English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate

Pronunciation in Use

by Mark Hancock

A new edition of our best-selling pronunciation title, now in full colour and with a new section on understanding fast, authentic speech. English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate Second Edition is a comprehensive reference and practice book for learners of intermediate level and above. It is suitable for use by individual learners or in the classroom. The book contains 60 easy-to-use two-page units covering all aspects of pronunciation, including sounds, stress and intonation. A new section 'Understanding Pronunciation in Use' focuses on the skill of understanding pronunciation in fast speech. The comprehensive reference section includes a glossary, exercises on using phonemic symbols and information on English as a lingua franca. The Audio CDs include models for repetition and slowed down extracts for listening.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction, Linguistics, Education

208 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 2007

Reviews

[Soledad Blanco Conesa · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are studying to be a teacher or a translator, then this book is for you.
It is divided into four parts:
Section A: Letters and sounds
Section B: Syllables, words and sentences (mainly stress)
Section C: Conversation
Section D: Reference (the exercises for minimal pairs are very useful!)
The book is ideal for self-study (you will find the keys at the end of the book). You can buy the CDs and the CD-ROM. Thanks to the CDs, you will practise your pronunciation and you will improve your listening skills. In the CD-ROM, there are more exercises and some games.
I used this book when I studied English Phonology at university and it helped me a lot. I'd recommend this book to future teachers and translators, and to anyone who wants to improve his/her pronunciation as well.

[Sergio · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll be using the advanced one too

[Ana Rodríguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first 20 sections contain the types of sounds, comparing pairs of sounds in each section. This part is a bit more advanced (or confusing) than the elementary level book of this series, in which the pairs of sounds have the same mouth position (one sound is made by "vibrating" the throat and the other one not). Here you could need the basics presented in the elementary level book. The structure of the book is similar, the exercises are really useful, the audios are appropriate and a little bit more challenging, and the games are quite exciting, they require logic reasoning besides language knowledge.

The emphasis is made in the intonation: 40 sections dedicated exclusively to English intonation. A very good training to deal with the advanced level book of the series.

[Tome · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just super

[Abdulmogeeb AlHumaid]

awesome and practical

[Hung]

good book

[Hồng]

Cool!