IELTS 6.0 Feels Close. It Still Blocks the Next Step.
The 6.0 plateau often reflects an ear that is still undertrained for the way IELTS listening actually sounds under pressure.
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You Ship Code for Global Teams. Sprint Calls Still Blur.
Written technical English can be strong while live team calls still outrun the ear.
500 Hours of Movies With Vietnamese Subtitles Is Not 500 Hours of Listening.
Subtitle-heavy viewing can create strong familiarity while leaving the ear much less trained than the learner believes.
You Got Into an Australian University. Lectures Still Overrun the Ear.
Admission-level English does not automatically prepare the ear for dense, sustained university lectures.
Why IELTS Section 4 Breaks First.
Section 4 often exposes the listening bottleneck most clearly because it removes many of the supports earlier sections still provide.