Common Mistakes : Hear

verb

.BAD: They all sat down and heard my story .GOOD: They all sat down and listened to my story

.BAD: I like hearing tapes and watching English films .GOOD: I like listening to tapes and watching English films

: (listen (to) = hear and pay attention (to .He listened carefully to every word I said

: Compare .I could hear two people talking but I didn’t listen to what they were saying