SAY vs TELL SAY ● Focus on the thing . ● Structure: say + something ● Example: She said “hello”. TELL ● Focus on the person who receives the information. ● Structure: tell + someone + something ● Example: She told me the truth. 👉 Key idea: tell almost always needs a person . LISTEN vs HEAR LISTEN ● You do it actively . ● Example: Listen to this song. I listen to music HEAR ● It’s a physical perception. ● Example: I can hear a noise. 👉 listen = active 👉 hear = automatic perception Complete with listen or hear TRAVEL vs TRIP TRAVEL ● The action of moving (transfer) from place to place. ● Example: the travel was good (the transfer ...
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