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  Accent Master Computer software for accent reduction The Accent Master program provides both basic and advanced lessons for learning English pronunciation.You will discover 1000’s of spoken words and examples for you to learn from. Accent Master has SEPARATE, specialized editions designed to reduce the accent YOUR language brings to your English! When you order you specify the accent you want to reduce. With just a click of a button you will be able to hear the example, record your own voice and compare the two. Wave form graphs will help you visually identify the differences between your recording and the speaker models. You will see an animated simulation of the production of the sound, showing you the movement of the tongue, lips, and vocal cords. Wow! This is cutting edge technology for accent reduction! Basic lessons focus on listening and speaking at the sound (or phoneme) level.  In the basic lessons you will learn the specific sounds that speakers of different languages need to learn to reduce their accents. The needs of a Russian speaker are different from those of a Spanish, Hindi, or Chinese speaker. You will view video and animated graphics that teach these sounds.  You will then be able to play games and complete exercises which focus on these sounds in isolation (level 1), use the sound in words (level 2), and using the sound in sentences (level 3).  These basic lessons will increase your intelligibility allowing you to be understood the first time you speak!    The advanced lessons focus on the three skills foreign speakers need in order to sound fluent.  They are word stress, linking, and intonation.  We present video instruction, audio examples, listening games & exercises, and recording exercises in each of these three areas.  A brief list of our features includes: Record and compare yourself to a model with just the click of a button. Focus on the sounds you need to master your English pronunciation. Play interactive listening and speaking games for every skill. See video of an authentic American speaker producing each sound. Perfect your execution of each sound using our animated side view of the mouth. Use the waveform graphs to see how you compare to the model speakers. Watch detailed video instruction for all advanced sections. Look up any of the 52 American English sounds in our sound library. Enjoy the flexibility of setting your own learning pace. Practice in private. Hear American English speakers pronounce every practice sound, word and sentence. Thousands of recorded model words, and thousands of recorded model sentences. Tips exclusively for the speakers of your language. So hurry up and order now! If you put in our code, "goodaccent", when you make your order, you will get a $5.00 discount. Make sure you select your language when you order Master Accent! But don't forget! If you don't enter the code the system will not take the $5 off the price of your program. We recommend Master Accent but you can also take a look at the following......

  

  American Accent Training American Accent Training by Ann Cook; Paperback: 210 pages and CDs. Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Click on the book cover to order! The second edition of the highly acclaimed American Accent Training, now on 5 audio CDs, is for foreign-born students and business people working, traveling or studying in the United States and Canada. Through extensive intonation and pronunciation exercises, students learn how to speak with a standard American Accent. At the same time, listening comprehension improves dramatically. Supplementary materials included detailed nationality guides for eight languages (Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Korean), access to a comprehensive website, and referral to a qualified telephone analyst for an individual diagnostic speech analysis. Also included are colored markers for written exercises, and a mirror to practice accurate pronunciation.

  Pronounce it Perfectly in English Second Edition by Jean Yates Click on the book cover to order! The program which is made up of a handbook and 4 Cds (5 hours and 20 minutes play time) emphasizes pronunciation but also gives attention to speaking, sound discrimination, standard intonation patterns and stress. ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second languge and who want to improve will find the program valuable. The book is divided into five parts: Vowel Sounds, Consonant Sounds, Stress Patterns, Intonation Patterns, and an Appendix. Each sound is considered separately by sound rather than by spelling. There are instructions and diagrams to show you how the sound is made. Examples are given of the sound in all possible positions in a word or phrase, and examples are given oof all possible spellings and sounds. One great feature of the book is that it uses the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols to represent each sound. Because many English sounds are combinations of other sounds, they are represented by comobinations of symbols. This will help the learner realize the make-up and formation of the compound sounds by identifying their component parts.

  

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  Leer Es Poder Claves de Gramática y Pronunciación del Inglés ¡con archivos sonoros que te presentan muestras grabadas de los sonidos del Inglés! ¡Mira la muestra en: http://www.bookslibros.com/muestra_index.htm Parte 1: (La Gramática Sin Trauma) con el siguiente contenido: Introducción (un repaso de la gramática del Español para asentar las bases del estudio del Inglés. Los que ya están al día podrán saltar el repaso y avanzar directo a las claves del Inglés. ¿Gramática? ¡Qué Susto! 1. Las Partes de la Oración ¿Qué cosa, de qué tipo, y cómo? 2. El Nombre  ¿Cuántos y Quienes? 3. El Verbo El Tiempo del Verbo:  ¿Hoy, ayer o mañana? El Número del Verbo:  ¡Nosotros es mucha gente! La Persona del Verbo:   ¿Me estás hablando a mí? 4. Las Claves del Inglés Clave 1: El adjetivo Clave 2: La "s" en la tercera persona singular de los verbos Clave 3: Las dos formas  del pasado Clave 4: La pregunta en el tiempo presente del verb. Clave 5: La pregunta en el tiempo futuro del verbo Clave 6: La pregunta en el tiempo pasado del verbo Clave 7: El negativo del verbo presente Clave 8: El negativo del verbo pasado Clave 9:   El infinitivo  español e Inglés Clave 10: Modos de indicar la posesión Clave 11: El pronombre posesivo Clave 12: El verbo reflexivo Clave 13: Palabras Demostrativas Clave 14:   El Pronombre del sujeto Clave 15: El Pronombre del objeto Clave 16: La palabrita "to" Clave 17: Las Preposiciones Parte 2: El Acento Hispano en el Inglés Hablado con el siguiente contenido: Nota; En la Segunda Parte todas las claves tienen sus grabaciones. A. Ideas Previas El Alfabeto Fonético Internacional los signos del IPA B. Las Vocales Inglesas Clave 1: Los sonidos vocálicos parecidos a los del Castellano Clave 2: Las vocales cortas inglesas Clave 3:  Las vocales largas, cortas y las doble consonantes Clave 4: Las vocales inglesas "raras" C. Las Consonantes Inglesas "No Esmóquing" en los "Yunaited Esteits" Clave 5: Las consonantes "explosivas" Clave 6: Las consonantes sordas y sonoras 1. Los sonidos "p" y "b" 2. Los sonidos "k" y "g" 3. Los sonidos "t" y "d" Clave 7: Los diferentes sonidos que toma la "s" al final de una palabra. 1. La "s" al final del verbo: 2. La "s" al final del nombre: La "regla" de la "s" en 3 partes   La "s" sorda   La "s" sonora   La sílaba agregada  La "t" sorda  La "d" sonora  La sílaba agregada Clave 9:   La "Regla" General Clave 10: Las consonantes "raras" fáciles Clave 11: Las consonantes "raras" que se confunden entre sí Clave 12: Las últimas consonantes "raras"   ¿Interesante? ¡Consigue "Leer Es Poder" en el formato que quieras!" ¡Haz clic en el librito para comprar "Leer Es Poder" en formato de e-libro ejecutable! ¡Haz clic en el símbolo de PDF para comprar "Leer Es Poder" en formato de PDF! Si prefieres el libro "Leer Es Poder" en forma de CD ($9.50) más $2.00 para el envío a cualquier parte del mundo. ¡$11.50 a tu puerta! ¡Haz clic en el CD! ¡Mira la muestra de "Leer Es Poder" en: http://www.bookslibros.com/muestra_index.htm ¡Anda conoce nuestro blog... ¡"Learn English/Aprende Inglés"! para poder preguntar cualquier cosa a los anglófonos y profesores de Inglés que comentan en el blog. Además es buena forma de ejercitar tus conocimientos ayudando a los que ponen preguntas de las que sabes la respuesta. Regresar al comienzo de esta página en inglés