EP188 [全英] 英文听力到底怎么练？一直听播客、看美剧，听力就会进步吗？

别再硬听听不懂的英文，从你真正喜欢的东西开始 Why “Just Listen More” Is Bad Advice

Today, I want to talk about probably one of the most common questions I see people asking online, especially on platforms like Xiaohongshu: How do I improve my English listening?

Should I listen to English podcasts every day? Should I watch American TV shows? Should I turn off the subtitles? Should I listen to the news?

And since you’re listening to Blend Inn right now, maybe you’re wondering: If I just keep listening to this podcast, will my English listening naturally get better?

Well… hopefully. But… not necessarily.

Because I think one of the biggest misconceptions about listening is that if you just keep exposing yourself to English—even if you barely understand it—eventually your listening will magically improve.

I don’t think that’s quite how it works.

Think about it. If I give you a podcast about quantum physics and you understand 10% of it, and then you listen to it for an hour every day, are you really practicing English listening?

Maybe.

But you might also just be spending an hour every day not understanding English.

And that’s an important distinction.

You don’t improve your listening simply by listening to more things you don’t understand. You improve by gradually understanding more of what you listen to.