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English U.S.A. Every Day Mastering the American Accent The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book Painless Vocabulary 501 English Verbs with CD-ROM Product Format A wonderful guide to colloquial 'Americanisms' and cultural practices Designed to diminish the accents of men and women who speak English as their second language 400 common phrasal verbs as they are used in everyday English This fun-filled guide to learning vocabulary replaces the fear with fun A valuable fast-reference source for ESL students and all students of English grammar Product Highlights This completely new book helps familiarize immigrants and ESL learners with American culture and language in a fun, lighthearted way. Readers will learn about everything from finding a job and locating an organic grocery store to facts about American culture and enjoying the night life. Each chapter includes new vocabulary and idioms that are common in the U.S.A., as well as fun activities such as true or false questions, crosswords, matching games, 'Write It Down,' 'Stop and Think,' 'Story Time,' and more that help reinforce the lessons. There are also 24 dialogues in each chapter that show how people speak conversationally, with new vocabulary and idioms to learn and practice. Accompanying downloadable audio for each dialogue helps listeners learn how to speak just like Americans. An answer key is included at the back of the book. 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 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 include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones, recognizing words with silent letters, and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes. Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. There is also a link to downloadable audio that uses male and female voices to coach correct American-style pronunciation. Phrasal verbs are verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs. Familiarity with phrasal verbs and understanding their use as nouns (breakup, showoff, etc.) or adjectives (spaced-out, broken-down, stressed-out, and many others) is essential to ESL students. Updated information includes: The most commonly used phrasal verbs; Activities and examples that reflect our current technology and the world around us; An expanded introduction for the teacher with a thorough breakdown and explanation of phrasal verbs; A discussion of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs in Unit I, and more. This books hundreds of examples in context and hundreds of exercises will be extremely useful to ESL students who are preparing for TOEFL or who simply wish to improve their English. Students will learn the meanings of new words by seeing them used in amusing contexts, find examples of vocabulary for modern technology, learn Greek and Latin word roots, track progress with challenging games, and more. Titles in Barrons extensive Painless Series are perfect for supporting state standards. These books are written for students who find the subjects somewhat confusing, or just need a little extra help. The authors main goal is to clear up confusion and pique interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which students can put each subject to practical use. Most of these books take a lighthearted, humorous approach to their subjects, and offer fun exercises including puzzles, games, and challenging Brain Tickler problems to solve. A Bonus Online Component includes additional games to challenge students, including Beat the Clock, a line match game, and a word scramble. The book presents the most common regular and irregular English verbs alphabetically arranged in table form, one verb per page, and completely conjugated in all tenses. The book also reviews rules of grammar applicable to verb usage, provides a list of hundreds more regular verbs, offers tips on idiomatic verb usage, lists 550 problem verbs with their principal parts, and presents an index to the verbs that includes their irregular forms. A newly revised section of Phrasal Verbs offers 55 essential forms with multiple example sentences. The CD-ROM offers valuable practice exercises in verb conjugation and a concise grammar review.
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🗸 Author(s): Ann Cook
🗸 Title: American Accent Training: With Downloadable Audio, 4th Edition
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🗸 ISBN-10: 1438010354
🗸 Languange: English
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