{"id":55441,"date":"2016-12-14T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/?p=55441"},"modified":"2016-11-03T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T08:44:26","slug":"learn-english-watching-tv-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/archives\/55441","title":{"rendered":"7 Tips To Learn English Watching TV Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><\/b><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Do you love watching TV series and learning English at the same time? Awesome&#8230; but has your English really improved? Follow our tips for better results!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55444\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/vt-blog\/www\/2016\/12\/afd2a4c1-7-tips-to-learn-english-watching-tv-series.png\" alt=\"7 Tips to Learn English Watching TV Series\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/afd2a4c1-7-tips-to-learn-english-watching-tv-series.png 560w, https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/afd2a4c1-7-tips-to-learn-english-watching-tv-series-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watching series is one of the most pleasurable ways to learn English. A 40-minute series episode is quick, entertaining and easy to follow. However, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most people watch series as a guilty pleasure, and tend not to focus so much on learning English. Let\u2019s take a look at the following tips to help you make the most of this non-traditional <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 but really cool \u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> English learning method.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Choose appropriate topics<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you really want to learn day-to-day English by watching TV series, choosing appropriate series would be better than just watching the most \u00a0popular ones. Basic and intermediate level learners should watch series with a lot of conversations and everyday scenarios, like sitcoms. Watching these series can help you learn things that are not included in textbooks or expressions that are frequently used by native speakers. Some suggested sitcoms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friends<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How I Met Your Mother<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Big Bang Theory<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/13510\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, some series \u2014 such as Sherlock, CSI, House of Cards, and The Walking Dead \u2014 are definitely not for basic and intermediate level English learners. After all, what do you expect to learn from the zombies in The Walking Dead? They can\u2019t even speak English! But seriously, the highly scientific vocabulary in shows like CSI or the heavy political jargon in House of Cards should be enough to make any beginner give up and switch on the subtitles in their native language.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Don\u2019t fool yourself! Don\u2019t watch series with subtitles<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s no use watching English series with the subtitles in your mother tongue. The main reason is if you watch TV series with subtitles, you can\u2019t really focus on the content of the series. But don\u2019t panic! Let\u2019s take a look at several tips to improve your skills..<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Basic level learners: subtitles in your mother tongue <\/b><b>\u2192 English subtitles \u2192 no subtitles<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a basic level learner, you can first watch an episode with subtitles in your mother tongue to briefly understand what\u2019s going on in the story. After that, you can watch this episode with English subtitles and try to get used to the characters\u2019 speaking pace. In addition, you can write down the words that you don\u2019t know or some good sentences that you want to memorize. After a couple of days, you can watch that episode again, but this time without the subtitles. You can even predict what the characters would say and say the words aloud with the characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Intermediate level learners: <\/b><b>\u00a0no subtitles <\/b><b>\u2192 English subtitles \u2192 no subtitles<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it\u2019s possible, you can force yourself to start by watching series without the help of subtitles. By doing that, your listening ability will improve. Then, you can turn on English subtitles to check the new vocabulary. Eventually, you can go back once again to the subtitles to see if you fully understand the content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/11146\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use a sheet of paper to cover subtitles while you\u2019re watching series. Or, just watch videos on VoiceTube, we provide the function to turn off subtitles. Isn\u2019t it convenient?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Stop looking up words in the dictionary<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must have been told not to continuously look up words in the dictionary when you first read an English novel because that would interrupt your reading; it\u2019s the same with watching TV series. After all, when you\u2019re talking to English native speakers, you can\u2019t just interrupt them to ask for some time to look up words in the dictionary, right? Therefore, we suggest that you \u00a0check the dictionary after you watch the video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(VoiceTube provides a function to highlight words, check out their meaning and save them!)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>6. Shadowing<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea behind shadowing is simple! You listen to some English sentences and repeat at the same time, which would train your ears to listen carefully. In addition, shadowing will also get your mouth muscles moving in the correct way and improve your pronunciation and accent. Check out this short video to learn more about shadowing:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/6190\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>7. Watch the TV series you like again and again!<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you really want to learn something, reviewing is a step that you have to take! Don\u2019t feel frustrated. You will see your improvement day after day. The more time you spend, the more improvement you will see. Just pick a series you like. Be patient! Be confident! Fight!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Want to watch more videos to learn English?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will find a lot of funny videos on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voicetube.com\">VoiceTube<\/a>. It won\u2019t cost you a cent to register as a VoiceTube member! So what are you waiting for? Just press play and learn!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Author: Leah Han<br \/>\nTranslation: Kiara Tsai<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you love watching TV series and learning English at the same time? Awesome&#8230; but has your English really improved? 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