Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs

Interesting

🗒️Transcription of the conversation between Mariana and Ravee 🗒️✨

Mariana: Hello, Ravee.

Ravee: Hello, Mariana.

Mariana: Hey, I need your help. You see, I get really nervous when I speak in public.

Ravee: So you want to become a more confident public speaker?

Mariana: Yes, I get totally paralyzed when I see the audience’s faces.

Ravee: Then you must face your fears and address the audience.

Mariana: Address? Like, tell them where live?

Ravee: No, not that address. Address, as in speaking to them directly and without hesitation.

Mariana: Oh, I see, address, yeah. Hey, Ravee, will I get better really fast?

Ravee: No, you will get better with time.

Mariana: Oh, okay. I understand. And where do I start?

Ravee: Okay, first of all, you must sit up straight and put your hands on your waist and do the Peter Pan pose.

Mariana: Really? Does that help? I actually went to the theater recently to see the play with my nephew. Afterwards, we played a little game. I was Captain Hook. He was Peter Pan. And his dog Toby was supposedto be Tick Tock the crocodile.

Ravee: Wow, You went to the theater. That’s a really nice story. But let’s not waste any more time and let’s get back to work.

Mariana: Definitely.

Ravee:When I’m done with you, you are going to be the brightest person in the room. And by that I mean that you will not only be the smartest person there, but also you will look and feel comfortable under the spotlights. Trust me.

Mariana: I’m so ready to learn.Thank you for Ravee. You’re so kind.

Ravee: And you are one of a kind.

Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs.

Listen to the Role Play: two speakers are having a conversation about public speaking. Match the words in the left column with all their possible meanings. Then, record yourself saying all the words out loud (consider some may be homographs and have two different pronunciations).

● To deal with a problem. face
● A place where someone lives. address
● Filled with light. bright
● Take part in a game. play
● A type of something. kind
● Part of the body above the hips. waist
● Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. waste
● The front of the head. face
● A piece of writing for theater or radio. play
● Very smart. bright
● To speak or write to someone. address
● Caring. kind

My audio:
https://voca.ro/1ea3zrjiFlfS

it is for me is very dificult to understand by the time they speak so fast

I love the role play. Good puns both of you. It’s get difficult when the girl gets excited and starts speaking fast about taking her nephew to the teather. I hope I recall correctly.

It was a enrichement experience

1. Adress: ● To speak or write to someone.
2. Waist; ● Part of the body above the hips
3. Play ● Take part in a game./ ● A piece of writing for theater or radio
   4.Waste; ● Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose
4. Face; ● To deal with a problem/ ● The front of the head.
5. Bright: ● Filled with light.
6. Kind;● A type of something.

I like this roleplay, it was very interesting.

Thank you

address= A place where someone lives. / To speak or write to someone.
waist= Part of the body above the hips.
play= Take part in a game. / A piece of writing for theater or radio.
waste= Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
face= To deal with a problem. / The front of the head.
bright= Filled with light / Very smart.
kind= A type of something. / Caring.

Holy moly! This is the way to realize why sometimes is more challenging than others to get the complete idea of a speech. Thank a million for doing this kind of example. Ha! And teacher Ravee with his non-rhotic accent… Tremendous!

it is interesting how some words (homonyms), that we use commonly can change their meaning depending the context and what we’re talking about. Besides, some of them can be spelled the same or sound the same but differ.

address= A place where someone lives. / To speak or write to someone.
waist= Part of the body above the hips.
play= Take part in a game. / A piece of writing for theater or radio.
waste= Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
face= To deal with a problem. / The front of the head.
bright= Filled with light / Very smart.
kind= A type of something. / Caring.

1. address

• A place where someone lives.
• To speak or write to someone.

1. waist.

• Part of the body above the hips.

1. play.

• Take part in a game
• A piece of writing for theater or radio.

1. waste

• Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

1. face

• To deal with a problem
• The front of the head.

1. bright

• Filled with light.
• Very smart.

1. kind.

• A type of something.
• Caring

I kind of like this kind of class roleplay I mean. !