Pronunciation Pairs Teacher's book: An Introductory Course for Students of English [Paperback]

Ann Baker (Author), Sharon Goldstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0521349737 | ISBN-13: 978-0521349734 | Edition: Teacher's Edition

Pronunciation Pairs is a classic listening and pronunciation text that teaches students to recognize and produce all of the speech sounds of North American English. It also covers important features such as word and sentence stress, and intonation.

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Book Description

A classic listening and pronunciation text teaching students to recognize and produce all of the speech sounds of North American English.

Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Teacher's Edition edition (March 30, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521349737
• ISBN-13: 978-0521349734
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #950,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent pronunciation guide for any level!, April 26, 2000

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Rusty Keele (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pronunciation Pairs Student's book: An Introductory Course for Students of English (Paperback)

I discovered this book in the library, and have since used it to teach classes as well as individuals. Some of my students have even used this book as a self-teaching guide. It is an absolutely wonderful pronunciation guide for any level of ESL student! THE GOOD: The book employs a wonderful system for helping students learn the sounds of English. It has lists that differ by only one sound (ex. Sip & Zip) to illustrate the differences between similar sounds. It then tests the learners' hearing by having them choose which word they hear in a sentence where either word would fit! It goes on to provide practice with many words, sentences and dialogues. Then, after an activity, it summarizes all the ways that the sound can be spelled. THE BAD: There really isn't much! If anything, I would say that the mouth illustrations at the beginning of each chapter aren't really that helpful. And sometimes my students question me about the phonetic spelling that is used to introduce a sound. OVERALL: This is an absolutely wonderful book that can be used with anyone - from true beginners to advanced students! I would recommend it to anyone teaching or learning pronunciation. If you are going to use it to learn on your own I would recommend getting the cassette tapes.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very usefull method for pronunciation pratice, January 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pronunciation Pairs Cassettes: An Introductory Course for Students of English (Audio Cassette)

This book is very useful for students who want to improve their fluency in American English. The usage of sounds in contrast is a powerful tool for those that have some difficult for distinguishing English sounds. The authors go depth on American pitch and intonation, driving the student towards the achievement of true American accent, just like a native has!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pronunciation pairs tapes, March 7, 2011

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Cristina M. Powers (GLENDORA, CALIFORNIA, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pronunciation Pairs Cassettes: An Introductory Course for Students of English (Audio Cassette)

We were very plaeased with the tapes and they came on time. We would be happy to use this company again.