Telephone, television, telescope all start with the same word

Where the picture shows up in tele

1. 1

   A voice crossing over

   Please answer the telephone.

   pliːz ˈænsər ðə ˈtelɪfoʊn

   Please answer the telephone.

   A voice from a distant city, not the next room, arriving at your ear along a wire.

   tele(far) + phone(sound) = sound from far away.

2. 2

   A scene crossing over

   The waiting room has a television.

   ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ ruːm hæz ə ˈtelɪvɪʒən

   The waiting room has a television.

   The stadium is far off, but the scene itself has come across and sat down inside a square screen.

   vis means seeing — seeing what is far.

3. 3

   Care crossing over

   We do telemedicine appointments on Fridays.

   wiː duː ˌteləˈmedɪsɪn əˈpɔɪntmənts ɑːn ˈfraɪdeɪz

   We do telemedicine appointments on Fridays.

   Doctor and patient sitting in different cities, facing each other only through a screen.

4. 4

   The eye reaching far

   Look at the sign through the telescope.

   lʊk ət ðə saɪn θruː ðə ˈtelɪskoʊp

   Look at the sign through the telescope.

   Letters that were a speck to the naked eye get dragged right up to your face the moment a tube goes in front of it.

   scope is the instrument for looking.

5. 5

   Work crossing over

   Two of our team telecommute from Busan.

   tuː əv aʊr tiːm ˈtelɪkəmjuːt frəm puːˈsɑːn

   Two of our team telecommute from Busan.

   The office desk stays empty while only the person's work travels in along the line.