Hewings, Martin
Pronunciation Plus : Practice Through Interaction / Martin Hewings et Sharon Goldstein. - Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 1999. - vi, 146 p. : ill., maps. + Teacher's manual.
"North American English"--T.p.
CONTENTS
Key to phonetic symbols
To the teacher
Introduction
Asking about pronunciation
PART 1 VOWELS
Introduction
Unit 1 - The vowels /æ/ (hat), /ɪ/ (big), and /ɛ/ (red)
Unit 2 - The vowels /a/ (father), /ə/ (bus), and /ʊ/ (book)
Unit 3 - /ɪ/ and /ɛ/; /æ/ and /ə/
Unit 4 - The vowels /iy/ (see), /ey/ (train), /ɔ/ (call), /ow/ (no), and /uw/ (two)
Unit 5 - /æ/ and /a/; /ɪ/ and /iy/
Unit 6 - /ə/, /ʊ/, and /uw/; /a/ and /ɔ/
Unit 7 - /ey/ and /ɛ/; /ow/ and /ɔ/
Unit 8 - /ər/ (word); vowels followed by r (car, short, chair, near)
PART 2 CONSONANTS
Introduction Unit 9 - /p/ (pay), /b/ (back), /t/ (talk), /d/ (dance), /k/ (car), and /g/ (give)
Unit 10 - /t/ and /d/; /p/ and /b/
Unit 11 - /s/ (same), /z/ (zoo), /f/ (four), /v/ (very), /θ/ (thanks), and /ð/ (this)
Unit 12 - /θ/ and /ð/; /f/, /v/, /p/, and /b/
Unit 13 - /ʃ/ (should, /tʃ/ (chair), /ʒ/ (television), and /dʒ/ (job)
Unit 14 - /w/ (walk), /y/ (yes), /l/ (late), and /r/ (rain)
Unit 15 - /w/ and /v/; /l/ and /r/
Unit 16 - /m/ (make), /n/ (near), and /n/ (long)
PART 3 CONSONANT CLUSTERS
Introduction
Unit 17 - Consonants letters and consonant sounds
Unit 18 - Consonant clusters at the beginnings of words
Unit 19 - More on consonant clusters at the beginnings of words
Unit 20 - Consonant clusters at the ends of words
Unit 21 - Syllabic consonants; more on consonant clusters at the ends of words
Unit 22 - Groups of consonants in the middle of words; simplifying final consonants clusters
PART 4 STRESS AND RHYTHM
Introduction
Unit 23 - Syllables and stress
Unit 24 - Patterns of stress in words
Unit 25 - More practice: stress in numbers; stress in noun compounds
Unit 26 - Pronouncing unstressed syllables
Unit 27 - Predicting stress in words
Unit 28 - Rhythm
Unit 29 - More on rhythm
Unit 30 - Rhythm and moving stress
PART 5 SOUNDS IN CONNECTED SPEECH
Introduction
Unit 31 - Slow speech and connected speech
Unit 32 - Common words and phrases in connected speech
Unit 33 - Linking words together: consonant + vowel
Unit 34 - Linking words together: consonant + consonant
Unit 35 - More on linking words together with consonants
Unit 36 - Sounds that link words: /w/ and /y/
Unit 37 - Short sounds and disappearing /h/
PART 6 INTONATION
Introduction
Unit 38 - Prominent words
Unit 39 - Repeated words and prominence
Unit 40 - More on prominent and nonprominent words
Unit 41 - Falling and rising intonation
Unit 42 - More on falling and rising intonation
Unit 43 - Leaving things open
Unit 44 - Focus words
Unit 45 - Predicting intonation
PART 7 SOUNDS AND GRAMMAR
Introduction
Unit 46 - Weak and strong forms; short and long forms
Unit 47 - Long and short forms of verbs
Unit 48 - Weak forms of some pronouns; more on the long and short forms of verbs
Unit 49 - Weak forms of some conjunctions
Unit 50 - Weak and strong forms of some prepositions
Unit 51 - Pronouncing -ed endings
Unit 52 - Pronouncing -s endings
PART 8 PRONOUNCING WRITTEN WORDS
Introduction
Unit 53 - Letters and sounds
Unit 54 - Pronouncing consonant letters: c and g
Unit 55 - Pronouncing th
Unit 56 - Pronouncing sh, ch, and gh; other spelling for /ʃ/ and /tʃ/
Unit 57 - Pronunciation, spelling, and word stress
Unit 58 - Pronouncing single vowel letters
Unit 59 - Pronouncing vowel pairs
Unit 60 - Silent letter
Key to phonetic symbols
0521577969 (Teacher's manual) 0521577977 (pb) 9780521577960 (Teacher's manual)
98003653
English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
Pronunciation Plus : Practice Through Interaction / Martin Hewings et Sharon Goldstein. - Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 1999. - vi, 146 p. : ill., maps. + Teacher's manual.
"North American English"--T.p.
CONTENTS
Key to phonetic symbols
To the teacher
Introduction
Asking about pronunciation
PART 1 VOWELS
Introduction
Unit 1 - The vowels /æ/ (hat), /ɪ/ (big), and /ɛ/ (red)
Unit 2 - The vowels /a/ (father), /ə/ (bus), and /ʊ/ (book)
Unit 3 - /ɪ/ and /ɛ/; /æ/ and /ə/
Unit 4 - The vowels /iy/ (see), /ey/ (train), /ɔ/ (call), /ow/ (no), and /uw/ (two)
Unit 5 - /æ/ and /a/; /ɪ/ and /iy/
Unit 6 - /ə/, /ʊ/, and /uw/; /a/ and /ɔ/
Unit 7 - /ey/ and /ɛ/; /ow/ and /ɔ/
Unit 8 - /ər/ (word); vowels followed by r (car, short, chair, near)
PART 2 CONSONANTS
Introduction Unit 9 - /p/ (pay), /b/ (back), /t/ (talk), /d/ (dance), /k/ (car), and /g/ (give)
Unit 10 - /t/ and /d/; /p/ and /b/
Unit 11 - /s/ (same), /z/ (zoo), /f/ (four), /v/ (very), /θ/ (thanks), and /ð/ (this)
Unit 12 - /θ/ and /ð/; /f/, /v/, /p/, and /b/
Unit 13 - /ʃ/ (should, /tʃ/ (chair), /ʒ/ (television), and /dʒ/ (job)
Unit 14 - /w/ (walk), /y/ (yes), /l/ (late), and /r/ (rain)
Unit 15 - /w/ and /v/; /l/ and /r/
Unit 16 - /m/ (make), /n/ (near), and /n/ (long)
PART 3 CONSONANT CLUSTERS
Introduction
Unit 17 - Consonants letters and consonant sounds
Unit 18 - Consonant clusters at the beginnings of words
Unit 19 - More on consonant clusters at the beginnings of words
Unit 20 - Consonant clusters at the ends of words
Unit 21 - Syllabic consonants; more on consonant clusters at the ends of words
Unit 22 - Groups of consonants in the middle of words; simplifying final consonants clusters
PART 4 STRESS AND RHYTHM
Introduction
Unit 23 - Syllables and stress
Unit 24 - Patterns of stress in words
Unit 25 - More practice: stress in numbers; stress in noun compounds
Unit 26 - Pronouncing unstressed syllables
Unit 27 - Predicting stress in words
Unit 28 - Rhythm
Unit 29 - More on rhythm
Unit 30 - Rhythm and moving stress
PART 5 SOUNDS IN CONNECTED SPEECH
Introduction
Unit 31 - Slow speech and connected speech
Unit 32 - Common words and phrases in connected speech
Unit 33 - Linking words together: consonant + vowel
Unit 34 - Linking words together: consonant + consonant
Unit 35 - More on linking words together with consonants
Unit 36 - Sounds that link words: /w/ and /y/
Unit 37 - Short sounds and disappearing /h/
PART 6 INTONATION
Introduction
Unit 38 - Prominent words
Unit 39 - Repeated words and prominence
Unit 40 - More on prominent and nonprominent words
Unit 41 - Falling and rising intonation
Unit 42 - More on falling and rising intonation
Unit 43 - Leaving things open
Unit 44 - Focus words
Unit 45 - Predicting intonation
PART 7 SOUNDS AND GRAMMAR
Introduction
Unit 46 - Weak and strong forms; short and long forms
Unit 47 - Long and short forms of verbs
Unit 48 - Weak forms of some pronouns; more on the long and short forms of verbs
Unit 49 - Weak forms of some conjunctions
Unit 50 - Weak and strong forms of some prepositions
Unit 51 - Pronouncing -ed endings
Unit 52 - Pronouncing -s endings
PART 8 PRONOUNCING WRITTEN WORDS
Introduction
Unit 53 - Letters and sounds
Unit 54 - Pronouncing consonant letters: c and g
Unit 55 - Pronouncing th
Unit 56 - Pronouncing sh, ch, and gh; other spelling for /ʃ/ and /tʃ/
Unit 57 - Pronunciation, spelling, and word stress
Unit 58 - Pronouncing single vowel letters
Unit 59 - Pronouncing vowel pairs
Unit 60 - Silent letter
Key to phonetic symbols
0521577969 (Teacher's manual) 0521577977 (pb) 9780521577960 (Teacher's manual)
98003653
English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.