Synopses & Reviews
English Pronunciation in Use is a comprehensive reference and practice book for learners of intermediate level and above and can be used by individual learners working alone, or in class. The book focuses on pronunciation for listening as well as speaking and includes both receptive and productive practice. There are 60 easy-to use units with key pronunciation points presented on the left-hand page with a range of exercises on the facing right-hand page. All units are supported with audio material which is available in cassette or CD format. The audio material uses a clear model of a standard British accent for presentation and repetition exercises. In receptive exercises different accents used to give learners the opportunity to listen to a range of English accents. There is a useful reference section including phonemic symbols and sound pairs, a self-diagnostic test, a guide for speakers of specific languages and glossary.
Synopsis
English Pronunciation in Use is the best-selling reference and practice book for self-study or classroom work. Recognising the importance of pronunciation for listening as well as speaking, it includes both receptive and productive practice and is suitable either for self-study, or for classroom work.
Synopsis
The best-selling English Pronunciation in Use is a comprehensive reference and practice book suitable for self-study or classroom work. Sixty easy-to-use units cover all aspects of pronunciation, including individual sounds, word stress, connected speech and intonation. Each unit is supported by audio material in range of accents, available on audio CD or cassette. An additional reference section offers a glossary of specialized terms, help with the pronunciation of numbers and geographical names and fun exercises on phonemic symbols and minimal pairs. The CD-ROM provides a wide variety of additional interactive activities to reinforce the pronunciation covered in the book, as well as tests, progress checks, games and animated diagrams of the mouth showing learners how to produce individual sounds. Students can also record themselves and compare their pronunciation with one of the many models provided.
Synopsis
English Pronunciation in Use is a comprehensive pronunciation reference and practice book for learners of intermediate level and above and can be used by individual learners working alone, or in class. There are 60 easy-to use units supported with audio material available on cassette or CD. The audio material uses a clear model of a standard British accent, but a range of English accents is used for receptive tasks. There is a useful reference section including phonemic symbols and sound pairs, a self-diagnostic test, a guide for speakers of specific languages and glossary.
Synopsis
This is a pronunciation reference and practice book for individual and class use.
Synopsis
The best-selling English Pronunciation in Use is a comprehensive reference and practice book suitable for self-study or classroom work, and is now available with a unique, new CD-ROM for additional interactive practice.
Table of Contents
Notes to the student; Notes to the teacher; Map of contents described in phonological terms; Section A Letters and sounds:Unit 1 Bye, buy: introducing letters and sounds; Unit 2 Plane, plan; Unit 3 Back pack; Unit 4Rice, rise; Unit 5 Down town; Unit 6 Meet, met; Unit 7 Carrot, cabbage; Unit 8 Few, view; Unit 9 Gate, Kate; Unit 10 Hear, we're, year; Unit 11 Wine, win; Unit 12 sheep, jeep, cheap; Unit 13 Flies, fries; Unit 14 Car, care; Unit 15 Some, sun, sung; Unit 16 Note, not; Unit 17 Arthur's mother; Unit 18 Sun, full, June; Unit 19 Shirt, short; Unit 20 Toy, town; Section B Syllables, words and sentences; Unit 21 Eye, my, mine: Introducing syllables; Unit 22 Saturday September 13th: Introducing word stress; Unit 23 Remember he told her: Introducing sentence stress; Syllables:Unit 24 Oh, no snow!: Consonants at the start of syllables; Unit 25 Go - goal - gold: Consonants at the end of syllables; Unit 26 Paul's calls, Max's faxes: Syllables:plural and other -s endings; Unit 27 Pete played, Rita rested: Syllables:past tense endings; Word stress: Unit 28 REcord, reCORD: Stress in two-syllable words; Unit 29 Second hand bookshop: Stress in compound words;Unit 30 Unforgettable: Stress in longer words 1; Unit 31 Public, publicity: Stress in longer words 2; Sentence stress: Unit 32 Don't look now!; Sentences with all the words stressed; Unit 33 That could be the man: Unstressed words; Unit 34 I'll ask her (Alaska) : Pronouns and contractions; Unit 35 She was first: Pronouncing the verb be; Unit 36 What do you think?: Auxiliary verbs; Unit 37 A piece of cheese: Pronouncing short words (a, of, or); Unit 38 Pets enter, pet centre: Joining words 1; Unit 39 After eight, after rate: Joining words 2; Unit 40 Greet guests, Greek guests: Joining words 3; Section C Conversation: Unit 41 Could you say that again? Understanding conversation; Unit 42 "was that the question?", he asked. Reading aloud: pronouncing punctuation; Unit 43 A shirt and a tie/ a shirt and tie Grouping words; Unit 44 Ehm... Showing you want to continue; Unit 45 Well, anyway... Telling a story; Unit 46 I mean, it's sort of like... Understanding small talk; Unit 47 Right, OK... Understanding instructions; Unit 48 "Like father like son" as they say Quoting speech; Unit 49 He will win Introduction to emphatic stress; Unit 50 Schwartz... Pedro Schwartz Emphasizing added details; Unit 51 I think you're in my seat Emphasizing important words; Unit 52 Chips or salad Emphasizing contrasting alternatives; Unit 53 Fifty? No, fifteen! Emphasizing corrections; Unit 54 Look who's talking!: introducing tones; Unit 55 Here? Yes, here! Asking and checking tones; Unit 56 Where were you born? Tones in asking for information; Unit 57 We're closed tomorrow Tones in new and old information; Unit 58 Oh really? Continuing or finishing tones; Unit 59 It's fun, isn't it? Agreeing or disagreeing tones; Unit 60 It was brilliant! High tones; Section D Reference: D1: Introduction to phonemic symbols; D2: Pronunciation test; D3: Guide for speakers of specific languages; D4: Sound pairs; D5: Sentence stress phrasebook; D6: Glossary; Answer key.