{"id":37905,"date":"2018-01-24T15:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T14:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/?p=37905"},"modified":"2018-01-24T15:57:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T14:57:50","slug":"how-to-improve-your-english-with-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/en\/how-to-improve-your-english-with-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve your English with YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve been studying English for a long time, you\u2019ve probably tried lots of different ways of learning the language at home. Our students are always looking for new ways to improve their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills – and one of the best places to do this is on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

YouTube is not just a place to watch videos. With more than 1 billion people watching 1 billion hours of video every day, there is a lot to explore, learn and try out. You can take cooking classes, learn about history, sing along to song lyrics, interact with video creators in comments, plans trips to other countries, and even make your own movies!<\/p>\n

So here are 5 interesting ways you can improve your English skills using YouTube.<\/p>\n

1.Improve your listening comprehension and writing using closed captions<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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If you want to improve your listening and you are a little worried about understanding accents, it\u2019s a good idea to find short videos that include closed captions<\/em><\/span> (subtitles).<\/p>\n

This screenshot below shows the bottom of a video that has Closed Captions. Simply click the \u201cCC\u201d button to read the subtitles. If you can\u2019t see the \u201cCC\u201d button it means that there are no subtitles on the video you have chosen.<\/p>\n

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How to<\/em> videos are a good place to start if you want to improve your listening comprehension. These are videos that show you how to do something, step by step. How to videos are easy to follow because you can see what people are doing, even if you don\u2019t understand all the language at first. You can watch videos on almost any subject – anything from how to tune a guitar<\/em><\/span> to how to dye your hair<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an example for you – how to bake a cake:<\/p>\n