Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English. This is a revised and expanded version of the highly successful and innovative pronunciation text for intermediate to high-intermediate students of North American English. The Clear Speech, Third Edition, Student's Book provides learners with visual representations of important pronunciation features, such as voicing and syllable length. It features a reordered table of contents, a greater emphasis on listening recognition, and more coverage of vowel sounds. It also contains a Student Audio CD, so students can practice many of the exercises on their own.

Unit 1 Syllables
Unit 2 Vowels and vowel rules
Unit 3 Word stress and vowel length
Unit 4 Word stress and vowel clarity
Unit 5 Word stress patterns
Unit 6 Sentence focus: Emphasizing content words
Unit 7 Sentence focus: De-emphasizing structure words
Unit 8 Choosing the focus word
Unit 9 Emphasizing structure words
Unit 10 Continuants and stops: /s/ and /t/
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