NO mires el texto[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Go to Worksheet -Comprehension’]Ve a la Hoja – Comprensión[/simple_tooltip]
Mark off your progress on the worksheet for every episode.
[simple_tooltip content=’Step Two’]Paso Dos[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Go to Worksheet -Comprehension’]Ve a la Hoja – Comprensión[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Write’]Escribe[/simple_tooltip]
Which [simple_tooltip content=’Words that are similar in Spanish and English’]cognates[/simple_tooltip] did you understand? (zero is fine!)
Paso Tres
[simple_tooltip content=’Listen and look at the text’]Escucha y mira el texto[/simple_tooltip]
Try to make as strong a connection as possible between the way the word sounds and the way it looks
Paso Cuatro
Repite Paso Dos
[simple_tooltip content=’Go to Worksheet-Comprehension’]Ve a la Hoja – Comprensión[/simple_tooltip]
Paso Cinco
Mira las traducciones[simple_tooltip content=’of the words’]de las palabras[/simple_tooltip]
Paso Seis
[simple_tooltip content=’Put the words in Anki’] Pon las palabras en Anki[/simple_tooltip]
Paso Siete
[simple_tooltip content=’Study the vocab in Anki’] Estudia el vocabulario en Anki[/simple_tooltip]
Estudia [simple_tooltip content=’the grammar’]la gramática[/simple_tooltip]
Estudia [simple_tooltip content=’strategies’] las estrategias[/simple_tooltip]: “Retrain your brain”
Estudia la pronunciación
Paso Ocho
[simple_tooltip content=’Listen again until you understand the faster version without looking at the words’] Escucha otra vez hasta que entiendas toda la versión más rápida sin mirar las palabras[/simple_tooltip]
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