Clear Speech from the Start: Basic Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English, Students Book

Gilbert, Judy B.

ISBN 10: 0521637376 / ISBN 13: 9780521637374

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Clear Speech from the Start: Basic Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English, Students Book
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521637376
• ISBN 13: 9780521637374
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

Clear Speech from the Start gives beginning students immediate help in mastering the crucial elements of English pronunciation. The Student's Book concentrates on features that will have the most significant impact on a student's ability to understand and communicate with others such as stress, rhythm and intonation. It also focuses on speech sounds that carry specific grammatical meaning, such as the plural s and the past tense ed ending. The text presents these features through kinesthetic exercises and visual and auditory modeling, thus making them accessible even to beginners.

Book Description

The Student's Book concentrates on features that will have the most significant impact on a student's ability to understand and communicate with others such as stress, rhythm and intonation. It also focuses on speech sounds that carry specific grammatical meaning, such as the plural “s” and the past tense “ed” ending. The text presents these features through kinesthetic exercises and visual and auditory modeling, thus making them accessible even to beginners.