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Contents
Introduction
Why Pronunciation is necessary
How to use this book
What you need to know before you begin
Phonetic symbols
1. [p] pin
Practice
Dialogue 1. A present for Penelope
2. [b] bin
Practice
Dialogue 2. Brandy in the baby's bottle!
3. [t] tie
Practice
Dialogue 3. Waiting for Templetons
4. [d] die
Practice
Dialogue 4. All dressed up for a date with David
5. [k] cut
Practice
Dialogue 5. Cash in the ice-cream carton
6. [g] gut
Practice
Dialogue 6. Eggs from the Greek grocer
7. Syllable stress
A few general rules
Practice
Dialogue 7: Photography or politics?
8. [f] fun
Practice
Dialgoue 8. A fine, flashy fox fur
9. [v] victory
Practice
Dialogue 9. A visit to Vladivostok
10. [w] will
Practice
Dialogue 10. Rowena, are you awake?
11. [f], [v], [w]
Practice
Dialogue 11. Twenty foreign visitors
12. [ə] ('shwa' – the only sound that has a name) among, sofa
Practice
Dialogue 12. Comfort, culture or adventure?
13. Sentence rhythm
Practice
Dialogue 13: Elise's hair is green!
14. [s] sue
Practice
Dialogue 14. A sweet Siamese student
15. [z] zoo
Practice
Dialogue 15. The zoology exam's on Thursday
16. [ʃ] ship, wash
Practice
Dialogue 16. Are you sure you said sheep?
17. [ʒ] measure, rouge
Practice
Dialogue 17. The great decision
18. [tʃ] chin, watch
Practice
Dialogue 18. Life is a question of choice-or chance?
19. [dʒ] jump, bridge
Practice
Dialogue 19. George's jaw
20. Linking
Practice
Dialogue 20. A job in Abadan
21. [θ] think, month
Practice
Dialogue 21. My birthday's on Thursday
22. [ð] then, breathe
Practice
Dialogue 22. I'd rather be a mother than a father
23. [h] him
Practice
Dialogue 23. Happy honeymoon
24. [ŋ] singer, thing
Practice
Dialogue 24. A king and a song
25. More rhythm: consecutive stresses
Practice
Dialogue 25. All dressed up like a dog's dinner
26. [l] lace/sail
Practice
Dialogue 26. A lovely little lion
27. [r] run
Practice
Dialogue 27. The respective merits of frogs and rabbits
28. Consonant sounds followed by [r]
Practice
Dialogue 28. A dreadful train crash
29. Consonant clusters
Practice
Dialogue 29: Two tricky problems
30. Weak forms (1)
Dialogue 30. What a boring book you're reading!
31. Weak forms (2)
Dialogue 31. What have you done with Mabel?
32. Weak form (3)
Dialogue 32. There's nowhere to go in the jungle
33. [ɪ] bit, bid
Practice
Dialogue 33. Busy in the kitchen
34. [iː] beat, bead
Practice
Dialogue 34. Weeding's not for me!
35. [e] bet, bed
Practice
Dialogue 35. The end of the adventure
36. [æ] bat, bad
Practice
Dialogue 36. Crackle, crackle, Galactic Static
37. [ʌ] cut, come
Practice
Dialogue 37. The bungalow's flooded
38. The Tonic
Practice
Dialogue 38. I've won a prize!
39. [ɒ] boss, bomb
Practice
Dialogue 39. What's wrong with the blonde popsy?
40. [ɑː] bark, barn
Practice
Dialogue 40. Making a pass at Martha
41. [ɔː] bought, board
Practice
Dialogue 41. Fawns, horses and a tortoise
42. Elision
Practice
Dialogue 42. A trip to Lapland
43. [uː] loose, lose
Practice
Dialogue 43. Where are you, Hugh?
44. [ʊ] foot, good
Practice
Dialogue 44. Miss Woodfull'll be furious!
45. [ɜː] birth, girl
Practice
Dialogue 45. How's my pert little turtledove?
46. Rhythm again (mixed)
Practice
Dialogue 46. Looking for something pretty
47. [əʊ] coat, code
Practice
Dialogue 47. No wonder the boat was low!
48. [aʊ] about, aloud
Practice
Dialogue 48. Howard's found an owl
49. [eɪ], [aɪ], [ɔɪ] late, lazy; write, ride; voice, boys
Practice
Dialogue 49. James Doyle and the boilermakers' strike
50. [ɪə], [eə] pierce, beard; scarce, stairs
Practice
50 (cont.), [aɪə], [aʊə] fire, tired; flower, our
Practice
Dialogue 50. It's eerie in here
51. Intonation 1: The rise – fall pattern (statements, 'wh-' questions)
Dialogue 51. What time does the plane leave?
52. Intonation 2: The fall-rise pattern (yes/no questions, requests for repetition, greetings)
Practice
Dialogue 52. Were you at home last night?
53. Intonation3: Combined patterns (pausing in the middle, lists, doubt, apology, etc.)
Practice
Dialogue 53. I'm afraid I think I'm lost
54. Intonation 4: Tag questions
Practice
Dialogue 54. Fish like a bit of silence, don't they?
55. Revision 1
Practice
Dialogue 55. A bit of beef at the picnic
56. Revision 2
Practice
Dialogue 56. Listening to the plants talking
57. Revision 3
Practice
Dialogue 57. Nobody wants a mermaid
58. Extra practice. A few more rhymes and jingles
Practice