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UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
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UNDERSTANDING EVERYDAY AUSTRALIAN
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SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
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Understanding Spoken English

Boyer Educational Resources have developed books and audio products for learning English grammar, pronunciation and everyday spoken English. Our resources can be used by students studying independently as answers to exercises are included in all of our student books. View and order your learning and English teaching resources now.

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The 'Understanding Spoken English - a focus on everyday language in context' series is an excellent English teaching resource designed to help students of English understand spoken language as it is encountered in everyday business and social situations in English speaking environments around the world. In addition to helping students to discover the meaning of many widely used everyday expressions, this English teaching resource provides valuable information about the social and business conventions of spoken English such as, changing the topic of conversation, agreeing and disagreeing politely, checking meaning, giving feedback and making 'small talk'. Features of English pronunciation are also examined within the context of complete conversations.

The accompanying audio recordings present speakers with a variety of English accents from around the world, including North America, Australia and South Africa, as well a variety of British English accents. Information about the notable differences in pronunciation between different varieties of spoken English is provided.

This English teaching resource material is recommended for individual study (as answers to all exercises are included), or as a supplementary class text to provide valuable listening practice and analysis of English as it is spoken around the world. The material will also assist students with learning English grammar.

Using this English teaching resource students will:

  • Discover the meaning of many everyday expressions that are widely used around the world in business and social situations, as well as the media.
  • Gain valuable information about the conventions of spoken English in business and social situations.
  • Learn strategies for improving listening skills and overcoming pronunciation problems.
  • Feel increasing confidence as communication skills improve.
  • Be assisted in learning English grammar through practical situations
 

UNDERSTANDING SPOKEN ENGLISH
BOOK ONE CONTENTS

GLOSSARY OF LANGUAGE TERMS 6 - 7
UNIT 1 STARTING SOMETHING NEW 8 - 18
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 10
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Spoken words and syllables
B) Contracted words in spoken English
C) Developing awareness of the stress patterns of English
D) Names and syllables
E) Stress in sentences
15 - 18
Reference Page - Understanding the stress patterns of English 19
UNIT 2 TALKING ABOUT THE FAMILY 20 - 29
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 22
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Question tags in conversational speech
B) Hearing and pronouncing syllables correctly
C) Hearing and using correct stress in words
27 - 29
UNIT 3 TALKING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE 30 - 39
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 32
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Using pronouns
B) Pronouns - pronunciation and spelling
C) Changing the topic during a conversation
D) Giving an opinion
37 - 39
LANGUAGE REVIEW ONE - Units 1 - 3 40 - 41
UNIT 4 TALKING ABOUT SHOPPING 42 - 52
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 44
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Question tags - revision
B) Using intonation to communicate meaning
C) Developing awareness of 'weak forms' in spoken English
D) The linking of words in connected speech
49 - 52
Reference Page - Connected speech 53
UNIT 5 TALKING ABOUT HEALTH AND SICKNESS 54 - 63
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 56
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Some intonation patterns of English
B) Incomplete sentences in spoken English
C) Phrasal verbs
D) Stages in a medical consultation
61 - 63
UNIT 6 WORRYING ABOUT MONEY 64 - 73
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 66
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Giving feedback
B) Giving reasons - Justifying actions and opinions
C) Making suggestions
D) Agreeing and disagreeing politely
71 - 73

LANGUAGE REVIEW TWO - Units 4 - 6
74 - 75
UNIT 7 TALKING ABOUT PLACES AND PREFERENCES 76 - 85
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 78
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Using intonation to check meaning
B) Talking about preferences
C) Ellipsis - leaving words out in short replies
83 - 85
UNIT 8 MAKING AN ARRANGEMENT BY TELEPHONE 86 - 95
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 88
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Stages in a phone request for service
B) Checking information given on the telephone
C) Using polite language when requesting service
D) Pronunciation of words ending with 'ed'
93 - 95
UNIT 9 AT A SOCIAL GATHERING 96 - 106
  Conversation with 'everyday' expressions 98
  Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Making small talk - appropriate topics
B) Starting a conversation and keeping it going
C) Revision - Using 'question tags' to begin a conversation
D) Phrasal verbs - a note on correct word order
103 -106

LANGUAGE REVIEW THREE - Unit 7 - 9
108 - 109

Reference Lists - everyday expressions with definitions
122 - 130

Reference Page - Some pronunciation differences between varieties of English
131

Phonemic Chart of English Sounds
132

 
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