[General] listening

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intesar56

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I am confused about these questions as there is no information to go with them can you help please
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Decide whether these statements about real life listening are a) true or b) false.
TrueFalse
1 .Listeners will always hear grammatically correct sentences.
2 .Intonation carries meaning.
3 .Listeners hear lots of different kinds of voices.
4 .Listeners may hear words and expressions which they have never seen in writing.
5 .Listeners will hear words and sounds which are not essential to the meaning
6 .Listening usually involves interaction between speaker and listener.
7 .The listener can always see the speaker.
8 .Words will not always sound the same as the listener might expect from the written form
 
If you've ever used a phone, you know the answer to #7.
If you're listened to more than 10 minutes of American TV, you know the answer to #1.
 
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