I can hold a conversation with someone who speaks English. But when I watch a film(movie) I don't understand what they(actor and actress) say exactly.... That's my problem. So I'd like to watch a film without subtitle.
2006-10-17 18:12:56 · 8 answers · asked by Sewon 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Start with something simple. I would begin with childrens films or cartoons to start with as these are usually very simple and easy to understand. The main problem with movies that I find is the amount of background noise and music which makes it difficult to make out the speech. Another problem you may have is regional accents. I watch a lot of movies in Japanese but find that I only really understand childrens movies fully. As I say this is a good starting point. Maybe move to comedy sitcoms or movies after this as they don't seem to have quite so much background noise and have more gestures to help you understand. I personally avoid things such as talk shows as the lack of gestures means that I lose the topic of conversation very quickly.
Good luck.
2006-10-17 18:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by SR13 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you are watching American films? Sometimes they swallow their words or have very heavy accents and it is difficult for English speaking people to understand them also. Maybe even some of the Americans don,t understand them either (haha)
2006-10-18 01:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try watching the film more than once until you do understand all the dialogue then watch another film. It's practise that will improve your listening not quick tricks
2006-10-18 01:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by xpatgary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to improve your English is just to find a British or American friend and communicate with him or her as much as possible either in written or oral way. Learning English is just speaking, speaking and more speaking...
2006-10-18 01:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by gkolesova 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch children's TV programmes instead of films. They speak clearer and use less slang.
2006-10-18 03:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn on the closed captioning on your TV. Read along as you listen. It works. Great for kids.
2006-10-18 01:20:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch commercials and talk to people much more often.
2006-10-18 01:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Close your eyes and listen.( not recommended)
ask others beside you( recommended)
checking your hearing is also good.
Watch more TV too
2006-10-18 01:21:59 · answer #8 · answered by AKL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋