Communicative Objective: Describing
Hearing And Listening
Context: Eavesdropping
Part 1, Speaking: The words listed
below are all synonyms of the verbs “to hear” and “to listen.” Each varies
slightly from the others in meaning and use. Discuss the definition and
application of each word.
1. eavesdrop: (verb) to
intentionally, secretly, listen to a private conversation
Example: Children often eavesdrop on their
parents.
2. heed: (verb) to listen
to advice and follow it
Example: Troubled students rarely heed my
advice.
3. overhear: (verb) to
unintentionally listen to something, unnoticed by the speaker(s)
Example: I overheard a couple squabbling
on the train.
4. pick up: (verb) to
unintentionally listen to a broadcast sound
Example: In the northern U.S., we can pick up
Canadian channels.
5. tune in: (verb in) to
intentionally find and listen to a broadcast
Example: Be sure to tune in next week!
Part 2, Reading Exercise:
As they are largely a
stepping stone technology from landlines to mobile telephones, cordless
telephones are slowly being rendered obsolete. In addition to limited ranges
and short battery lives, one of the major drawbacks of cordless, or “portable,”
phones is that they can often cause, and receive, significant interference.
Although usually limited
to static, this interference can include crossed calls, whereby users _____ other calls already in progress. Callers can actually _____ their neighbors’
conversations, sometimes leading to great embarrassment!
It was not long before criminals
discovered this failure in the technology and began to exploit it, attempting
to _____ to the calls of those whom they wished to _____ on. They hoped to dig
up dirt on their targets in order to blackmail them or pick up on some insider
trader information from business leaders. By _____ stock tips, for example,
they could profit from better-informed investments.
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Answers:
The answers to this exercise are available at the following link:
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Are you interested in learning more vocabulary? Take this great class!
http://www.mylanguagesolutions.com/#!intermediate-reading-and-vocabulary/ccve
Answers:
The answers to this exercise are available at the following link:
http://www.mylanguagesolutions.com/#!english-exercises-answers/c11f1
© James Doyle, 2013
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