Charlsie Childs. Improve Your American English Accent

McGraw-Hill Companies, 2003. — 44 p.Improve Your American English Accent is an easy and enjoyable way to learn and master the most challenging American English speech characteristics, such as:
The most troublesome of sixteen American English vowel sounds
The duration of vowel sounds
Differences in stressed and unstressed syllables and words
How a sound is changed by the sounds that come before and after it
Stress in words and phrases and how it influences timing
The CDs present six 35-minute lessons, each one covering key obstacles faced by nonnative English speakers. Author Charlsie Childs is your own personal tutor, talking you through her proven methods for overcoming the tricks of English pronunciation. Accompanying the CDs is a booklet containing written pronunciation guidelines and transcriptions of the sounds, words, and sentences you encounter on the recording.