Tips for Practicing English #5

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Tip Number 5: Use closed captioning on your television set.

Activate the closed caption feature on your television set so you can see and hear the words at the same time. You retain 20% of what you see, and 40% of what you see and hear. Closed captions are not always completely accurate, but they are tools that can be very useful to you. Try it.

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