Clear Speech from the Start Student's Book with Audio CD: Basic Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English

Gilbert, Judy B.

ISBN 10: 052161905X / ISBN 13: 9780521619059

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Clear Speech from the Start Student's Book with Audio CD: Basic Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052161905X
• ISBN 13: 9780521619059
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Clear Speech from the Start gives beginning students immediate help in mastering the crucial elements of English pronunciation. Stressing basic pronunciation and listening comprehension in North American English,  Clear Speech from the Start concentrates on features that will have the most significant impact on a student's ability to understand and communicate with others. These features include rhythm, stress, intonation, and speech sounds that carry specific grammatical meaning. The text presents these features through kinesthetic exercises and visual and auditory modeling, thus making them accessible even to beginners. Each Student's Book comes with a student Audio CD that contains roughly one third of the exercises included in the class audio program.

Book Description

Stressing basic pronunciation and listening comprehension in North American English,  Clear Speech from the Start concentrates on features that will have the most significant impact on a student's ability to understand and communicate with others. These features include rhythm, stress, intonation, and speech sounds that carry specific grammatical meaning. The text presents these features through kinesthetic exercises and visual and auditory modeling, thus making them accessible even to beginners. Each Student's Book comes with a student Audio CD that contains roughly one third of the exercises included in the class audio program.