The Listening Option

It really does an excellent job in “training the ear”. Last night I watched Francesco da Mosto “Art in Venice” and then “Montalbano”, and I was surprised at how much more Italian I understood than a couple of months ago. Reading and Speaking are reasonable so it’s great to bring Listening up to almost the same level. Happy learning all!

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That was my experience with French, too. My reading skills weren’t too bad when I started here, but my aural comprehension was terrible. Now it’s almost easier for me to listen than to read, as long as the speaker enunciates clearly and isn’t too fast.

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That’s good to hear. Our Giorgio and Carla are fairly easy to hear (I keep them on about 1x speed); our other la-tin lady sometimes seems impossible but suddenly I’m getting her too, so it really does work. Bye, happy listening;-)

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