English for Academic Study: Pronunciation 2012 edition
Study Book with audio CDs
By Jonathan Smith and Annette Margolis
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Category: English for Academic Purposes Level: Upper intermediate to proficiency CEF: B2 to C2 IELTS: 5.0 to 7.5+ Series: English for Academic Study (2012) |
English for Academic Study: Pronunciation
This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Pronunciation will help you develop the pronunciation skills you need to communicate clearly and effectively in an academic environment.
The units are based on the following topics:
- Vowel sounds 1, word stress and weak forms
- Vowel sounds 2, word stress patterns
- Consonant sounds 1, sentence stress
- Consonant sounds 2, word stress on two-syllable words
- Diphthongs 1, sounds in connected speech
- Consonant clusters 1, tone units 1
- Diphthongs 2, tone units 2
- Consonant clusters 2, intonation
Each unit explores a key aspect of English pronunciation, for example, the pronunciation of individual sounds, syllables and word stress patterns. The written and listening texts, which focus on key academic vocabulary, will allow you to practise your pronunciation so that you can be understood with ease.
EAS: Pronunciation includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what you have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both pronunciation skills and the topics covered in the units.
This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for Academic Study (EAS) series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS: Reading, EAS: Writing, EAS: Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS: Speaking, EAS: Vocabulary and EAS: Listening.
Contents
i. Introduction
p. Phonemic alphabet
1. Vowel sounds 1, word stress and weak forms
2. Vowel sounds 2, word stress patterns
3. Consonant sounds 1, sentence stress
4. Consonant sounds 2, word stress on two-syllable words
5. Diphthongs 1, sounds in connected speech
6. Consonant clusters 1, tone units 1
7. Diphthongs 2, tone units 2
8. Consonant clusters 2, intonation
g. Glossary
t. Transcripts
a. Answer key
"This self-study course, which enables students to approach listening via pronunciation, is a valuable aid to differentiation in EAP classes. It has proved very popular!"
- Amanda Smith, INTO Manchester"It is the only coursebook currently published that attempts to deal with this important area of English. Garnet Education are to be congratulated, then, for taking on the challenge of pronunciation for EAP (and for stealing a march on the other publishers)."
- Robin Walker, Speak Out! (newsletter of the IATEFL Pronunciation SIG, February 2013Contains full colour photos, tables and illustrations
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