TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gilbert, Judy B.
TI  - Clear Speech: Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English 
SN  - 9781107682955 (Student Book)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Sound recordings for foreign speakers
KW  - Audio-visual aids
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - United States
KW  - Teacher's Resource
KW  - Problems and exercises
N1  - Includes index and appendices. Teaching notes and tips, answer keys and audio scripts, and diagnostic tests and unit quizzes are also included.; "Clear Speech, The world's favorite pronunciation series. The Teacher's Resource Assessment Book includes:; Easy-to-follow teaching notes with creative presentation ideas, useful theoretical background information, and teaching tips for full teachers' support.; Listening and speaking diagnostic tests that help teachers identify skill areas to focus on; Unit quizzes, now fully revised for improved assessment; Answer keys and audio scripts for the tasks in the Student's Book and the tests and quizzes" (Book cover); TABLE OF CONTENTS; Letter to the Teacher; Introduction; Key to Sound Symbols; Syllables; Unit 1: Syllables; Vowels and Word Stress; Unit 2: Vowels and Vowel Rules; Unit 3: Word Stress and Vowel Length; Unit 4: Word Stress and Vowel Charity; Unit 5: Word Stress Patterns; Sentence Focus; Unit 6: Sentence Focus: Emphasizing Content Words; Unit 7: Sentence Focus: De-emphasizing Structure Words; Unit 8: Choosing the Focus Word; Unit 9: Emphasizing Structure Words; Consonants; Unit 10: Continuants and Stops: /s/ and /t; Unit 11: Continuants and Stops: /r/ and /d/, /I/ and /d/; Unit 12: Voicing; Unit 13: Voicing and Syllable Length Aspiration; Unit 14: Sibilants; Thought Groups; Unit 15: Thought Groups; APPENDICES; Appendix A: Parts of the Mouth; Appendix B: Tongue Shapes for /s/ or /z/, /t/ or /d/, /o/ or /o/, /r/ and /I; Extra Practice 1 - More Consonant Work; Part 1: /r/ and /l; Part 2: /n/ and /l/; Part 3: /v/ and /w; Part 4: /v/ and /b; Part 5: /f/ and /p/; Part 6: /o/ and /t/; Part 7: Silent -t- and reduced -t-; Part 8: Practice with linking; Extra Practice 2 - Advanced Tasks; Part 1: Word stress; Part 2: Sentence focus; Part 3: Thought groups; Lectures for Listening Practice; A: Age and Language Learning; B: Thought Group Markers; Tests and Quizzes
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