EVERYDAY LANGUAGE LEARNING (Sep, 19th, 2014) Part X: hear vs. listen to 1. Hear is the ordinary word to say that something comes to our ears. eg: Suddenly I heard a strange noise. Can you hear me? Hear is not used in progressive tenses. When we want to say that we hear something at the moment of speaking, we often use can hear. eg: I can hear somebody coming. 2. We use listen to to talk about concentrating, paying attention, trying to hear as well as possible. Compare: eg: I heard them talking in the next room, but I didnt really listen to what they were saying. Listen carefully, please. Could you speak a bit louder? I cant hear you very well. Exercise 1: hear or listen? - Choose the correct answer. 1) Hey John! Can you ............. that sound? 2) .................... Id like to have a word with you. 3) Do you like to .................... Rock music? 4) The children .................... the teacher carefully. 5) Sorry, I wasnt really ........................ . 6) Can you speak a little louder? I cant ................... you. 7) Have you ........................ of the accident in Elm Road? 8) Thats good to ..................... . 9) ........................... Theres someone at the door. 10) Cant you....................... the baby crying? Ex 2: Complete the following sentences using hear or listen (to). 1. Suddenly I ………………………… a loud noise. a) heard b) listened to c) either could be used here 2. Can you speak a bit louder? I can’t ……………………….. you. a) hear b) listen to c) either could be used here 3. You can ……………………… something without wanting to. a) hear b) listen to c) either could be used here 4. Though I ……………………….. them talking in the next room, I didn’t really ……………………. what they were saying. a) heard; listen to b) listened to; hear c) either could be used here 5. I didn’t ……………………… the calling bell because I was watching TV. a) hear b) listen to c) either could be used here 6. …………………….. carefully to what I am going to say. a) listen b) hear c) either could be used here 7. Did you ……………………….. the news yesterday? a) hear b) listen to c) either could be used here. Good luck, everybody
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