Baby Steps for getting out of the BIG LOSER's zone

English, is it that difficult? If you have taken the MUET ( Malaysia University English Test ), you will definitely know the pinch and the pain from it. Listening and speaking are the two things we most Malaysian just can't get it right. Maybe over disciplined to be quiet all the time or our daily conversations have been overruled by our mother tongues. 

Countries like Malaysia is often being visited by English speaking tourists, it would be quite a BIG LOSER when someone who is a Brit or American asked us a question and only had "HUH?" "APA?" as reply. So it's time for us to pick up and boost our skills in these two areas. This is the video that can show you how a BIG LOSER can be sometimes even when you think you can speak English but not in a proper way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONNP3Rngnzk

There are a few links below for us to start out with the easy level of English listening and speaking as warm ups. Sometimes it could be the accent barrier that we all Malaysian face when encountered by a British English speaker. So the videos below are to train you in catching words from Brits.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theenglishwespeak/2013/09/130910_tews_140_have_a_ball.shtml ( this video has its own transcript so you can read along while they are speaking. )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theenglishwespeak/2013/09/130917_tews_141_cut_to_the_chase.shtml