Hear vs Listen - Common English Errors

source: Twominute English    2013年4月19日
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0:07 In this lesson we will learn how to use ‘hear’ and ‘listen.’
0:16 The words hear and listen both refer to being aware of sounds.
0:22 You’re right Mark. ‘To hear’ refers to an ability. ‘To listen’ means you are paying attention to a sound or to what someone is saying.
0:31 Listening means trying to understand what you hear.
0:35 You may hear a noise without trying to identify it. But to understand, you must listen to it.
0:42 Yes Linda. Would you give some examples to help us understand better?
0:48 Yes, for sure. Here’s one: As soon as the audience hears the bell, they prepare themselves to listen to the lecture.
0:56 In this example audience hears the bell and then listens to the lecture to understand it.
1:03 Here is another example: Hearing her child cry, the mother stopped listening to the news.
1:10 Thank you Linda. Let’s listen to some conversations to understand better.
1:21 Hello Kate, here’s the address you should come to.
1:25 Hello! Is this Sam? I cannot hear you very well. Would you speak a little louder?
1:32 Listen carefully. You should come to Park Avenue, 17, in Holmes Villa.
1:40 Gotcha! Is that Park Avenue 17, Holmes Villa?
1:45 Right! You should arrive before 7 P.M. if you want to listen to Professor King’s presentation.
1:51 I need to listen to it completely. It’s the topic of my paper. I’ll be on time. Thank you, Sam.
2:03 I’ve heard that lecture before, it’s very inspirational.
2:07 Yes, everybody was listening to it carefully.
2:10 That’s right. It was very interesting.
2:13 It was good to hear the whole crowd laughing out loud, listening to his jokes.
2:18 You are right Kate. Should we attend these lectures every week?
2:23 Yes, Sam. Let’s come next week too.
2:32 Hey Linda, do you like to listen to music?
2:36 Yes, I do, but I never use headphones while driving.
2:40 While driving if you use headphones or earphones and listen to loud music, you won’t hear other sounds.
2:47 Yes. It also distracts us, which could be dangerous.
2:52 That’s right Linda. I heard that many accidents happen because of that.
3:01 As soon as the audience hears the bell, they prepare themselves to listen to the lecture.
3:13 Hearing her child cry, the mother stopped listening to the news.
3:23 You should arrive before 7 P.M. if you want to listen to Professor King’s presentation.
3:35 I need to listen to it completely. It’s the topic of my paper.
3:45 Yes, everybody was listening to it carefully.
3:53 It was good to hear the whole crowd laughing out loud, listening to his jokes.
4:04 Hey Linda, do you like to listen to music?
4:12 While driving if you use headphones or earphones and listen to loud music, you won’t hear other sounds.