For many students who are about to enter SZSE International School, English listening and long conversations are a big challenge for them. How can you quickly improve your English listening skills in a short period of time so that you can successfully pass the entrance exam?Here are some practical tips and training methods provided by European and American Public School.
First of all, it is necessary to clarify the focus of the examination of long listening dialogue. The English Listening Long Dialogue in the SZSE Entrance Examination mainly examines students' listening comprehension ability, information screening ability, reasoning ability and reaction speed. Therefore, in order to do well in the exam, students need to do targeted training in these aspects.
1. Listening comprehension training
1.Listen more: Listen to original English movies, TV series, news, podcasts, etc., so that your ears are familiar with English pronunciation, intonation, and speed of speech. You can choose your favorite subject matter and materials of moderate difficulty, and gradually improve the difficulty of listening.
2.Take more notes: In the process of listening, you should learn to take notes, especially for key information and details, and record them in time for subsequent understanding and recall.
3.Communicate more: Communicating with native English speakers is an effective way to improve your listening comprehension skills. You can improve your listening skills by participating in English corners and finding foreign teachers for one-on-one tutoring.
2. Information screening ability training
1.Locate key information: In long listening conversations, learn to locate key information, i.e., key information and details related to the question. You can quickly filter out important information by previewing questions and key words.
2.Eliminate distracting information: In conversations, sometimes there will be distracting information that is not related to the question, and students should learn to eliminate these distractions and concentrate on filtering out key information.
3. Reasoning ability training
1.Logical reasoning: In listening to long conversations, it is sometimes necessary to make logical reasoning based on the context and context of the conversation in order to arrive at the correct answer. Therefore, students need to strengthen the training of logical reasoning ability.
2.Induction: On the basis of listening to the dialogue, students need to learn to summarize the content of the dialogue, so as to understand the theme and intention of the whole dialogue.
Fourth, reaction speed training
1.Quick note-taking: In the process of listening, students need to learn to use quick note-taking, record key information and details, and improve their reaction speed.
2.Mock test: By simulating the English Listening and Long Conversation test scenario of the SZSE entrance exam, you can improve your reaction speed and test-taking ability by practicing repeatedly and mocking the test.
In addition to the above four training methods, there are some other suggestions that can help students quickly improve their English listening and long conversation skills. For example:
1.Make a study plan: Make a detailed study plan, including the daily listening training time, training content, training methods, etc., and stick to it.
2.Read more and write more: By reading original English books, news reports and other materials, you can improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension skillsAt the same time, by writing English diaries and essays, you can improve your language expression skills and writing skills.
3.Attend training courses or find foreign teachers for tutoring: Participate in professional English training courses or find foreign teachers for one-on-one tutoring, you can get more comprehensive and professional training and study guidance.
4.Self-evaluation and adjustment: Regularly evaluate and reflect on your own training results, and adjust training methods and learning plans in a timely manner according to the actual situation to improve the learning effect.
5.To improve English listening, there are wonderful tricks in European and American public schools. Listening Score Bootcamp.
In short, in order to successfully pass the challenge of English listening and long conversation in the entrance examination of SZCE, students need to carry out comprehensive training and improvement. Through listening, memorizing, communicating, and targeted information screening, reasoning and reaction speed training, I believe that students will be able to achieve excellent results!