Pronounce It Perfectly in English with Online Audio

by Jean Yates

Book Overview

ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second language and who want to improve their pronunciation will find this book and compact disc combination especially instructive. The new edition presents many exercises that provide practice in every sound that is specific to American-style English. Emphasis is on the formation of the vowel and consonant sounds plus all of their possible spellings, the significance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438072805
• ISBN13: 9781438072807
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book

What I love most about this book set is the CD. You can be in the car listening to the CD without the book. Learning on the go.

Amazing!

This book is by far the better book to improve your pronunciation. After years trying all kinds of books, schools of English (for foreigners, of course), English teachers and a myriad of "teach yourself" methods, I finally found one that goes to the point. It teachs you in the easiest way, so clear and nice. It has draws of the mouth in order to show you the movement to make a perfect sound and it really works. The "usage tips" are really useful. Congratulations to the Author, Jean Yates.

Finally a book that REALLY helps!

Finally, Jean Yates has taken something scary to so many, and made it so easy and fun--learning not just the words, but how to communicate! I was appalled by the previous review as I had been told how effective this book is prior to reading it...Upon seeing how this book helps people actually connect with, understand, and speak the language, it shows this reader 2 things: First, Jean Yates knows not only the language, but the art and importance of really communicating. Second, it shows the previous reviewer was simply pitching another book and didn't take the time to read this book and understand how it helps the confidence of those learning the language. Anyone trying a new language knows how frustrating it is to not only find the right words to say, but to find the right way to say them. Jean Yates comes across as a teacher of the language, and of confidence in those that want to learn it. Oh, and by the way, Jean Yates is a woman... Another observation missed by the previous reviewer.

Very easy too learn!!

This is an excellent book for improving and mastering our pronunciation in this interesting language. I am a peruvian and as a Spanish speaker it was so easy to learn the English sounds, his rhythms and accents. All the book is perfect! :-) Now i can speak English better than before and I can understand English-speaking people better too. The voices recorded in the cassettes are very nice and clear. I like the voice of Julie because she have a sexy voice. The table of pronunciation symbols used by five international dictionaries is very important so we can compare and apply our learned symbols sounds in those dictionaries. This book use a standard English pronunciation...all English speakers will understand you! So i can say with a smile on my face: "I really did a good buy!"

Ideal book for speaking english

I have gone through this book and still reading it regularly to keep on my practice. It has really helped me to know the trick of American English pronounciation by properly controlling the tongue and mouth movement. The pictures given in this book are of tremendous help to me. I would have liked to see some more words in the pronounciation list. Anyway, this is one of the greatest book for mastering the pronounciation of English.