Listening: Understanding Natural Connected Speech B2 - Lesson 2: Coping with Fast-Paced, Natural Conversations Among Native Speakers

B2 NATURAL SPEECH

Coping with Fast Speech

ការយល់ដឹងពីការនិយាយលឿន

🎧 The Weekend Trip

Liam "So, we were, like, totally lost, you know? And I mean, honestly, I was gonna panic."

Emma "Wait, hold on, didn't you have your phone? I thought you... uh... downloaded the map?"

Liam "Yeah, but lemme tell you, the battery died! Can you believe it? So I'm like, what do we do now?"

Match the Fast Speech to Real English:

Select a slang term, then select its definition.

Gonna

Going to

Lemme

Let me

Dunno

Don't know

Wanna

Want to

Ignore the noise. What actually happened?

1. Why was Liam stressed?

He lost his phone.

His phone battery died.

2. Did they have a map?

Yes, but they couldn't see it.

No, they forgot to download it.

Coping Strategies for B2:

1. Filter the Fillers

Words like "like," "you know," and "I mean" carry zero meaning. Train your brain to treat them as silence.

2. Listen for Stress

Native speakers speak louder on the Content Words (Nouns/Verbs).
"Battery... Died."
If you catch those two words, you understand the sentence.

3. Don't Panic

If you miss a word, keep listening. The speaker will usually repeat the main idea or explain it again.