Clear Speech, Second Edition, is a highly successful and innovative
pronunciation course for intermediate and advanced students of English. The
Student's Book emphasizes those aspects of English pronunciation that contribute
most to intelligibility: rhythm, stress, and intonation. In addition, it teaches
students to focus their attention on individual speech sounds that carry
important grammatical meaning, such as the verb-final d that signals the past
tense, and the noun-final s that signals plural. Students learn to use all these
features to provide navigational guides for the listener. The focus on the
relationship between speaking and listening comprehension makes this text
uniquely helpful. Clear Speech is suitable as a classroom