Secret #4: DON’T LISTEN!
Posted by: Josef EssbergerIn the last secret I said LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! Now I say DON’T LISTEN! What do I mean?!
Do you know the difference between the verbs TO LISTEN and TO HEAR? TO LISTEN is active. TO HEAR is passive. Sometimes you can LISTEN too hard. Sometimes you can TRY too hard. Sometimes it is better only to HEAR. Let the radio play. Let the podcast play. But DON’T listen. Just HEAR. Your subconscious will listen for you. And you will still learn. If you listen and try to understand, you may block on one word and get frustrated. Don’t worry! Just HEAR! Believe me, you will still be learning. The important thing is to let the radio or podcast or television or video PLAY. Let it play. And you – you do nothing. Your brain will HEAR, your subconscious will LISTEN and you will LEARN!
Posted by Josef Essberger May 2023
Contributor: Josef Essberger, founder of EnglishClub. Originally from London, England, Josef is the author of several books for learners of English including English Prepositions List and Learn English in 7.2 comments
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Agripina Gusmão says:
It’s very interested for me.
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Stroke says:
Don’t use AI
Ai is very bad thing because it don’t know about present.If you will ask any question about he will tell you about past