This is an example of PowerPoint's potential for being a pedagogical resource in TESOL. An assignment for my CALL course at Saint Michael's College.

1. Celena O’Brien October 4,
2020
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) GSL 520-A
FALL 2020 Saint Michael’s
College
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2. Statement of Purpose
 This lesson activity will touch on
Listening Comprehension, Speaking,
and Reading. Students will learn
new vocabulary through homonym
pairs. These drills will help them
identify and connect meaning to
written words and spoken work in
context.
Target Learners
 11-12 year-olds (6th grade)
 Intermediate
 Online ESL Class (Covid-19)
 IB World School – mix of cultures
Materials
 PowerPoint Presentation
 Images
 Flashcards
 Computer Camera/Microphone
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3. WARM-UP
QUESTIO
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Why do these words look and sound
the same but mean different things?
They are HOMONYMS.
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4.  Homonyms occur when two or more words have the same pronunciation or
spelling but have different meaning.
 Instructions: Press the loudspeaker to hear the pronunciation.
sale sail
The department store was having a sale for 50% off. The sailboat had a beautiful white sail.
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5.  knight
 leak
 read (past tense)
 sea
 weak
 mail
 night
 leek
 red
 see
 week
 male
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Click the to hear the pronunciation.

6. 1. Tom goes to sleep at ________.
1. knight or
2. Tom was too _______ to pick up the box.
1. or week
3. The ______ was too cold to swim in.
1. see or
4. Tom ate a _______ for dinner.
1. or leak
To fill in the blank, choose
the correct homonym based
on the context.
Press arrow in bottom
left corner to proceed to the
next slide.
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night
weak
sea
leek
night
weak
sea
leek

7. PRACTICE: CHOOSE THE
HOMONYM PAIR.
INSTRUCTIONS: CLICK ON THE TO
LISTEN. THEN SELECT THE HOMONYM PAIR
IN EACH TABLE
Mail Male
Snail
Female
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1.
2.
Leek Red
Read (past tense) Leak
1.
2.
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8. HTTP://WWW.ENGLISH-FOR-
STUDENTS.COM/HOMONYMS-B.HTML
HTTPS://WWW.THOUGHTCO.COM/HOMO
NYMS-HOMOPHONES-AND-
HOMOGRAPHS-A-B-1692660
Additional Resources: Lists of Homonyms in the
English Language
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Image Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/homonyms-homophones-and-
homographs-a-b-1692660

9.  Homonym Lists:
 A Complete List of Homonyms. (n.d.). English for Students. Retrieved 2020, from
http://www.english-for-students.com/Homonyms-B.html
 Screencapture, slide 8
 200 Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs (With Exercises). (n.d.). ThoughtCo. Retrieved
2020, from https://www.thoughtco.com/homonyms-homophones-and-homographs-a-b-1692660
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