What is your way to improve speaking and listening skills?

Most of you might have decided to study abroad to increase of speaking and listening skills rather than the rest two parts-writing and reading in English. By exposure yourself in English immersion environment you will acquire practical experience with association of local people. However, what I have gone though is that just stay in English speaking country not helpful for international student. At the first time just stay in foreign country seems interest and fun but by time goes on you will lose the passion to mingle with native speaker and more hang out and come close with same ethnic friends. Some of my friends grumble for getting worse of their speaking and listening.

I suggest one tip to improve speaking and listening. You have mp3 or portable tape player that are usually using for enjoying music rather for your English study. First choose interesting topics that will never become dull in internet website and down load sound file to your portable devise and shadow the spoken work and dictate all sentences as long as you can understand. It is not easy job but by repeating the process you will fell your progression within a week. If you keep this work around on month you would aware yourself highly have improved in speaking and listening. After that go to movie and test your ability. Do not be surprised with your capacity. Good luck!