This article deals with the special fork of speech activity - listening (hearing). The focus is on the receptive nature of this component of learning a foreign language. Based on the methodology of studying the problem, in this study, listening is understood as the internal form of the human activities associated with many aspects of mental properties of the person. Noting the multidimensional nature of hearing, the authors emphasize the involvement in the processes of perceptual (perception), thinking (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, etc.) and mnemonic activity (the formation of certain images, the ability to learn and recognize them as the result of pattern matching in memory). Studying the direct relationship of listening comprehension with verbal communication within the communicative approach to foreign language learning, the authors argue the need for the development of listening skills, without which the process of communication in the language impossible. The formation of listening skills promotes thinking by using visual and sound images, helping to recreate a complete picture of what is happening. Based on my own pedagogical experience, the study authors believe it is necessary to pay attention to non-verbal supports in the process of communication and perception of information aurally much attention, such as gestures, facial expressions, touch and other, which are designed to reinforce auditory sensation, and to facilitate the process of perception and information processing.
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