UNIT 1 SYLLABLES 音节 1
Chapter 1:A Preview of Pronunciation 发音概述 1
An Introduction to Language,Sounds,and the Alphabet 1
Sound Concepts:Mini-Lesson 1 7
Consonant ＆ Vowel Sounds:Mini-Lesson 2 8
Introduction to the"th"Sounds:/θ/ and/？/ 10
Rhythm ＆ Music:Mini-Lesson 3 11
Grammar Sounds:Mini-Lesson 4 12
Introduction to the Pronunciations of the Past Tense Ending"-ed" 12
Getting Ready for Chapter 2:What You Need to Know About Pronunciation 关于发音你需要知道的 14
Chapter 2:Diagnostics and Logbook 诊断与日志 19
Diagnostics 19
HoW to Use This Book:The Teacher-Student Partnership 25
Four Levels of Competence 25
HoW You Can Learn to Correct Your Mistakes 26
Using Your Pronunciation Log to Track Your Progress 27
Understanding the Key to Success:Speaking 28
Context for Practice:Language Learning Case Studies 29
Getting Ready for Chapter 3:What You Need to Know About Syllables 关于音节你需要知道的 31
Chapter 3:Syllable Structure and Linked Sounds 音节结构和连读 35
Introduction to Linked Sounds 35
Introduction to Contracted Sounds 36
Introduction to the Sounds/t/and/d/ 38
Syllable Structure 39
Consonant-to-Consonant Linking 43
Saying the Past Tense Ending"-ed" 44
Context for Practice:Language and Borrowings 44
Reflecting on Chapters 1—3:Pronunciation Questions and Priorities 第一至三章的回顾：发音问题和优先级 52
Chapter 4:Stress Patterns and Deleted Sounds 重音和吞音 55
Introduction to Deleted Sounds 55
Deleted/h/ 56
Introduction to Stress 58
Standard Stress Patterns:Two-Syllable Words 59
Standard Stress Patterns:Phrases 61
Standard Stress Patterns:Sentences 63
Introduction to Reduced Sounds 64
Reduced Can:Can→/kn/ 64
Contracted Not:Not→n't 64
Introduction to the Sound/s/ 65
Introduction to the Sound/z/ 66
Third-Person Singular Present Tense Ending("-s"or"-es") 66
Context for Practice:The Trial ofthe Century 72
Assessment Section 1:Chapters 1—4 评价单元一：第一至四章 74
UNIT 2:STRESS 重音 76
Getting Ready for Chapter 5:What You Need to Know About Stress in Longer Words 关于长单词的重音你需要知道的 76
Chapter 5:Stress in Sentences and Reduced Sounds 句子重音和省略音 81
Reduced Sounds:and and of 81
Introduction to the Sound/aI/(eye) 84
Introduction to the Sound/iy/(eat) 85
Introduction to the Sound/I/(it) 85
Introduction to the Sounds/b/and/v/ 86
Introduction to the Sound /J/ 87
Introduction to the Sound/y/ 87
Regular Plural Count Noun Endings("-s"or"-es") 89
Context for Practice:Ben ＆ Jerry's Ice Cream 89
Thought groups 91
Stress with"-ation"Suffixes 93
Reflecting on Chapters 1—5:Pronunciation Change and the Learning Process 第一至五章的回顾：发音变化和学习过程 96
Chapter 6:Contrastive Stress and Altered Sounds 对比重音和变音 99
Introduction to Altered Sounds:Altered You 99
Introduction to the Sound/sh/(ship) 101
Introduction to the Sound/tch/(chip) 101
Introduction to the Sound/zh/(beige) 101
Introduction to the Sound/h/ 102
Introduction to Contrastive Stress 103
More Altered Sounds:Have to 108
Stress with"-ment"and"-mental"Suffixes 110
Stress with"-al"and"-ical"Suffixes 110
Introduction to the Sound/uw/(who) 111
Introduction to the Sound/？/(but) 111
Altered Do and Altered To 112
Altered Going to 113
Introduction to Possessive Noun Endings:-'s,-s' 115
Context for Practice:Parents,Children,and Peers 115
Getting Ready for Chapter 7:What You Need to Know About Stress and Sentenee Rhythm 关于重音和句子节奏你需要知道的 118
Chapter 7:Informational Stress and Altered Sounds 信息重音和变音 119
Introduction to Altered/t/ 119
Introduction to the Sound/r/ 121
Introduction to the Sound/l/ 122
Introduction to the Sound/？/(book) 122
More Contracted Sounds:I'd,He'd,(etc.) 123
Sentence-Level Stress 126
Introduction to Informational Stress 127
Introduction to Intonation 130
Stress with Suffixes:"-ogy,""-ogist" 133
Stress with Suffixes"-ical,""-ity" 134
Recycle Past Tense,Plural Noun,and Third-Person Singular Endings 135
Assessment Section 2:Chapters 5—7 评价单元二：第五至七章 139
Context for Practice:Air Traffic Controllers 140
UNIT 3:INTONATION 语调 141
Getting Ready for Chapter 8:What You Need to Know About Reductions:Or and Are 关于省略or和are你需要知道的 141
Chapter 8:Functional Intonation and Reduced Sounds 功能性语调和省略音 143
Altered Sounds:/y/ 143
Introduction to the Sound/w/ 145
Introduction to the Sound/？/(pat) 146
Introduction to the Sound/ey/(say) 146
Introduction to the Sound/ε/(get) 147
Reduced Sounds:have 148
More About Intonation 150
Functions of Intonation 150
Recycle Past Tense Verb Endings 154
Context for Practice:A History of Chocolate 154
Reflecting on Chapters 1—8 第一至八章的回顾 158
Chapter 9:Functional Intonation and Altered Sounds 功能性语调和变音 161
Altered Verb Phrases:want to,got to,going to 161
Reduced Sounds:because 162
Introduction to the Sound/f/ 164
Introduction to the Sound/p/ 165
Introduction to the Sound/a/(odd) 166
Functions of Intonation:Rising Intonation 167
Functions of Intonation:Falling Intonation 168
Recycle Regular Plural Count Noun Endings 172
Context for Practice:Evolution 172
Stress with"-ial"Suffixes 175
Getting Ready for Chapter 10:What You Need to Know About Intonation ＆ Timing 关于语调和节奏你需要知道的 177
Chapter 10:Timing and Linked Sounds 节奏控制和连音 181
Linked Sounds:Introduction to Vowel-to-Vowel Linking 181
Introduction to the Sound/k/ 182
Introduction to the Sound/g/ 183
Introduction to the Sound/？/ 183
Introduction to Timing 184
Timing and Pauses 185
Recycle Regular Past Tense"-ed"Endings 192
Linked Sounds:Consonant-to-Consonant Linking 192
Review,Reflect,and Recycle 194
Using Stress and Syllables with Negative Prefixes 195
Context for Practice:Compound Nouns and Noun Phrases 196
Assessment Section 3:Chapters 8—10 评价单元三:第八至十章 198
Appendix 1:International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA)Chart and Mouth Diagrams 国际音标表和口型图 200
Appendix 2:Reproducible Speaking Diagnostic 可复制的发音诊断材料 205
Appendix 3:Grammar Cross-Reference 语法参照 206
Appendix 4:Audio Transcript 听力原文及答案 208
Appendix 5:Individual and Language—Specific Trouble Spots 个别语言问题 218
Appendix 6:Pronunciation Log 语音日志 220
Glossary 术语表 221
Index 索引 223
Teacher's Manual 教师用书 227