Hear of es usado para tomar conciencia o aprender que algo o alguien existe.
Hear about es empleado para obtener información o estar informado de algo a alguien.
Q: Have you heard of that new restaurant they’re building? (Hace referencia si sabías que el restaurante existía)
A: I’ve never heard of it. (Hace referencia a que no sabía de la existencia del restaurante)
Q: Have you heard about John’s girlfriend? (Alguien más te informa sobre su novia)
A: I heard about a new restaurant downtown. (Alguien más te informa sobre el nuevo restaurante)
A: I heard of a new Spanish restaurant downtown. (I have learned that there is a new restaurant downtown)
A: I heard about a new Spanish restaurant downtown. (Someone told me about this new restaurant)
Completa los espacios en blanco con la respuesta correcta.
Q: Have you heard of the new English course English Academy launched?
A: Yes! I heard 1)about this course last week. A friend of mine told me.
Q: You have never heard 2)of Michael Jackson?
A: I haven’t. Who is he?
A: Wow, he is one of the best artists this world has ever had!
The concept of "hear of" and "hear about" refers to the act of receiving information or news about something or someone. Here is the explanation in English: