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Many English learners struggle with listening because they try to understand every single word. The real secret to better listening is knowing where to listen. Once you understand how English speakers stress key words in a sentence, spoken English becomes clearer, faster, and far less stressful.

Improve your English listening skills by not focusing on every single word! 👂✨ In this lesson, you’ll learn what sentence stress is, why it matters, and 5 practical tips to help you understand spoken English more easily and naturally.

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00:00:00 Introduction

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I'm from Uzbekistan.Your videos are incredible ❤️

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00:00:21 Welcome

00:01:48 What is Sentence Stress?

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00:02:23 Why is Sentence Stress important?

00:07:59 5 tips for practice

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00:10:42 Summary

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Keith O'Hare is the founder of Keith Speaking Academy, helping millions of students around the world speak English confidently and achieve Band 7 or 8 in IELTS Speaking.

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This video has been very useful for me. Thanks teacher.

@l_motta

Great explanation

@EssaKhanEssa-f3n

but sometimes I can’t understand the sentence not for I can’t catch the stress.it’s mainly because I don’t know the meaning of the words😂😂😂 need I clear the each word that I don’t know when I can’t understand the sentence😢

@Terrell-lris

Thank you for your sharing

@quangchinhvn

1 hour ?!
What should it be? It doesn't matter? Cuz sometimes use some apps, here native people talking to each other, what do u think is that also useful? Or should i listen to any podcasts?

Thanks

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Any Pakistani here?

@TravelAt4K

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I have many prob.. with my listening 😢

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3:10 Oh my God sir you stole my heart, i was trying to learn Chinese too.

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Grate video indeed

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Oʻzbekiston ❤

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I saw you at first time and I learned a lot.
so thank you very much 🥰

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i think everyone is uzbeks hahah

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Yes

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From Bangladesh

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