I listen to English content while cooking.
For some time, it has been audiobooks. The problem is that my multitasking skills don’t allow me to catch everything I hear while checking the meat and adding various spices. It’s just gone.
A quite good alternative I found is ‘listening to English TV shows’. I just turn on a TV show on my OTT app, turn off the phone display, and only listen to it.
It’s much easier to concentrate without any visual distraction, and the more dynamic voice tones, compared to audiobooks, help with immersion.
That’s how I have listened to the HBO drama ‘Succession’, as well as the New York real estate reality shows ‘Owning Manhattan’ and ‘Selling Manhattan’. As I cook every day, the shows just pile up that fast.
The more dynamic the show is, the more I can enjoy my cooking hours. Chuckling alone while sprinkling garam masala on chicken might seem a bit strange, but it’s fine (I think).
For someone who can understand English TV shows without subtitles, or someone who has watched the show enough to understand the line, this can be a good way to hone English listening skills.
It’s a good way to add some productivity (language-learning-wise) to cooking time.
It’s good. I mean, really good.