Any skill, including comprehension of the English language, you need to train. Because at first it seems very difficult, most of the students are trying, consciously or not, to leave these activities for later, first try to learn English grammar, pronunciation, learn new words, but avoid listening. But no skill is impossible to master in theory, another-practice. You can't learn to swim just by reading about how to do it.
Surround yourself with English speech as possible. Using the Internet, listen to English radio programs, watching English and American films without dubbing, use the training audio. Having to make time for it - just listen while washing the dishes, Ironing clothes, making cleaning. Even if you don't understand the individual words or unable to say what it was, thanks to this hearing, you get used to the pace and style of the language.
Try to use interesting materials to help you someone more suitable to listen to English news, someone can spend hours listening to songs of English artists, to some it seems more useful and effective to listen to a special teaching texts, and someone sees sense only in direct communication with friends.
Exercise regularly, make it a rule every day to devote to listening for some time – how much work, but the more the better.
Getting started listening, don't forget about training other skills – grammar, reading, speaking, writing. To get the maximum effect when learning a language, need to be addressed comprehensively.
When you deliberately listened to the lyrics, stay focused but not tense. Fold images, pictures based on familiar vocabulary, not paying attention to strangers. This is a common error – they hear a strange word or phrase and thinking that it means missing the point completely and desorientada in the text, although these words may be totally unimportant for understanding the meaning.
Advice 2 : How to learn to understand English
Many people, who taught English at school and University, are experiencing problems not only with talking in a foreign language, but also with the perception of English. If a few secrets, how to learn to understand English speech with the hearing.
Of course, to understand speech, it is necessary to know at least 75%-100% of the regular, non-specialized, English. If your language is not up to the desired level, it will be very difficult to distinguish, even everyday English. So first of all you need to improve your English.
Many, believing that their English is at a sufficient level, rush to watch English films in the original without subtitles. And then in frustration quit trying to learn to understand English by ear. The fact that in the phrases in that language some words can merge into a strange to the ear design, so don't tell me where the word starts and where it end. Therefore watch English movies best with English subtitles. So all of these long chains of words immediately disintegrate into understandable components. If you are not confident in your English level, start with children's cartoons. And for starters, you can start with us. The fact that Americans are slightly less inclined to collect all the words into one, at first, they are easier to understand.
Then try the Internet to find an English speaking person, it can be found on a variety of linguistic resources, in Facebook, or discussion forums. If you find this, encourage him to talk on Skype, preferably with the cameras, as any language is easier perceived by the ear when you can read the so-called non-verbal language.
After this practice, try to watch the news or documentaries with real people. If you feel insecure, help yourself with the subtitles. Listen to audio books in the English language. A good option would be "Harry Potter", read by Stephen fry, which has very clear pronunciation. And the book is written in fairly simple but colorful language.
Try to gradually disable the subtitles. The film which is good to check how much has increased your understanding of English comprehension - "Forrest Gump". The main character says slowly and very simply, the other characters in different ways, but in General is clear. Except, perhaps, appeared for half a minute in the recording of John Lennon, Liverpool whose pronunciation is difficult to understand even some English.
If you want to test their increased ability for speech understanding, take some unfamiliar song (Blues, rock-n-roll things and any where vocals are well audible), listen to a couple of times and write down what you heard the text. The Internet to find the original and compare.
If you play computer games, try playing them in English, if possible connecting the subtitles. So games will not only help you to unwind and relax, but also bring additional benefits.