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Pronunciation -

Pre-lntermediate

Student's Practice Book

Bill Bowler

Sue Parmínter

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I'NIVERSITY PRBSS

l: as ln

I as in

e as in

¿e as ln

q: as ln

D as rn

c: as rn

o as in

u: as in

A as in

i as in

p as in

b as in

t as rn

d as in

k as in

g as in

tJ as in

d5 as in

f as in

v as in

0 as in

ó as in

see /si:/

sit /st/

ten /ten /

h^t lhDtl

arm /o:nv

got lgotl

saw /sc:/

put /puv

too /tu:/

cup /k^pi

happy /'hapi/

pen /peu

bad /b¿ed/

tea /fii

did /drd/

cat kat/

got lgotl

chin /tJm/

fune /d3u:n/

fall lf¡:ll

voice /vcrs/

thin /0¡n/

then /óer/

3: as rn

o as in

eI as in

ou as in

al as in

au as in

cl as in

rá as in

ee as in

üe as in

fur /fa:(r/

ago /a'geu/

page lpetd3/

home /haum/

fwe lfawl

now lnaal

join /d3crn/

near /nre(r)/

hair Aea(r)i

pure /pjus(r/

s as in

z as in

J as in

3 as in

h as in

m as in

n as in

¡ as in

l. asin

f as ln

j as in

w as ln

so /seu/

zno /zv:/

she {i:/

vision /'vr3rV

how /hau/

man /m&lv

no /nou/

sing /sr4/

leg lleg/

red. lred/

yes /jes/

wet lwetl

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Contents xp

Introduction

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Unit I

Sound symbols

Consonant symbols 1: the easily recognizable

phonemic symbols lpl, lbl, lIl, ldl, lkl,lgl,|fl,

lv I, lsl, lzl, fttl, lll, lrl, lrnl, lnl, and /w/ - voiced

and voiceless consonants

Connected speech

Word linking

lntonation and sentence stress

Intonation in Wh- and YeslNo questions

Unit 2

Sounds

The sounds /s/, /z l, and lnl wi¡hPresent Simple

third person singular verbs

Word focus

Two-syllable nouns

Connected speech

Strong and weak forms of auxiliary verbs ldt'zl,

lwozl , lhezl , and ldazl , lwezl, ftiaz/, etc.

Unit 3

Sounds

Pronunciation of -¿d past tenses /t/, ldl , or ltdJ?

Word focus

Saying years in a History Quiz

Connected speech

Strong and weak form ofprepositions of time

and place in a James Bond dialogue

Unit 4

Sound symbols

Single vowel symb ols li|,ltJ,lsJ,lel, fu:/,lul,loJ,

lñ, ltl, lol, lel, and /e/ - long and short vowels 17

Word focus

Containers with /evl (a bottle of wine, a packet

of crisps, etc.)

lntonat¡on and sentence stress

List intonation in the game 'My sister Sally went

to the summer sales ...' using clothes vocabulary

Unit 5

Sounds

The sound /w/

Sentence stress

Rh).thm and /á/ with the going ro future in the

poem'Future Intentions'

lntonat¡on

Hearing the difference between polite and impolite

offers 2i

Unit 6 - ::: r.::: : r:ri 'll.al;r-:: : .: r ': ': l, .1. ,,¡iltt-lerÁ*;;!¡l¡,lr'rrr¡rr;tii

Sounds

The sounds /n/ and l4l (and l4gl and lndSl) 24

Word focus

Three-syllable words

€onnected speech

Hearing different forms of l¡ft¿

Unit 7

Sound symbols

Consonant symbols 2: the less easily recognizable

phonemic symbols l |, l 5l, l t! l, l $1, l g l, l ól, l jl,

and /¡/ - voiced and voiceless consonants 27

Sound¡

The sounds /0/ and /ó/

Connect€d speech

Hearing the difference between Present Perfect and

Past Simple and the different pronunciations of 's

18

1 9

20

21

1 0

1 1

13

t )

1 6

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Unit 8

Sounds

The sounds {/, isl, and /tJ/ and the different

spellings ofthe sound {/

The sounds /u/ and /u:/

Intonation and sentence strcss

Questions with or with fiiendly and unfriendly

intonation, in fbrmal and informal dialosues

Unit 9

Sounds

The sounds /i:/ and /r/

Connected speech

Word counting and sentence stress patterns in

First Conditional sentences

Intonation end sentence sttess

Showing interest and surprise with short reply

questions in a dialogue

Unit l0

Sound symbols 'Double vowel' or diphthong symbols letl,latJ,

lttl, /n/, leal, leal, laal, and lual

Connected speech

Strong form prepositions at the end ofquestions

Connected speech

Contractions: when they are used and when

they are not used

Unit 1l

Sounds

The sounds /e/, lel , and /¡l

Connected speech

Word linking

Weak form auxiliaries and passive verbs in

a newspaper article

Sounds

The sounds /e/ and /erl

Word focus

Words with silent letters

Connected speech

Linking in phrasal verbs

Unit ll

Sounds

The sound /h/

Word focus

Counting sylables

Four-syllable words

Intonation and sentence stress

Corrective stress in addresses and Dhone numbers

Unit 14

Sounds

The sounds /n/, /c:/, and /sol in single words

and in the game 'Space Battle'

Word focus

Words often confused because oftheir

pronunciation

Connected speech

Hearing 'd (had or would)

Sound symbol

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il

47

49

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44

Key

lntroduction

Welcome tothe New Headway

Pre- I ntermed i ate P ron unci ati on Coursel

The questions and answers on these pages are to help you

to understand this book, so that you can get the best out

of it when you use it.

Who is this book for?

The New Headway Pre-Inteflne¡liate Pronunciation Course

is for pre-intermediate students who wish to improve

their oronunciation.

How does this book work?

You can use this book (and recording) on its own. The

exercises in it will help you to organize your study of

pronunciation.

It is also part of th e New Headway English Course a¡d the

topics and language ofeach unit in this book link with

those in the New H¿adway Pre-lntermediate Studenfs

Book.

Sounds exercises

Unit 1 Consonant symbols l: the easily recognizable

phonemic symbols lpl, lbl,ltl, ldl,lW,lgl,

lfl, lv l, l sl, lzl, lhl, lU, lrl, lrnl, lnl, and lw l -

voiced and voiceless consonants

Unit 2 The sounds ls/, lzl,and lvl

Unit 3 Pronunciation of-elpast tenses

Unit 4 Single vowel symbols /i:/, /r/, /al,lal,ltl,

l tsl, loJ, l ñ, 1 ¡:1, lol, lel, and lel -long and

short vowels

Unit 5 The sound /w/

Unit ó The sounds lnl and lql, and lggl and lnd3l

Unit 7 Consonant symbols 2: the less easily

recognizable phonemic symbols /fl, /3/, /tJ/,

/$/,l0l,ló1,l1l, and /q/ - voiced and

voiceless consonants

Unit 8 The sounds ll,lsl, and lf[/

The sounds /u/ and /u:/

Unit 9 The sounds li:l and ll

Unit 10 'Double vowel' or diphthong symbols /er/,

l al, l cl, lol, l ee/, laal, hul, and l uel

Unit ll The sounds lel,lel, and /¡l

Unit 12 The sounds lel and letl

Unit ll The sound /h/

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Unit 14 The sounds ol,lt:l,andlaol

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Whatypes of exercise are there?

There are five different tlT)es ofexercise in this book:

1 Sounds and sound symbols The sounds exercises help

you to practise the sounds we use in English. Some

sounds exercises are very useful for speakers of specific

languages. (See the table opposite.)

2 Sounds and sound symbols exercises Sound symbols

exercises teach English sound symbols (phonemic

symbols). The connection between English spelling and

pronunciation is a problem for speakers ofall

languages. Knowing English phonemic symbols helps

you to learn the pronunciation of new words easily.

As you learn the symbols, you write example words in

the chart on page 55. This helps you to remember the

phonemic symbols correctly.

3 Connected speech These exercises help you to

pronounce words in phrases and sentences correctly.

Intonation and sentence stress These exercises helo

you lo hear and practise differenr kinds of intonation

and sentence stress patterns.

Word focus In these exercises you study groups of

words where there are problems with sounds and

word stress.

What about the recordint?

This book comes with one tape or CD.

The symbol in the exercise shows exactly which part ofthe

recording you listen to.

section of recording

unit number

What abouthe key?

The answers to exercises, and tapescripts which are not in

full in the exercises themselves, are in the key at the back

ofthe book.

As in the Naw H¿a dway Student's Boo( sometimes we ask

you questions to help you work out rules for yourself. The

answers to these questions are in the key, too.

This symbol after an exercise means look at the key. The

page number with the symbol shows you exactly where

to look.

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What about technical words?

Here is a list oftechnical words we use in this book. Use a

bilingual dictionary to translate them. You can look back

at this list while you use the bool.

consonant

@

t tt -

contractron

formal

impolite

informal

intonation

linking

phonemic

pronunciation

rhr,th rn

sound

spelling

slress

syllable

symbol

voiced

voiceless

vowel

weak A"c:i _L!e+:_