# #374 The 90% Rule: How to choose English listening level

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Podcast: [speakenglishpodcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/speakenglishpodcast-1885008)
Published: 2026-03-05T16:21:28+00:00
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## Resource

How to choose English listening level? Listening is powerful… but it must be comprehensible You already know that I insist on one thing again and again: you need to listen a lot.You need to listen every day, and you need to repeat the same lessons many times, because repetition helps you consolidate: vocabulary grammar patterns pronunciation …in a natural way. But today I want to make something very clear, because some students misunderstand this idea: ✅ Listening is powerful only when the content is comprehensible. Read the Transcript on my website: 

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