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| Sound
Menu - mastering just
52 sounds will allow you to speak English with confidence. |
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Hear each of these 52 sounds
clearly pronounced by our professional instructors. |
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Choose one of the 52 sounds
and begin practicing your English pronunciation
with the various lessons and exercises. |
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| Speech
Analysis - each spoken
English sound has a unique computerized pattern. |
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Listen to the instructor
pronounce the sound; then view the instructor's
waveform. |
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Using your computer microphone
record your own pronunciation of that sound. |
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Compare the sound and waveform
of your voice to that of the instructor. |
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| Lessons
- Front and Side View - see how each of the
52 sounds is formed. |
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View the animated lesson.
Listen to the sound. |
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See how the sound is made
through detailed front and side views of the
human mouth. |
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Side View: Observe the movement
of an animated face - see the tongue and mouth
movement for the sound. Try it in slow motion. |
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Front View: Observe the
movement of the instructor's mouth - see the
lips form the sound. |
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| Exercises - practice with a variety of interesting, exciting
and effective exercises. |
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Choose from one of the five
exercise sets to help you practice your pronunciation.
As you master the lessons you are mastering
spoken English. |
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| Sample
Words - practice a variety of words. |
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Practice 780 carefully selected
words. The sound you have chosen will be at
the beginning, middle or end of a word to
provide you with the very best practice. |
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Listen to the instructor
pronounce the sample words. |
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Record your own voice and
compare your pronunciation of the word to
the instructor's. You can save your recording
at any time to track your improvement. |
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| Comparative
Words - practice words that sound similar
but are different. |
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Practice 1040 challenging
word pairs. |
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Listen to the instructor
say the two words. |
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Record your voice while
you say the words. |
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Compare your voice to the
voice of the instructor. You can save your
recording at any time to track your improvement. |
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| Listening
Discrimination Exercises - improve your English
listening skills. |
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Advance your listening ability
with 650 different listening exercises. |
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Listen to a sentence read
by the instructor. |
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Choose the correct word
used by the instructor in the spoken sentence. |
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Pronunciation Power indicates
if you were successful in identifying the
correct word. |
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| Practice
Sentence Exercises |
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10 practice sentences are
provided for each of the 52 sounds. |
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Listen to the instructor
read the sentence. |
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Record your voice while
you read the sentence. |
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Compare your voice to the
voice of the instructor - your English speaking
partner. You can save your recording at any
time to track your improvement. |
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| S.T.A.I.R.
Exercises |
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10 practice sentences are
provided for each of the 52 sounds. |
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Listen to the instructor
read the sentence. Follow the highlights as
they move along the sentence. Pay attention
to the special instructions for the skill
that you are practicing. |
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Record your voice while
you read the sentence following the highlights. |
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Listen to your recording.
See if your recording matches the moving highlights.
Compare your recording to that of the instructor. |
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| S.T.A.I.R.
Manual |
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A detailed manual is available
for the S.T.A.I.R exercises that helps you
learn about using stress, timing, articulation,
intonation and rhythm in pronunciation. This
is an excellent teacher's tool. |
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