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   Hi, Anton Shepelev! -> Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 24.02.2021 01:18   
      
      
    AK>> You don't understand -- most Russian people should gain skills in   
    AK>> quick word processing if they want to understand quick English   
    AK>> speech.   
      
    AS> First, your recommendation is not entirely exact, because learners   
    AS> need to train their speech-recognition (word-processing, as you   
    AS> call them) skills in the language they are learning. There is no   
    AS> such thing as the general, languageagnostic speech-recognition   
    AS> skills. Second, your advice is true for any other learner of any   
    AS> other language.   
      
   I just told my thoughts on this account, to fill empty lines. ;-) Although the   
   fact that Englishmen talk words quicker than Russians is obvious when we watch   
   American movies.   
      
    AS>>> I should never recommend this with real speech, because that way   
    AS>>> you lose all emotional content. While remastering   
    AK>> When my aim is focused on training my speed skills I don't pay too   
    AK>> much attention on such details.   
      
    AS> Good for you, but I grow bored and disgusted when exposed to   
    AS> second-rate content. When the material is good, however, learning   
    AS> anything becomes a pleasure.   
      
   For instance, when I read textbooks I have no pleasure, but I know they are   
   useful. A great subject is not necessary. For instance, I read now   
   "The Gun Seller" by Hugh Laurie. A usual not very bright subject, but the   
   language is super, great, marvellous and original. I enjoy it, and I strongly   
   recommend you to read it.   
      
    AK>> Besides -- you can watch two time more shows and movies.   
    AS> Good for you, but I go for quality instead of quantity.   
      
   I train my hearing skills, forgot?   
      
    AK>> It is shame to spend time watching serials - >   
    AS> I should agree if your sentence ended here, but you continue:   
      
    AK>> - > in Russian, but if you speed them up you waste less time and   
    AK>> get more hearing skills.   
      
    AS> You mean TV series? English or Russian ones? In my opinion, TV   
    AS> series almost never rise to the level of art and remain a sort of   
    AS> cultural cud.   
      
   Somebody in heaven and under earth like serials very much. All life on Earth   
   is a big serial. Besides, there are some serials in Russia which are very   
   pretty, stylish and certainly are worth to be seen once. For instance, the   
   serial about a cool, stylish Russian fashion firm and quite ugly, but very   
   clever girl who went to work there. Speed it up by 1.5 times and you will have   
   a good hearing training, without boredom.   
      
    AS> I did moderately enjoy "Downton Abbey", though, when   
    AS> it was screened on our "Kultura" channel, ad-free. Most good TV   
    AS> series are by today's measures either very short or otherwise non-   
    AS> conventional, e.g. the original Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone", or   
    AS> Tatiana Lioznova's "Seventeen moments in spring."   
      
   Certainly I have some reserve if I buy a new TV set. ;-)   
      
    AK>> IMHO, first, a learner should learn how to hear and understand   
    AK>> quick speech. Then he can enjoy emotions.   
      
    AS> I beg to differ, for emotions facilitate both understanding and   
    AS> learing.   
      
   You can try to be emotional and waste less time. In general watching TV is a   
   waste of time whatever you watch. ;-)   
      
   Bye, Anton!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2021   
      
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