Do you suspect that your English listening ability is not as good as before? Based on the following simple listening test, you can roughly assess your English listening ability. How to test English listening on a smartphone? Let’s uncover the secret below.

The following conditions always exist: 3 points; only occur in more than half of the situations: 2 points; occur occasionally: 1 point; never occur: 0 points.

One, when making a phone call, cannot hear what the other person is saying;

Two, must pay very close attention to understand what others are saying, and it gets more complicated when there are more than two speakers;

Three, others always complain that they turn the TV volume too loud;

Four, cannot communicate with others in the presence of noise;

Five, do not understand where the sound comes from;

Six, often misunderstand some words in conversations, especially when talking to children or women;

Seven, worked in noisy working environments in the past, such as near road construction machinery, aircraft engines;

Eight, feel that people around them are often whispering in low voices;

Nine, people are very upset with themselves because they misunderstood their meanings;

Ten, relatives also suffer from reduced English hearing.

Results: 0-3 points: Your English listening ability is still quite good; 4-6 points: You need to see a doctor to check your English listening ability; Over 7 points: Go to a community college immediately.

Common problems:

1. In a quiet and natural environment.

2. During the video speech experiment, the operator should pay attention to the consistency of the energy of each phoneme pronunciation, the vocabulary should be simple and easy to understand, the pronunciation of phonemes should be accurate and clear. Pay attention not to let the subject see the operator’s lips.

3. When performing the tuning fork experiment, choose a tuning fork of moderate frequency. Strike the tuning fork in a certain manner. Place the tuning fork in the correct position during the experiment. Hold the handle of the tuning fork without touching the prong, and the prong should not touch the hair.

4. Avoid auditory fatigue.

5. The timer for the test should be aligned with the ear canal plane map.