"read the lesson" e "listen to the lesson"

Sempre que for “read” não levará o “to the” e ficará apenas “read the”?
Sempre que for “listen” levará o “to the” e ficará “listen to the”?

You are right: "I am reading a book, I like to read books, the papers, a novel, a comic. I listen to the news, to the TV, to the record, to a recording, a chat show.