BETTER ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

Contents

Acknowledgements

- Foreword to the second edition
- 1 Problems in pronunciation
- 2 How the speech organs work in English
- 3 The consonants of English
- 4 Consonant sequences
- 5 The vowel of English
- 6 Words in company
- 7 Intonation
- Conversational passages for practice
- Answers to exercises
- Appendices
- Glossary

Second Edition - Cambridge University Press, 1980, 1998  - 152 с. + Audio CD

This is the new edition of a highly successful and widely used text on pronunciation. It provides a systematic and thorough introduction to the pronunciation of English to help intermediate and more advanced students improve their production of the spoken language. After a short introduction to pronunciation problems the author explains how the speech organs work; he then deals with each sound separately before dealing with words in combination, rhythm-patterns and intonation. Practice material is given at intervals throughout the book.

The particular difficulties of the speakers of certain other languages are noted, and remedial exercises provided. A recording of all the practice material in the book is available on cassettes.