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Traduzione e definizione
to hear: sentire, udire
I hear someone opening the door. Sento qualcuno aprire la porta.
I heard that you make good food at this restaurant. Ho sentito dire che fate buon cibo in questo ristorante.
Questo è un verbo irregolare:
I hear / I heard / I have heard
to hear about (sthg/sbdy): sentire parlare di (qualcosa/qualcuno)
I hear that...: Ho sentito dire che...
Pronunciation examples
UK: I hear footsteps coming up the stairs.
US: I heard that you make great mojitos at this bar.
Esempi
- "If you have seen Stink, or heard any rumors to his location, please contact the lost dog hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 1-800-RU MY DOG (1-800-786-9364)"
- "Bruno : Alright alright, I've heard enough."
- "Are you ready to hear my song?"
- "Did you hear that?"
- "I hear voices!"
- "I wonder if you can hear me, sweet friend, sweet prince."
- "I'm hearing a lot of crying from the accounting cubicle."
- "Bob the Brit : You heard the man, now keep your hands up!"
- "Brian : Have you heard the sound of silence yet?"
- "Would you like to hear a joke?"
- "That's like the funniest thing I've ever heard!"
- "Brian : We know for a fact that barking was heard in the vicinity of the copy machine at 7.15pm, just 3 minutes before Stink's body was discovered in the hallway!"
- "Edward : You've never heard music?"
- "I thought I heard something."
- "Jones is expected in court this morning to hear charges against him. He vehemently denies claims that he passed on top secret information to perfume rivals Kalvin Krime and Grevlon."
- "I heard this great one about a rabbi, a sherpa and a kangaroo..."
- "I was so sorry to hear that you were dead."
- "I can hear trouble from miles away!"
- "Judge : The court will now hear the prosecution's first witness: Horatio Oléré."
- "Admiral Jones : You heard the doctor."
Esercizio 1
Someone who cannot hear is .
Someone who cannot speak is .
Someone who cannot see is .
Someone who cannot speak is .
Someone who cannot see is .
Someone who cannot hear is deaf 1.
Someone who cannot speak is dumb 2.
Someone who cannot see is blind 3.
Someone who cannot speak is dumb 2.
Someone who cannot see is blind 3.
1 deaf: Someone who cannot hear, whether from birth or later on, is "deaf". Beethoven in his later years became deaf, but continued to compose and perform music.
2 dumb: Someone who is physically unable to speak is "dumb". The term "mute" is also used to describe people who cannot speak.
3 blind: Someone who cannot see is "blind". Many famous people have succeeded in life despite being blind: Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Eros the Roman god of love, among others. Homer, author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, was blind, as was Louis Braille. Daredevil, the comic book hero, is also blind.
Esercizio 2
You want to accept Bob's invitation. Complete the following letter, choosing the most appropriate expressions.
Dear Bob,
I am to the of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my to you and your wife. I wish your child all the in the world.
your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I to seeing you on Thursday.
,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
Dear Bob,
I am to the of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my to you and your wife. I wish your child all the in the world.
your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I to seeing you on Thursday.
,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
You want to accept Bob's invitation. Complete the following letter, choosing the most appropriate expressions.
Dear Bob,
I am delighted 1 to hear about 2 the birth 3 of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my congratulations 4 to you and your lovely 5 wife. I wish your child all the health and happiness 6 in the world.
In reply to 7 your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I look forward 8 to seeing you on Thursday.
Best wishes 9,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
Dear Bob,
I am delighted 1 to hear about 2 the birth 3 of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my congratulations 4 to you and your lovely 5 wife. I wish your child all the health and happiness 6 in the world.
In reply to 7 your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I look forward 8 to seeing you on Thursday.
Best wishes 9,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
1 delighted: This is the best choice for an informal letter. "Delighted" means "enthralled", "very happy" or "greatly pleased": one can be "delighted" by any good news. Example: She was delighted when she saw her neighbour was a young, handsome man.
1 disgusted: This is not correct. To be "disgusted" is to be shocked or sickened. Example: "I am disgusted by your refusal to allow me two hours off work to attend my mother's funeral."
1 ravished: This is not correct. To be "ravished" is literally to be abducted with violence, or raped. Someone who is "ravishing" is very beautiful.
1 encountered: This is not correct. "To encounter" is a literary form of "to meet". "I was on my way to visit grandma when I encountered a large wolf."
2 hear about: This is correct. "To hear about (the news)" is to learn about it. Example: I heard about the assassination of JFK while staying in a Thai prison. This is a useful term to use when discovering new events.
2 listen to: This is not correct. "To listen to (the news)" is to make an active effort to hear it. When information is passed to us from another source without us necessarily seeking it, we have to use the verb "to hear". "Listening" is a voluntary activity; "hearing" is involuntary.
2 inherit: This verb cannot be used here. "To inherit (money)" is to obtain it from someone after their death.
2 perceive: This is not correct. "To perceive" is a formal way of saying "to become aware of", "to notice", "to understand".
3 birth: This is correct. Bob is writing his letter to announce the "birth" of his daughter, so it would make sense to refer to this event. A "birth" refers literally to the beginning of someone's life, and figuratively to the beginning of any event (the birth of an organisation, of a company). Example: My entire family was present at the birth of my son.
3 pregnancy: This is not correct. "Pregnancy" is the state of a woman awaiting the birth of her child. Bob's wife, Sophie, has had her pregnancy, and she is no longer pregnant.
3 anniversary: This is not correct. In English, "anniversaries" mark the dates of significant events, marriages, or deaths. The celebration of your birth is your birthday. "Tomorrow will be the sixth anniversary of my father's death."
3 couch: This is not correct. A "couch" or "sofa" is a long, soft chair, often with cushions, designed to be used by more than one person at once.
4 congratulations: This is correct. "Congratulations" is the standard expression when reacting to good news. To "send someone your congratulations" is to express your pleasure at their success.
4 welcome: This is not correct. "To welcome" is "to accept" or "to admit with enthusiasm". It is common to welcome a baby into the world, but not to send a baby a "welcome".
4 good luck: This is not correct. You wish someone "good luck" before an event; "congratulations" if the outcome is successful.
4 thoughts: This is not correct. "Congratulations" are for good news; "thoughts" are for bad news. The expression "my thoughts are with you" is commonly used to express sympathy at a tragic time. A "thought" is the process of thinking.
5 lovely: This is correct. "Lovely" is a lovely word used to describe things that are lovely. Lovely can mean beautiful, graceful, adorable, wonderful, agreeable... Calling Bob's wife "lovely" would be an appropriate thing to do.
5 sympathetic: This is not correct. In English, the term sympathetic can't be used to compliment the way someone looks or dresses or if they are "nice". The primary sense of the term in English is "understanding" or "compassionate", for example: My wife wasn't very sympathetic when my father died, and she wouldn't let me attend the funeral.
5 idiotic: This is not correct. "Idiotic" means "very stupid". Even if you felt Bob's wife merited such a description, you would hardly put it in a letter like this one.
5 pregnant: This is not correct. A "pregnant" woman is awaiting the birth of her child. Bob's wife has just given birth and is this no longer pregnant.
6 health and happiness: This is the best answer. To wish someone "(all the) health and happiness (in the world)" is a very nice thing to say, after all what more do parents want for their children? Apart from good looks, good grades, a good job, a rich spouse, etc.
6 war and peace : This is not correct. You may want to wish peace for the world, but wishing war on anyone is not very nice.
6 love and marriage: This is not correct. The baby is barely one week old. It shouldn't be thinking about romance yet!
6 diet and exercise: This is not correct. The baby is barely one week old. It probably doesn't need to lose weight.
7 In reply to: This is correct. "In reply to (your letter)" is commonly used at the start of a sentence to refer to a previous letter, and to state your response. Example: In reply to your job advertisement, please find enclosed my CV and cover letter.
7 In reference to: This is not correct. The expression "in reference to" is very formal, and appropriate only in a business letter. "In reference to your letter of June 21, our legal team denies all responsibility in the affair."
7 Please find enclosed: This is not correct. The expression "please find enclosed" is used to draw attention to an item, usually a cheque or a document, attached to a letter. "Please find enclosed a copy of my CV."
7 In addition to: This is not correct. The expression "in addition to" means "as well as". "I've had a tough week. In addition to my job, I've had to look after three five-year-old boys!"
8 look forward: This is correct. To "look forward to (doing something)" is to be excited and impatient about it or to anticipate it with pleasure. "I look forward to seeing you (on Saturday)" is a polite expression of anticipation.
8 wish: This is not correct. "I wish to SEE you" is correct, however this blank is followed by a verb in the gerund (seeing).
8 hope: This is not correct. "I hope to SEE you" is perfectly correct, however this blank is followed by a verb in the gerund (seeing).
8 hate: This is incorrect. To "hate (to do something)" is to detest doing it. The verb is never used to express "looking forward to" an event and can be followed by a verb in the full infinitive or directly by the gerund with little difference in meaning: to hate doing or to do something.
9 Best wishes: This is the best choice. We can close most non-business correspondence in this way. Other examples of closing a letter to friends and acquaintances: warm wishes/best regards/sincerely/with thanks.
9 May the force be with you: This is not correct. "Best wishes" is a standard way of closing non-business correspondence. "May the force be with you" might pass in an informal note between close friends who were Star Wars fanatics.
9 Get well soon: This is not correct. "Get well soon" is used to wish people who are ill a quick recovery, Bob does not say that he (or anyone else) is ill.
9 Tanks you: Ah, the tank. Massive weapon of destruction introduced in the first world war by the British during the battle of Cambrai. An effective killing machine for sure, but not the ideal word to end a letter.
Esercizio 3
Fill in the blanks below with common verbs of "sense".
Follow the example:
You do this with your eyes --> "Can you see me"?
You do this with your ears --> "Can you me?"
You can do this with your hands and fingers --> "Can you me?"
You do this with your mouth and tongue --> "Can you this coffee?"
You do this with your nose --> "Can you me?"
Follow the example:
You do this with your eyes --> "Can you see me"?
You do this with your ears --> "Can you me?"
You can do this with your hands and fingers --> "Can you me?"
You do this with your mouth and tongue --> "Can you this coffee?"
You do this with your nose --> "Can you me?"
Fill in the blanks below with common verbs of "sense".
Follow the example:
You do this with your eyes --> "Can you see me"?
You do this with your ears --> "Can you hear 1 me?"
You can do this with your hands and fingers --> "Can you touch 2 me?"
You do this with your mouth and tongue --> "Can you taste 3 this coffee?"
You do this with your nose --> "Can you smell 4 me?"
Follow the example:
You do this with your eyes --> "Can you see me"?
You do this with your ears --> "Can you hear 1 me?"
You can do this with your hands and fingers --> "Can you touch 2 me?"
You do this with your mouth and tongue --> "Can you taste 3 this coffee?"
You do this with your nose --> "Can you smell 4 me?"
1 hear: "To hear" is to perceive sound by the ear (aurally). "Hearing" is one of the 5 major senses. In this conversation, Philip tests the videoconferencing system by asking if Harold can "hear" him. The "h" in "hear" is pronounced and audible (you can hear it)!
2 touch: "Touch" is one of the 5 major senses. It describes the sensation of physically "feeling" something, or perceiving them through physical contact.
3 taste: "Taste" is one of the 5 major senses. It describes the perception of flavor orally, or through the mouth.
4 smell: "Smell" is one of the 5 major senses. It describes the perception of odors through the olfactory glands in the nose.
Esercizio 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct terms from this dialogue.
1. A person is unable to perceive sound. (Hint: Beethoven was one of these people in his later years)
2. The is the organ used to perceive sound. (Hint: Most people have two, one on each side of the head)
3. To perceive sound is to it (Hint: This is the verb that describes one of the 5 senses. This term was NOT used in the dialogue.)
Bonus: A person who is not alive is . (Hint: Horatio confuses this word with the answer to number 1)
1. A person is unable to perceive sound. (Hint: Beethoven was one of these people in his later years)
2. The is the organ used to perceive sound. (Hint: Most people have two, one on each side of the head)
3. To perceive sound is to it (Hint: This is the verb that describes one of the 5 senses. This term was NOT used in the dialogue.)
Bonus: A person who is not alive is . (Hint: Horatio confuses this word with the answer to number 1)
Fill in the blanks with the correct terms from this dialogue.
1. A deaf 1 person is unable to perceive sound. (Hint: Beethoven was one of these people in his later years)
2. The ear 2 is the organ used to perceive sound. (Hint: Most people have two, one on each side of the head)
3. To perceive sound is to hear 3 it (Hint: This is the verb that describes one of the 5 senses. This term was NOT used in the dialogue.)
Bonus: A person who is not alive is dead 4. (Hint: Horatio confuses this word with the answer to number 1)
1. A deaf 1 person is unable to perceive sound. (Hint: Beethoven was one of these people in his later years)
2. The ear 2 is the organ used to perceive sound. (Hint: Most people have two, one on each side of the head)
3. To perceive sound is to hear 3 it (Hint: This is the verb that describes one of the 5 senses. This term was NOT used in the dialogue.)
Bonus: A person who is not alive is dead 4. (Hint: Horatio confuses this word with the answer to number 1)
1 deaf: Someone who cannot hear, whether from birth or later on, is "deaf". Beethoven in his later years became deaf, but continued to compose and perform music.
2 ear: The "ear" is the organ on the side of the head used for "hearing" or "listening". Most people have two, though Van Gogh is an exception to this rule.
3 hear: "To hear" is to perceive sound by the ear (aurally). "Hearing" is one of the 5 major senses. The "h" in "hear" is pronounced and audible (you can hear it)!
4 dead: The adjective "dead" describes someone or something which is no longer living or alive. Example: This man is dead. He died of a heart attack. In this scene, Horatio confuses the terms "deaf" (unable to hear) with "dead" (not alive).
Esercizio 5
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below, based on the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below, based on the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This statement is true. Hannah "overhears" Brian and Philip discussing the attractiveness of their colleagues, and assumes that Brian is responsible for the conversation. Hannah "blames" Brian, or believes Brian is responsible for this.
This statement is false. Hannah did "hear" Brian's conversation with Philip, this is why she is so angry!
This statement is false. Philip actually wants to know which colleague Brian Jones would prefer to sleep with.
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