Gilbert, Judy B.  <br/><br/>
Clear Speech From the Start :   Basic Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English /  
Judy B. Gilbert. 
 - 2nd ed.  
 - New York :   Cambridge University Press,  2012. 
 - 146 p. :   ill. ;   26 cm.   + 4 CDs.  
 - Clear Speech .
<br/><br/> The full Student’s Book audio program is available for download at www.cambridge.org/clearspeech. 
<br/><br/>Includes index and appendices.  
<br/><br/>"A complete pronunciation program:<br/>Hundreds of full color exercises focus on the most important pronunciation concepts and help students communicate more clearly. Visual representation helps students understand pronunciation quickly and easily. This easy-to-use book allows teachers to spend less time on preparation and more time helping students. Every unit's audio is available online, allowing students to further improve their pronunciation outside of class." (Book Cover)<br/> SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: Acknowledgements Letter to the Teacher Key to Sound Symbols Unit 1: The Alphabet and Vowels Unit 2: The Two Vowel Rule Unit 3: Syllables Unit 4: The One Vowel Rule, Linking with n Unit 5: Strong Syllables, Linking with m Unit 6: Weak Syllables, Linking Vowels Unit 7: The Most Important Word Unit 8: Stop Sounds, t and d, and Continuing Sounds, s and z, Linking with t, d,s, and Sounds Unit 9: Final Sounds d and l, Linking with I Unit 10: Final Sounds I and ID, Linking with All the Stop Sounds Unit 11: Final Sounds t,d, and r, Linking with r Unit 12: Continuing and Stop Sounds + s or z, Linking with s and z Unit 13: Number, Checking and Correcting Mistakes Unit 14: Final Sounds n, l, nd, and Id, Linking with n, l, nd, and Id Unit 15: Final Sounds s, o, and t, Linking with o  Unit 16: Review Appendices:  Appendix A: Parts of the Mouth Appendix B: Vowel Rules Appendix C: How Often Do the Vowel Rules Work?  Appendix D: Tongue Shapes for t, d, s, z, o, l, and r  <br/>Extra Practice 1: Vowels<br/>  Part 1: The tongue in alphabet vowel sounds<br/>  Part 2: The lips in alphabet vowel sounds<br/>  Part 3: Practicing the vowel rules Extra Practice 2: Problem Consonants  Part 1: v and b<br/>  Part 2: r and l<br/>  Part 3: n and l <br/>  Part 4: o and t 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107687158 (Student Book) 9781107604315 (Teacher's Resource and Assessment Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Spoken English--United States--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English language--Spoken English--Canada--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English language --Problems, exercises, etc.--Pronunciation<br/>English language --Audio aid. --Pronunciation<br/>Listening--Problems, exercices, etc.<br/>Listening comprehension.