Today we're going to be looking at two words that will really help your English pronunciation
They look the same, and they almost sound the same.
Keep watching to find out what it is.
I want you to really listen hard, because this one's tricky.
First, I'll say the sentence quickly.
‘Let's present the present to him.’
Hmm..
Okay, second time, but slower.
‘Let's present the present to him.’
‘Let's present the present to him.’
What words go in these two blanks?
Well, the answer is ‘Let's present the present to him.’
Oh No! They look like the same word.
Again, It's pronunciation that's really important here.
Let me explain in more detail.
Let's take a closer look at our two words.
We have ‘present’ and ‘present’.
They're spelt the same way, but the pronunciation and the meaning is different.
It's what we call a ‘Heteronym’.
It's where two words are spelled the same way,
but the meaning and the pronunciation is different.
Let's look at the meaning and pronunciation of our first word.
‘present’ ‘present’ is a verb.
It means to give or reward formally or in a ceremony.
And I have two sentences to show you.
‘I like to present awards to my students.’
I like to give my students awards.
‘A celebrity will present the prizes.’
A celebrity will give you your prize.
Now let's have a look at our second word, ‘present’.
It means a gift something that you give to someone.
And I have two sentences to show you this.
‘Thank you for the wonderful present.’
Thank you for this wonderful gift that you have given me.
‘I didn't get a present for my birthday.’
I didn't get a gift for my birthday.
Okay, let's have a look at pronunciation,
‘present’.
‘present’.
Okay, let's look at our main sentence one more time.
‘Let's present the present to him.’
Let's ‘present’, let's give, the ‘present’, the gift, to him.
We'll go slowly first, and then like a native speaker.
‘Let's present the present to him.’
‘Let's present the present to him.’
You got some awesome listening and pronunciation practicing today.
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