English For Academic Study: Pronounciation Study Book+cds(2)

Description: 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: 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

Author Biography: Jonathan Smith has many years' experience teaching and teacher training in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, and now works as an EAP lecturer and course director at the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Reading. His academic interests include the teaching of oral skills and the applications of technology in language learning. He has co-authored two books in the English for Academic Study series: Listening and Pronunciation. Annette Margolis is a teacher at an Italian Commercial High School and an assistant Cambridge ESOL Young Learner CELTA Extension Tutor. Annette has recently co-presented for Garnet Education with Jonathan Smith at IATEFL (2008) and set up a wikispace for her EAP pre-sessional students at the University of Birmingham. She has co-authored the Pronunciation volume in the English for Academic Study series.