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Why You Don’t Understand Spoken English (Biggest Listening Mistakes + What to Do Instead)

Do you understand English when you read it but struggle when people speak?
You’re not bad at English. You’re making common listening mistakes that most English learners never fix.

In this lesson, I break down the biggest English listening and comprehension mistakes that block fluency, confidence, and professional communication, and I show you exactly what to do instead.

If you:
• Pretend you understand English when you don’t
• Miss small words like “the,” “to,” or “are”
• Get confused by fast, natural speech
• Struggle with English vowel sounds
• Avoid real English videos because they feel “too hard”

This video is for you.

You’ll learn:
• Why pretending to understand English hurts you long-term
• How to ask for clarification in English naturally and professionally
• How reduced speech affects English listening
• Why function words matter for listening and speaking
• How vowel sounds change meaning in English
• How to train your ear using real English audio and video
• The listening habits fluent English speakers actually use

This is real-world English listening, not textbook English.

By the end of this video, you’ll understand:
• Why native speakers sound “too fast”
• What you’re actually missing when you listen
• How to stop nodding and guessing
• How to build listening confidence for work, meetings, and conversations

This lesson is ideal for intermediate to advanced English learners who want to:
• Understand native speakers more easily
• Speak more clearly and naturally
• Sound more confident in English
• Improve professional communication

Best for:
English listening practice
English comprehension skills
Understanding fast English
Reduced speech in English
Real English listening for learners
Business English listening
Advanced English listening

If you want to stop guessing, stop translating, and finally understand real spoken English, start here.

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00:00 Introduction
00:34 How to learn faster
00:50 I'm Gabby from GoNaturalEnglish.com
01:02 Let's start with the biggest listening mistake
03:35 How to fix the first listening mistake
04:13 Phrases for clarification
06:25 Another big listening mistake
07:22 How to fix the second listening mistake
08:40 Third big listening mistake
09:18 How to fix the third listening mistake
10:27 A fourth big listening mistake
11:25 Examples to fix this big listening mistake
12:35 A fifth big listening mistake
13:35 Examples and how to fix this big listening mistake
15:05 Listening trains your pronunciation and speaking skills
16:03 Stop listening passively (and what to do instead)
17:55 Your new fluent listening identity
21:15 Fluent Communication Class update
21:45 Listening practice and phrases
26:23 Listening quiz