7. Hearing and Writing 听和写
A: Tell me about your English class, Mary.
B: Well, yesterday the teacher wrote some sentences on the board. The first was "if you can't produce the sounds of a language acceptable, then you can't really hear them when other people make them". Next he wrote, "if you can't hear the sounds of a language then you probably can't write the language well. Your inadequate pronunciation contributes to making your writing substandard."
A: Do you think that's right?
B: I don't know, Bob. I'll tell you when the course is over.