Tips to understand spoken English better
- Predict what you are going to hear
- Concentrate on the key words you hear, and try to infer the rest
- Keep your concentration, even though you feel you are not understanding anything
- Practice as much as you can
Some links to practice
Listenings with exercises and the scripts
Listening exercises with breaking news
News in English (with the script)
A lot of topics to listen (with the script some with exercises too)
Podcasts to listen (and learning guides if you register)
Business podcasts