===== Listening ===== **What it is:** Understanding spoken English (sounds → words → meaning). **What it’s for:** Real-life conversations, meetings, movies, exams. **Example:** Understand “gonna / wanna / gotta” in fast speech. ===== Sub-keywords ===== * [[english:listening:active-listening|Active Listening]] * [[english:listening:shadowing|Shadowing]] * [[english:listening:dictation|Dictation]] ===== Quick daily plan (20 minutes) ===== * 5 min: listen once for gist (ý chính) * 10 min: active listening (pause + repeat + check transcript) * 5 min: shadowing 3–5 sentences ===== Hard words (Glossary) ===== * *gist* /dʒɪst/: ý chính * *transcript* /ˈtrænskrɪpt/: bản chép lời