Listen to Southern Drawl first=> and, yes, this is English 😉
Understanding real spoken English took more than just test scores — it took listening, time, and a bit of Texas.
B2:
When I was studying English at university in Vienna, Austria, I was offered a soccer scholarship at Midwestern State University in Texas, which I accepted. To prove I could follow university lectures, I had to take the TOEFL test – and I got a perfect score.
However, when I moved into the dormitory at MSU, I found myself surrounded by local Texans and their way of speaking – the Southern drawl. It sounded like they were speaking with a mouth full of chewing gum, and although it was English, I had a hard time understanding them at first.
Over time, though, my ears and brain adapted. I eventually understood them better and even started speaking with a Southern accent myself.
Conclusion: To really understand and speak a language well, you have to listen to it regularly.
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B1:
When I studied English at university in Vienna, Austria, I got a soccer scholarship from Midwestern State University in Texas, and I accepted it. To study there, I had to take the TOEFL test to show I could understand lectures – and I got a perfect score.
But when I moved into the student dormitory at MSU, I had some problems. The local people from Texas spoke with a strong Southern accent, called the Southern drawl. It sounded like they were talking with chewing gum in their mouth. They were speaking English, but I didn’t understand much at the beginning.
After some time, my ears and brain got used to the way they spoke. I started to understand them, and I even began to speak with a Southern accent too.
Conclusion: To understand and speak a language well, you also need to listen to it a lot.
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A2:
I studied English at university in Vienna, Austria. Then, I got a soccer scholarship from Midwestern State University in Texas, and I said yes. Before I went, I had to take the TOEFL test to show I could understand classes. I got a perfect score.
When I arrived at MSU and moved into the student dormitory, I had a problem. The local people from Texas spoke with a special accent, called the Southern drawl. It sounded like they were talking with gum in their mouth. They spoke English, but I did not understand them well.
After some time, my ears and brain learned to understand them. Later, I also started to speak with the same accent.
Conclusion: To understand and speak a language well, you must listen to it a lot.
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A1:
I studied English at a university in Vienna, Austria. Then, I got a soccer scholarship to go to a university in Texas, USA. I said yes. Before I went, I took the TOEFL test. I got a perfect score.
At the university in Texas, I lived in a student room. The people there were from Texas. They spoke English, but with a different accent. It is called the Southern drawl. It was hard to understand. It sounded like they were speaking with lots of gum in their mouth.
After some time, I understood them better. I also started to speak like them.
Conclusion: To speak and understand a language well, you must listen a lot.
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