Well Said: Pronunciation for Clear Communication

by Linda Grant and Linda Grant

Book Overview

The Well Said series is designed to improve the pronunciation and communication skills of beginner to advanced students from all language backgrounds. It offers a clear course plan covering the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1424006252
• ISBN13: 9781424006250
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Good english pronunciation tips

This book has excellent tips to improve your pronunciation for those with a grammar english advanced is recommendable this to improve your communication.

A great pronuciation text book and tapes

1) lots of examples by male and female 2) from each single pronunciation element to a whole conversation 3) A lot of practice to help you improve your skills

Great for use in tutoring or in the classroom

We use this book in our pronunciation/intonation ESL classes (for advanced adult speakers) because it covers all the essential areas of sound production: pronunciation, intonation, word stress, rhythm, and linking. The examples are very helpful and clear. The exercises are well written and relevant for adult speakers. The supplemental materials are also great, especially for people working with a tutor. There is a speech profile to be completed by the student and reviewed by an instructor or tutor, which can help students focus on their strengths and weaknesses. There is also a good review of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) which is very useful for students who are not familiar with this transcription system. There are also sections which give an overview of the vowel and consonant sounds of American English. It also has good suggestions for independent learning, which are great to give students who have finished a class and are wondering what to do next.The book can be used with or without the tapes. You do need to have access to a native speaker to make use of many of the exercises. This could be your teacher or tutor, or even just an American friend. I don't see this a weakness, because anyone studying English needs regular native speaker feedback , but it is something to be aware of if you are studying on your own.Overall, one of the best pronunciation books available.

Easy to use; Students make great progress

I have been using this text and the accompanying tapes with International Teaching Assistants who are polishing their oral English in a university setting for the past four years. I have found it to be extremely easy to use and highly effective. Because of its well organized presentation, the students continue to practice the skills they have previously learned in each successive chapter which maximizes their level of mastery. Thanks to the excellent diagnostic tools included, the students are able to broaden their understanding of those areas having the most impact on their intelligibility, and to see what progress they have made. The book's format encourages self-monitoring as well as peer group work; both are very useful for those trying to communicate in academic areas. The "Helpful Hints"are terrific. There is more than enough material for a semester course, and, students can continue to use the book as a reference and to practice with the tapes long after the course has finished. Students respond very favorably to this text; they are not overwhelmed with "lists", and they progress steadily when using it. I would recommend it very highly, and would encourage the use of the teacher's manual as well.