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Elementary

Sarah (unninghann
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UNIVERSITY PRESS
 Contents

~ntroduction Unit 4
Sounds
Unit 1 Final' -es' pronounced Irzl 18
Sounds Stress and connected speech
Introduction to consonant sounds 6 Weak forms in Present Simple questions 18
Weak forms of a and the 20
Word focus
The sound of English 7 Word focus
Stress in numbers 8 How many syllablesr 21
Connected speech
Short forrns (contractions) of be 9 Unit 5
Sounds
Unit :1 Introduction to vowel sounds (2) 22
Problem consonants: 181and 161 ('th') 23
Sounds
Introduction to vowel sounds (1) 10 Intonation
Problem consonants: final '-s' 11 Sounding polite 24
The sound hl 11

Stress Unit 6
Introduction to sentence stress 13
Sounds
Problem consonants: /w/ 26
Unit 3
Connected speech
Sounds can and can't 27
Problem consonants: Ir! 14 Pronunciation of negative forms 28
Silent 'r' 14

Connected speech Unit 7

Weak forms and linking 16
Sounds
lntonation Problem vowel sounds: Irl and li:1 29
Introduction to intonation: up or downi 17
Word focus
Past Simple forms that are difficult to pronounce 30

Connected speech
Hearing Past Simple forms 31

Stress and intonation

Intonation in Wh- questions 32

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Unit 8 Unit 12
Sounds Sounds
Problem consonants: Id31 33 Problem vowel and diphthong sounds:
Problem vowel sounds: 13:1 34 10/, h:/, and 1;;)01 47
Connected speech Sounds and spelling
Saying dates 35 Words ending in the sound l'd/ 47

Connected speech
Unit9 Weak form of to 48
Sounds Intonation
Problem vowel sounds: 1a:1and 111.1 36 Sounding enthusiastic 49
Connected speech
Weak form of of 37 Unit 13
Stress and intonation Sounds
Special stress 38 Problem vowel and diphthong sounds: lel and leIl 50
Polite requests 39 Problem consonants: ISI and ItS/ 51

Sounds and spelling

Unit 10 The sound Igl in final syllables 52
Sounds Connected speech
Problem consonants: Ihl 40 Linking (revision) 53
Word focus
Stress in compound nouns 41 Unit 14
Connected speech Sounds
2=~\"~ ~-.~?:::<~-:.:~~-.-:-~
(~·(,:-l:F~:ra:~'.-~~ 42 Problem consonants: ItSI, Id;), and Ijl 54
.- - ... -
:::- --:.~.:.: ~.~.~':~~~
.... -----
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_...... _- _.=- 43 Words with similar vowel sounds 55

Connected speech
Unit 11 Contractions and weak forms in the
Present Perfect 56
Sounds
Introductior. .. ':::~':~~:'.ongs 44
Problem C(\J:~(,:- ..'.:::': n and Ir]! 45 Phonemic symbols 57
Word focus
Word stress (revis.ori 46 Key

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 Introduction

Welcome to the New Headway Elementary How does this book work?
Pronunciation Course! You can use this book (and tape/CD) on its own. The
exercises in it will help you to organize your study of
The questions and answers on these pages are to help you
to understand this book, so that you can get the best out
pronunciation.
of it when you use it. It is also part of the New Headway English Course and the
topics and language of each unit in this book link with
Who is this book for? those in the New Headway Elementary Student's Book.

The New Headway Elementary Pronunciation Course is for

elementary students who want an introduction to English
pronunciation.

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Unit 1 lntroduction to consonant sounds ,/

Unit 2 Problem consonants: final '-s' ,/

The sound Idl ,/

Unit 3 Problem consonants: Ir! ,/

Silent 'r' ,/

Unit 4 Final '<es' pronounced IIzI ,/

Unit S Problem consonants: 181and 161 (,th') ,/

Unit 6 Problem consonants: Iwl ,/ I

i
Unit 7 Problem vowel sounds: Irl and !i:1 ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/1,/

Unit 8 Problem consonants: Id31 ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/1,/

Problem vowel sounds: 13:/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/
I
Unit 9 Problem vowel sounds: 1'&1and IAl ,/

Unit la Problem consonants: Ihl ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/

Unit 11 Problem consonants: Inl and IfJI ,/

Unit 12 Problem vowel and diphthong sounds: 10/, h:/, and I;ml ,/
,/ ,/ ,/ ,/
Unit 13 Problem vowel and diphthong sounds: lel and lerl
Problern consonants: ISI and It]'1 ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ 1,/
Unit 14 Problem consonants: It]'I, Id3/, and Ijl ,/ ,/ .1 ,/ ,/ .1

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What types 01' exercise are there? VVhat about the
There are four different types of exercise in this book: The answers to exercises, and tapescripts which are 110t in
the exercises thernselves, are in the key at the back of the
1 Sounds The connection between English spelling and
book.
pronunciation is often a problem for students of a11
nationalities. For this reason it is important to know As in the New Headway Student's Book; sometimes we ask
the English sound symbols (phonemic symbols). These you guestions to help you work out rules for yourself
symbols help you to learn the pronuneiation of new The answers to these questions are in the key, too.
words easily.
This syrnbol after ay¡ exercise means 100k at the key, The
Some Sounds exereises help you to learn the phonemie page nurnber with the syrnbol shows you exactly where to
symbols. As you learn thern, you write an example look:
word under eaeh symbol from the list given under the ii>~ p58
Phonemie symbols chart on page 57. These words help
you to remember the sound symbols correetly. VVnat about techn
Some Sounds exereises are particularly suitable for Here is a list of technical words we use inthis book,
speakers of eertain languages. (See the table opposite.)
Sounds and spelling exereises deal with the relationship Use a bilingual dictionaryto translate thern.
between spelling patterns and sounds. They are suitable You can look back at this list while you use the book.
for speakers of alllanguages.
consonant
2 Connected speech These exercises help you to
contraction
pronounee words in phrases and sentences correctly,
flat
3 Intonation and sentence stress These exereises help
you to hear and practise different kinds of intonation intonation
and sentence stress patterns. linking
4 Word focus In these exereises you study groups of phonemic
words where there are problems with sounds and word
polite
stress.
pronunciation
What about the recording? rude
This book comes with one tape or CD. sentence
The symbol in the exercise shows exactly whieh part of the sound
recording you listen to.
speLling
1lO+- section of recording stress
t unit number syllable
symbol
vowel
weak