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Mar 2025

21m 52s

#431 - How I Started to Understand Movie...

REALLIFE ENGLISH

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Struggling to understand fast English in movies and TV shows? In this episode, Izzy shares how he trained his ears to understand fast English without subtitles. He’ll break down connected speech, look at real examples from movies, and give you his top five secrets to help you do the same. If you want to stop feeling lost and start enjoying movies in English for real, hit play and let’s go! 🎬🔥🎧

By the end of this lesson, you will have learned:

How to see Connectes Speech anywhere
How to make learning part-by-part the most effective way to gain mastery over language
Why it' important to choose movies you're passionate about

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