TY - BOOK AU - Gilbert, Judy B. TI - Clear Speech From the Start : : Basic Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English / SN - 9781107687158 (Student Book) PY - 2012/// CY - New York : PB - Cambridge University Press KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Spoken English KW - United States KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Canada KW - Pronunciation KW - Audio aid. KW - Listening KW - Problems, exercices, etc KW - Listening comprehension N1 - The full Student’s Book audio program is available for download at www.cambridge.org/clearspeech; Includes index and appendices.; "A complete pronunciation program: 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) ; 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; Extra Practice 1: Vowels ; Part 1: The tongue in alphabet vowel sounds ; Part 2: The lips in alphabet vowel sounds ; Part 3: Practicing the vowel rules; Extra Practice 2: Problem Consonants; Part 1: v and b ; Part 2: r and l ; Part 3: n and l ; Part 4: o and t UR - http://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/grammar-vocabulary-and-pronunciation/clear-speech-start-2nd-edition/ UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/949838026 ER -