Presents dialogues and lessons for advanced ESL learners, focusing on the most difficult pronunciation errors.

Presents dialogues and lessons for advanced ESL learners, focusing on the most difficult pronunciation errors

Pronunciation Games is a photocopiable resource book for use with students of elementary to proficiency level.

Mastering the American Accent is an easy-to-follow approach for reducing the accent of non-native speakers of English. Well-sequenced lessons in the book correspond over eight hours of audio files covering the entire text. The audio program provides clear models (both male and female) to help coach a standard American accent. The program is designed to help users speak Standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. The many exercises in the book concentrate on topics such as vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R and T and others. Correct lip and tongue positions for all sounds are discussed in detail. Beyond the production of sounds, the program provides detailed instruction in prosodic elements such as syllable stress, emphasis, intonation, linking words for smoother speech flow, common word contractions, and much more. Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (e.g., they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (e.g., comb, receipt), and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes, such as mixing up "pull" and "pool." Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. A native language guide references problematic accent issues for 13 different language backgrounds. Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.

Each concise explanation of the pronunciation of the sound is followed by a single word, sentence & intonation exercises.

This pronunciation material is suitable for all advanced students and teachers of English who want to improve their understanding and competence in spoken english. It takes a discourse-based approach to the study of english pronunciation and intonation, encouraging learners to examine the sound system of english within the context of connected speech.

Focus on Pronunciation, a comprehensive pronunciation course, is designed to help students enjoy speaking English well. Written for advanced ESL students, Focus on Pronunciation addresses the crux of most pronunciation problems by emphasizing elements of English phonology that are difficult or unusual in terms of the world's languages.-- Concise explanations and articulatory diagrams aid in production.-- Communicative and interactive exercises include information gaps, games, interviews, and listenings on substantive topics.-- Recorded homework assignments provide opportunities for out-of-class work.A Teacher's Guide includes useful background information and an appendix describing typical pronunciation problems of students from different language backgrounds.