Learn the English Heteronym PRESENT with Pronunciation and Practice Sentences
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Hello, everyone.
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My name is Fiona.
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Today we're going to be looking at two words
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that will really help your English pronunciation
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and listening skills.
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They look the same,
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and they almost sound the same.
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But what's the difference?
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Keep watching to find out what it is.
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Let's begin.
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Are you ready?
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I want you to really listen hard,
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because this one's tricky.
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First, I'll say the sentence quickly.
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‘Let's present the present to him.’ Hmm..
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Okay, second time, but slower.
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Really listen.
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‘Let's present the present to him.’
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Okay, I'll show you.
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‘Let's present the present to him.’
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What words go in these two blanks?
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Well, the answer is
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‘Let's present the present to him.’
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Oh No! They look like the same word.
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Again, It's pronunciation
that's really important here.
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It changes the meaning.
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Let me explain in more detail.
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Let's take a closer look at our two words.
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We have ‘present’ and ‘present’.
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They're spelt the same way,
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but the pronunciation and
the meaning is different.
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It's what we call a ‘Heteronym’.
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What is a ‘Heteronym’?
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It's where two words are spelled the same way,
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but the meaning and the
pronunciation is different.
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Let's look at the meaning and
pronunciation of our first word.
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‘present’
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‘present’ is a verb.
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It means to give or reward
formally or in a ceremony.
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And I have two sentences to show you.
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The first one,
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‘I like to present awards to my students.’
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I like to give my students awards.
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The second sentence,
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‘A celebrity will present the prizes.’
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A celebrity will give you your prize.
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Now repeat after me.
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‘present’
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‘present’
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Now let's have a look at our second word,
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‘present’.
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‘present’ is a noun.
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It means a gift something
that you give to someone.
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And I have two sentences to show you this.
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‘Thank you for the wonderful present.’
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Thank you for this wonderful gift
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that you have given me.
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Number two,
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‘I didn't get a present for my birthday.’
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I didn't get a gift for my birthday.
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No one gave me anything.
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Okay, let's have a look at pronunciation,
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‘present’.
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‘present’.
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Okay, let's look at our
main sentence one more time.
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‘Let's present the present to him.’
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Let's ‘present’, let's give,
the ‘present’, the gift, to him.
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Okay, repeat after me.
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We'll go slowly first,
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and then like a native speaker.
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‘Let's present the present to him.’
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And faster now.
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‘Let's present the present to him.’
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Well done.
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Great job, guys.
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You got some awesome listening
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and pronunciation practicing today.
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If you want to leave a comment
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to let me know what you thought of this video,
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leave them down below.
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And as always,
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I’m really, really thankful
for my student support.
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I'll see you in the next video.
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