Course Overview
Voice, Pitch, Rhythm, Intonation: In Tune with American English
2.1 Mouth Positions
3.1 Tongue Positions
3.2 Tongue Placement Chart
4.1 Vowel Clock
4.2 Sound Definitions:
4.3 Sound Definitions: Consonants
4.5 Sound Roundup
4.6 Combination Sounds
5.1 The Alphabet by Mouth Positions
5.2 Speed Drill
5.3 More Practice with Initials
5.4 Easy Words
Groups 1 and 2
ä as in father
o as in on
Sounds of N
Perfect L
T as in tea
æ as in cat
A as in name
û as in up
I as in it
th as in the
sh as in she
ch, j
zh as in usual
as in good
er as in her
w as in wait
O as in no
U as in you
V as in visa
C, S, X
Z as in zero
I as in Hi
ow as in how
oi as in coin
ng as in sing
Sounds of R
Perfect R
er as in teacher
R Blends
Sounds of L
L Blends
R / L Mixes
V / F / B Contrasts
u as in ago
Welcome to L.A.!
Check-in at your hotel
Let's go shopping!
Go to a restaurant
Meet some people!
Get tickets!
Let's go to the movies!
On the phone
To the airport
Introduce yourselves
Say Yes, No, Maybe
Meet some people
Meet more people
Numbers
More numbers and money
On the phone: Hotel reservation
On the phone: Change your appointment
On the phone: Request product information
On the phone: Call in to work
Smog check
Ask questions!
Meet lots of people
Go to the theater
Contractions and Contradictions
Listening Tests
Hummingbird Speech Sample
Days of the Week, Months of the Year
Airlines
Bank and Finance
Computers
Measurement
Real Estate
Personal Vocabulary Focus
IPA Symbols
Sounds of the Letters O and A
Mastery Passages
Glossary