Can you hear what he is...

[Shopgirl]

Hello Torsten,

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", question 1

Can you hear what he is .........?

(a) saying
(b) speaking
(c) telling
(d) talking

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", answer 1

Can you hear what he is saying?

Correct answer: (a) saying

I answered correctly all the questions and scored 9 out of 10 except this one :-(
What if I say – Can you hear what he is talking?
Why there should be saying?

[Beeesneees]

Talking is incorrect here.

'SPEAK' is mainly used when somebody is 'speaking' and somebody else is listening.
He spoke for two hours.
The lecturer spoke about economics.

or 'speak' = 'making or creating' words
Please could you speak more slowly?
I speak English and Spanish.

TALK is mainly used in 'conversation' between people.
I met a friend and we talked about our lives.
Listen, I'd like to talk to you about something.
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Cheers m' dears!

[Usfa]

hi,
me complete my todays test so i wnt next , but i want to learn step by step with proper sequiance. this was a great experiance for me to leran frm you ,keep it up.thanx

[Cass]

Hello Torsten,

Im very glad in this first lesson, I need to learn more...
Can't wait for the next one....

Shienna

[Ramakrishna1]

[Isha1]

if "speaking" refers to a speech being given ...than why isin't it applicable?? i think it can be used in case the backseaters are not to able to hear the speech . Am i right or wrong?

[Beeesneees]

No, speaking does not fit into this context.
You don't hear or listen to what someone is speaking.
You hear or listen to what someone is saying.
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Cheers m' dears!

[Sheelan]

dPlease listen to my recording and respond with a voice message too. Many thanks.

[Chika]

Hi Alan, great explanation. Thank you very much.

[Hitesh_Jogani]

hi Torsten
i agree with u. so teach me step by step

thanks
hitesh from india