Pronounce It Perfectly in English with Audio CDs [Audio CD]

Jean Yates (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764177494 | ISBN-13: 978-0764177491 | Publication Date: February 1, 2005 | Edition: 2

ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second language and who want to improve their pronunciation will find this book and compact disc combination especially instructive. The new second edition presents a significantly increased number of exercises, all of them providing practice in every sound that is specific to American-style English. Emphasis is on stress and intonation patterns in conversational English. Recognition of these patterns is essential to fluent speech and listening comprehension. Four compact discs replace the first edition's audiocassettes, and have been increased by 50 minutes in playing time to a total of 5 hours and 20 minutes.

Editorial Reviews

Review

ESL students who need to practice spoken English will appreciate receiving a tool which blends a cassette with a book to emphasize speaking and sound discrimination. Here all the basics of spoken English are covered, helping students understand patterns of pronunciation and dialogue. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

From the Back Cover

[back cover]


PRONOUNCE IT PERFECTLY

in ENGLISH


Second Edition



When mastering English, nothing is more important than learning to pronounce the words and phrases so that you’re understood. This CD-and-book program emphasizes speaking, sound discrimination, and standard intonation patterns in American-style English. ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second language and who want to improve their pronunciation will find this book and compact disc combination especially valuable.



New in This Edition—

More pronunciation exercises

Audio on 4 convenient compact discs

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 2 edition (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764177494
• ISBN-13: 978-0764177491
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal book for speaking english, May 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pronounce It Perfectly in English (Audio Cassette)

I have gone through this book and still reading it regularly to keep on my practice. It has really helped me to know the trick of American English pronounciation by properly controlling the tongue and mouth movement. The pictures given in this book are of tremendous help to me. I would have liked to see some more words in the pronounciation list. Anyway, this is one of the greatest book for mastering the pronounciation of English.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, July 13, 2007

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Elke U. Costanti "Elke" (Brasilia, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pronounce It Perfectly in English with Audio CDs (Audio CD)

This book is by far the better book to improve your pronunciation. After years trying all kinds of books, schools of English (for foreigners, of course), English teachers and a myriad of "teach yourself" methods, I finally found one that goes to the point. It teachs you in the easiest way, so clear and nice. It has draws of the mouth in order to show you the movement to make a perfect sound and it really works. The "usage tips" are really useful. Congratulations to the Author, Jean Yates.

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy too learn!!, December 16, 2000

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cesar ibañez (Chiclayo, Lambayeque , Peru) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pronounce It Perfectly in English (Audio Cassette)

This is an excellent book for improving and mastering our pronunciation in this interesting language. I am a peruvian and as a Spanish speaker it was so easy to learn the English sounds, his rhythms and accents. All the book is perfect! :-) Now i can speak English better than before and I can understand English-speaking people better too. The voices recorded in the cassettes are very nice and clear. I like the voice of Julie because she have a sexy voice. The table of pronunciation symbols used by five international dictionaries is very important so we can compare and apply our learned symbols sounds in those dictionaries. This book use a standard English pronunciation...all English speakers will understand you! So i can say with a smile on my face: "I really did a good buy!"