Today we're going to be looking at two words. 

These two words. They look the same and they almost sound the same, 

but they're different. Keep watching to find out what the  

difference is and to help improve your English  pronunciation and English listening skills. 

Let's get started. First I'll say the sentence quickly. 

Really listen. 'I'm close to the door so I'll close it.' 

Now again, but slower. 'I'm close to the door so I'll close it.' 

Okay let's see the sentence. 'I'm close to the door so I'll close it.' 

What words go in these two gaps? Any ideas? 

Well the answer is - 'I'm close to the door so I'll close it.' 

You can see that they look the same, but they mean different things. 

Now, let's have a look at our two words. 

We have 'close' and 'close'. They are spelled in the same way, 

but they have different meanings  and different pronunciation. 

It's what we call a heteronym. Now what's a heteronym? 

Two words. Same spelling. 

Different meaning. Different pronunciation. 

Okay let's start with the meaning  and pronunciation of our first word - 

'close' 'close' is an adjective. 

It means that something is near to me. I have two sentences to help show this. 

The first one, 'You're standing too close to me.' 

The person is too near. They're taking up my room - my space. 

It's a physical distance. You're too close to me. 

The second sentence isn't a physical distance, but an emotional one. 

'My mother and I are very close.' My mother isn't here right now. 

We're not physically close,  we're emotionally close. 

We have a very good relationship. Okay let's practice pronunciation. 

The word is 'close'. Repeat after me. 

'close' 'close' 

Now let's look at the meaning and  pronunciation of our second word. 

'close' 

'close' is a verb. An action word. 

It means to shut. The opposite is to open. 

I have two sentences to show you this. First one, 

'Please close the window. I'm cold.' I'm asking you to shut the window. 

Sentence number two - 'I close my eyes before I sleep.' 

'I close my eyes before I sleep.' 

Now let's have a look at pronunciation. Repeat after me. 

'close' 'close' 

Now let's have a look at our main sentence. 'I'm close to the door so I'll close it.' 

We've looked at 'close' and 'close', but let's not forget 'I'm' and 'I'll'. 

I am close - I'm near to the door  

so I'll close it. I'll shut it. 

I will do it. Okay let's practice. 

I'm gonna say it slowly to  start and then we'll speed up. 

'I'm close to the door so I'll close it' 'I'm close to the door so I'll close it' 

Well done. Great job guys. 

You got some awesome English listening and  English pronunciation practice in today. 

If you want to leave a comment to let  me know what you thought of this video, 

leave them down below. And, as always, I'm really really  

thankful for my students support. I'll see you in the next video. 

Hello, everyone. My name is Fiona. Today, we're going to be looking at two words 

that will really help your English  pronunciation and listening skills. 

They look the same and they almost sound the same. 

but what's the difference? Keep watching to find out why. 

Let's get started. Okay, this one is tricky,  

so I really want you to listen hard. okay? I'm going to say the sentence first quickly. 

Are you ready? 'We produce produce at the farm.' 

Oooh, that one's tough. I know, I know. So I'm gonna say it again but slower. second time. 

Are you ready? 'We produce produce at the farm.' 

Now I'll show you. Here's the sentence. 

'We produce produce at the farm.' What words go in these two gaps? any ideas? 

Well, the answer is 'We  produce produce at the farm.' 

They look exactly the same. I know, I know. But the pronunciation here is really important. 

it changes the meaning and  gives you two different words. 

So let's find out why. Now let's have a look at our two words, 

We have 'produce' and 'produce'. They spelled the same, 

but the meaning and the  pronunciation is different. 

It's a 'heteronym'. What is a 'heteronym'? 

It's where the two words are spelled the same way But the meaning and the  

pronunciation is different. Let's start with the meaning and  

pronunciation of our first word. 'Produce'. 

'Produce' is a verb. it means to make something. And I have two sentences to show you. 

'France produces a lot of wine.' And 'Cities produce a lot of trash.' 

They make a lot of rubbish. Now Let's practice pronunciation. 

'Produce' 'Produce' 

Okay, time for what number 2. 'Produce'. 

'Produce' is a noun. it  means fruits and vegetables. 

So you might have the produce section at a market. Again, I have two sentences to show you this. 

'I work at the produce section in the market.' 'I work at the produce section in the market.' 

And our second sentence, 

'They have fresh produce every day.' 'They have fresh produce every day.' 

Ok, let's practice pronunciation. Are you ready? Repeat after me. 

'Produce' 'Produce' 

Let's go back to our main sentence. 'We produce produce at the farm.' 

We 'produce', we make we grow, 'produce', fresh fruits and  

vegetables, at the farm. Ok, let's practice together. 

First, we'll go slow. 'We produce produce at the farm.' 

Now faster like a native speaker. 'We produce produce at the farm.' 

Well done. Great job today, guys. you did really well. 

And we got some awesome listening and pronunciation practicing. 

Leave a comment down below I read all of them And I'm always thankful for my students support. 

I'll see you in the next video.

Hello, everyone. My name is Fiona. 

Today we're going to be looking at two words that will really help your English pronunciation 

and listening skills. They look the same, 

and they almost sound the same. 

But what's the difference? Keep watching to find out what it is. 

Let's begin. Are you ready? 

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. Really listen. 

'Let's present the present to him.' Okay, I'll show you. 

'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. 

It changes the meaning. 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'. 

What is 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. The first one, 

'I like to present awards to my students.' I like to give my students awards. 

The second sentence, 'A celebrity will present the prizes.' 

A celebrity will give you your prize. Now repeat after me. 

'present' 'present' 

Now let's have a look at our second word, 'present'. 

'present' is a noun. 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. Number two, 

'I didn't get a present for my birthday.' I didn't get a gift for my birthday. 

No one gave me anything. 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. Okay, repeat after me. 

We'll go slowly first, and  then like a native speaker. 

'Let's present the present to him.' 

And faster now. 'Let's present the present to him.' 

Well done. Great job, guys. 

You got some awesome listening and pronunciation practicing today. 

If you want to leave a comment to let me know what you thought of this video,  

leave them down below. And as always, I'm really, really thankful 

for my student support. I'll see you in the next video. 

Hello, everyone. My name is Fiona. 

Today we're going to be  looking at these two words. 

They're really going to help your English  pronunciation and listening skills. 

They look the same, but what's the difference? Keep watching and find out why. 

Are you ready? Let's begin. 

First, I'm going to say the sentence quickly. So listen really hard. 

'The nurse wound the bandage around the wound.' 

Woo, I told you it was tricky. Let me say it again, but slower. 

Are you ready? 'The nurse wound the bandage around the wound.' 

Okay, here's the sentence. 'The nurse wound the bandage around the wound.' 

What words go in these two blanks? 

Well, the answer is, 'The nurse  wound the bandage around the wound.' 

They look the same, but they sound different. I know, I know.  

Let me explain why the two different words. Okay, let's take a look at these two words. 

'wound' and 'wound'. They spell the same way, but the  

pronunciation and the meaning is different. It's a Heteronym. 

What's the Heteronym? It's where two words are spelled the same way, 

but have a different pronunciation,  and a different meaning. 

Let's have a look at the meaning  and pronunciation of our two words. 

First, we have 'wound'. 'wound' is a verb,  

it's past tense of the verb 'wind'. And 'wind' means to turn or coil lots of times. 

I have two sentences to show you this. 'Yesterday,'. past tense, already happened. 

'I wound my watch.' 'Yesterday, I wound my watch.' 

And sentence number two. 'The vine wound around the pole.' 

The vine, a plant, wound around the pole. Okay, pronunciation. 

Repeat after me. 'wound' 

'wound' 

Let's look at the word number two. 'wound'. 

'wound' is a noun. It means a cut or a scrape  

something that is bleeding and it hurts. I have two sentences to show you this. 

'The wound on my knee hurts.' 'The cut or the scrape on my knee  

is bleeding.' It hurts. 

'The wounds on my knee hurts.' And sentence number two. 

'Clean the wound before it gets infected.' Clean the wound. clean scraped, clean the  

cut before it gets infected. before it gets dirty. 

Okay, let's practice pronunciation. Repeat after me. 

'wound' 'wound' 

Let's go back to the main sentence. 'The nurse wound the bandage around the wound.' 

The Nurse wound, she wrapped or coiled, the  bandage around my wound to cut or scrape. 

'The nurse wound the bandage around the wound.' Okay, repeat after me. 

We're gonna go slow to start  and then like a native speaker. 

Are you ready? 'The nurse wound the bandage around the wound.' 

Okay. 'The nurse wound the bandage around the wound.' 

Well done. Great job today, guys. 

You did really well and we got some awesome  listening and pronunciation practicing. 

Leave a comment down below, I read all of them, and I'm always thankful for my student's support. 

I'll see you in the next video.

Hello, everyone. My name is Fiona. 

Today, we're going to be  looking at these two words. 

They look the same. And they sound the same. 

And knowing the difference is really going to help  with your English pronunciation and listening. 

Keep watching to find out what it is. 

Are you ready? Let's begin. 

First, I'm going to say the  sentence really quickly, 

so I want you to listen closely. 'I had to desert my car in the desert.' 

Oh that's tough. So I'll slow it down for you. 

'I had to desert my car in the desert.' Let's see the sentence. 

'I had to desert my car in the desert.' What words go in these two blanks? 

Can you guess? Well the answer is, 

'I had to desert my car in the desert.' 

Oh no. They look like the same word. 

I know. I know. But they're two different words. 

And pronunciation is key here for making sure  that people can understand what you're saying. 

Let me tell you more. Okay let's have a look at our two words. 

We have desert and desert. They're spelled the same way, but the meaning  

and the pronunciation is different. It's a heteronym. 

What is a heteronym? Well it's where two words are  

spelled the same way but have different  pronunciation and a different meaning. 

Okay, let's look at the meaning  and pronunciation of our two words.