Mastering the American Accent

This combination book and audio instructional program is designed to diminish the accents of men and women who speak English as their second language. It will help them speak standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. Specific exercises concentrate on vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R, and the often confusing American T sound. It teaches them to employ correct syllable stress, emphasize the correct words in a sentence for native sounding rhythm, speak with American intonation, link words for smoother speech flow, use common word contractions, and more. Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (for instance, they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (comb, receipt, and others), and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes, such as mixing up "beach" and "bitch." Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. A native language guide references problematic accent issues of 13 different language backgrounds. Correct lip and tongue positions for all sounds are discussed in detail. There is also a link to downloadable audio that uses male and female voices to coach correct American-style pronunciation.

• American Accent Training: With Downloadable Audio, 4th Edition
• Practice Makes Perfect: English Conversation, Premium Second Edition
• Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book (Barron's Foreign Language Guides)
• Ins and Outs of Prepositions: A Guidebook for ESL Students
• Talk English: The Secret To Speak English Like A Native In 6 Months For Busy People
• English Pronunciation Made Simple (with 2 Audio CDs) (2nd Edition)
• English Grammar in Use: A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English - with Answers
• Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics- An Engaging ESL Textbook for Advanced Students
• Advanced Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Advanced Learners of English
• English the American Way: A Fun Guide to English Language 2nd Edition (English as a Second Language Series)