Here is the Table of Contents for Book Three, reprinted with permission. Copyright © Donna Hope, 1996, 1999, 2006. All rights reserved.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter One
It's Just Sour Grapes. (Vowel /au/)
Joyce is a Spoilsport. (Vowel /oi/)
His Bark is Worse Than His Bite. (Vowel /a7/)
Now Put It All Together -- "Liquor or Liqueur?"
Chapter Two
March Comes in Like a Lion. (-"CH")
Where's the Fire? (Vowel /ai7/)
Ixnay ("N"-)
Now Put It All Together -- "/u7/"
Chapter Three
A Peeping Tom ("P"-)
A Jekyll-Hyde Personality ("J"-)
I Can't Get a Word in Edgewise. (-"J")
Now Put It All Together -- "It's All Happening at the Mall."
Chapter Four
Year In and Year Out ("Y"-)
Peter is a Cheapskate. (-"P")
It's a Cinch. (-"N" blends)
Now Put It All Together -- "Restrooms"
Chapter Five
The Boy Went Ballistic. ("B"-)
Rub-a-Dub-Dub (-"B")
Guilt Trip (-"L" blends)
Now Put It All Together -- "As American as Apple Pie"
Chapter Six
It's on the Tip of My Tongue. ("T"-)
Hold Your Horses. ("H"-)
No Guts, No Glory. (-"T")
Now Put It All Together -- "The Tylenol Crisis"
Chapter Seven
Do a Double-Take. ("D"-)
Speed Trap (-"D")
Learned, Lear-ned, or Learnt? (Past tense)
Now Put It All Together -- "Yes, I Can."
Chapter Eight
They Called It Quits. ("K"-)
Knock-Knock Jokes (-"K")
The Early Bird Gets the Worm. ("L, R, N review)
Now Put It All Together -- "FYI"
Chapter Nine
I'd Like a Doggie Bag. ("G"-)
Can You or Can't You? ("Can" and "Can't")
Doug is an Egghead. (-"G")
Now Put It All Together -- "Who Knows?"
Chapter Ten
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda (Combinations)
Don't Mess with Texas. (U.S. states, cities)
Now Put It All Together -- "The Lone Ranger"
Appendix A
Simple Pronunciation Patterns with Exceptions
Appendix B
Notes to Everyone.
Appendix C
Tips Arranged by Native Language
Appendix D
Notes to the Instructor
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