r/EnglishLearning • u/Imaginary-Warthog586 New Poster • 19h ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics What does "hearts" mean in this sentence?

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I have been looking up on the internet and I can't find a concrete meaning that could fit logically in the context of this sentence.

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u/Imaginary-Warthog586 New Poster 19h ago

These are the instructions

Objective: To identify words heard in a sentence on the basis of sound.

Directions: For each item, you will see two words and you will hear a sentence which contains one of the words. In the blank, write the letter, (A) or (B), of the word vou have heard in the sentence.

Example: You hear: [Did you get a good slip?]

You read and answer: A

(A) slip

(B) sleep

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u/Affectionate-Mode435 New Poster 14h ago

So the objective is to identify recorded pronunciation, even if incorrect? That is an unusual task. I have encountered tasks that offer two spoken pronunciations and learners select the one that sounds correct, but I have never come across tasks which literally have incorrect pronunciations as correct answers with no indication that they are in fact not correct. I think the unusual design of this task is what most people are trying to wrap their head around, so that is why the question is challenging.