English Pronunciation Made Simple Paulette Dale & Lillian Poms About the Authors Preface To the Student Part I: Vowels Lesson 1 Pronouncing the Vowels of American English Lesson 2 [i] as in me, team and bee and [I] as in it and pin Lesson 3 [e I ] as in ate, game, and they Lesson 4 [μ] as in egg, pet, and head Lesson 5 [æ] as in at, fat, and happy Lesson 6 [a] as in arm, hot, and father Lesson 7 Contrast and Review of [e I ], [μ], [æ], and [a] Lesson 8 [u] as in you, too, and rule and [ U ] as in cook and put Lesson 9 [ ¿ ] as in up, but, and come Lesson 10 [ OU ] as in oh, no, and boat Lesson 11 [ Û ] as in all, caught, and boss Lesson 12 Contrast and Review of [ ¿ ], [ OU ], Û] ], and [a] Lesson 13 [Y] as in a, upon, and soda Lesson 14 [ ] as in turn, first, and serve and [ ] as in father and actor Lesson 15 [a U ] as in out, house, and cow Lesson 16 [a I ] as in I, my, and pie Lesson 17 [ Û I ] as in oil, noise, and boy Part 2: Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation Lesson 18 Introducing Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation Lesson 19 Stress Within the Word Lesson 20 Stress Within the Sentence Lesson 21 Rhythm Lesson 22 Intonation Part 3: Consonants Lesson 23 Pronouncing the Consonants of American English Lesson 24 [s] as in sit, basket, and kiss and [z] as in zoo, busy, and buzz Lesson 25 [t] as in top, return, and cat Lesson 26 [d] as in day, ladder, and bed Lesson 27 [ ̧] as in think, bathtub, and mouth Lesson 28 [ð] as in the, father, and smooth Lesson 29 Contrast and Review of [s], [z], [t], [d], [ ̧], and [ð] Lesson 30 [ + ] as in shoe, nation, and wish and [t + ] as in chair, teacher, and witch Lesson 31 Contrast and Review of [s], [ + ], [t], and [t + ] Lesson 32 [ 7 ] as in measure, vision, and rouge Lesson 33 [d 7 ] as in jam, magic, and age and [j] as in you and yes Lesson 34 Contrast and Review of [t + ], [d 7 ], and [j] Lesson 35 Additional Contrasts Lesson 36 [p] as in pay, apple, and stop Lesson 37 [b] as in boy, rabbit, and tub Lesson 38 [f] as in fun, office, and if Lesson 39 [v] as in very, over, and save Lesson 40 [h] as in hat and behind Lesson 41 [w] as in we and away Lesson 42 [l] as in lamp, yellow, and pool Lesson 43 [r] as in red, marry, and far Lesson 44 Contrast and Review of [l] and [r] Lesson 45 [k] as in cake, car, and book Lesson 46 [g] as in go, begin, and egg Lesson 47 [m] as in me and swim Lesson 48 [n] as in no and run Lesson 49 [K] as in sing Lesson 50 Contrast and Review of [m], [n], and [K] Lesson 51 Pronouncing Final Consonant Sounds Lesson 52 Pronouncing Consonant Clusters Lesson 53 Pronouncing Past Tense Verbs Lesson 54 Pronouncing Plurals, Third-Person Verbs, Possessives, and Contractions Appendices Appendix I To the Teacher Breaking the Ice Hearing the Sounds Accent Analysis Accent Analysis Sentences: Vowels Accent Analysis Sentences: Consonants Using the Manual for Classroom Instructions Additional Communicative Practice Activities Additional Auditory Discrimination Practice Activities Appendix II Check Yourself Answer Key.