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Phonetics: International Phonetic Alphabet and Pronunciation Studio London
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English Acc nt
Phonetics Intonation Schwa IPA Spelling & Sound

Index
Pg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Contents Introduction IPA Chart Consonant Sounds Vowel Sounds Spelling & Sound IPA Structure - Schwa Structure - Function Intonation - 3 Patterns Intonation - Tonic Syllable What Next? Answer Key

All Material & Audio © Joseph Hudson 2010

Introduction
Who is this course for? This course is a practical guide to speaking with a neutral English Accent for non-native speakers (those whose first language is not English). It may also interest students of phonetics and English teachers. Who made it? The Pronunciation Studio speech school in London created and recorded the course. We are a group of professional phoneticians, actors and English teachers who specialise in accent classes. How do I download the sound files? The course pack comes with a free audio pack, which you can download directly by following this link (copy or write it into your browser): http://www.anenglishaccent.com/freeaudio.zip The mp3 files will download directly to your computer ready to use so whenever you see one of these: L1.1 you can listen to the recording to practice. Which accent is used? The model used in this course book is RP (Received Pronunciation) which is a neutral English accent, sometimes known as BBC English. What will I learn? In this sample, you will: •Say every consonant and vowel sound of English. •See the way spelling can work in speech. •Be introduced to IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) •Learn about the schwa sound /ə/ •Hear and produce the three English intonation patterns. •Learn the way sentence stress is used. How long does it take? To go through this course pack will take between 1 to 2 hours.

- Are you ready to go? - Have you downloaded the audio? Then turn over and let’s start learning ‘An English Accent’!

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