Table of Contents

Here is the Table of Contents for the complete program, reprinted with permission. Copyright © Donna Hope, 1996, 1999, 2006.  All rights reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One

Through Thick and Thin (Voiceless "TH"-)      Audio excerpt

Did He Beat "The Street"? (Vowel /i/) 

Skip It. (Vowel /I/

Now Put It All Together -- "Titles"

Chapter Two

What’s with Him? (Voiceless -"TH") 

How Come? (-"M") 

This or That, These or Those (Voiced "TH"-) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Directions"

Chapter Three

Live and Let Live. ("L"-) 

No News is Good News. (Vowel /u/) 

He Pulled the Wool Over My Eyes. (Vowel /U/) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Greetings"

Chapter Four

Follow the Golden Rule. (-"L") 

Fight Fire with Fire. ("F"-) 

Cloth, Clothe, Clothes (Voiced -"TH") 

Now Put It All Together -- "How Do I Thank You?"

Chapter Five

Oh, No! (Vowel /ou/) 

Aw, Come On! (Vowel /O/) 

Laugh It Off. (-"F") 

Now Put It All Together -- "Number, Please"

Chapter Six

Never Ever . . . ("V"-) 

Get It? (Vowel /E/

Pass the Hat. (Vowel /ae/) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Practice with Numbers"

Chapter Seven

Move Over. (-"V") 

Brain Drain (-"N") 

Beat, Bit Bet (Vowels /i, I, E/) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Pardon My French"

Chapter Eight

John Tends to Job-hop. (Vowel /a/) 

An Ugly Mug (Vowel /@/

She Sells Seashells . . . ("S"-) 

Voice Mail or Voice Jail? (-"S") 

Now Put It All Together -- "Con Games"

Chapter Nine

Wendy is a Workaholic. ("W"-) 

Zip, Zero, Zilch ("Z"-) 

Bond, Band, Bend (Vowels /a, ae, E/) 

Now Put It All Together -- "All Choked Up"

Chapter Ten

Voicing 

Business is Business. (-"Z") 

Fender Bender (-"N" multi-syllable) 

An Apple, A Banana (A, an, the) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Show Me the Money"

Chapter Eleven

The Runaround ("R"-) 

Shell Shock ("SH"-) 

Chicago: The Windy City (Vowel -/i/) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Guys and Dolls"

Chapter Twelve

Surf ‘n Turf (Vowel /3/

Oh, My Gosh! (-"SH") 

Cot, Caught, Coat (Vowels /a, O, ou/) 

Now Put It All Together -- "You Think So?"

Chapter Thirteen

For Your Information (Vowel /7/

Head-On Collision (-"ZH"/Z/

What Goes Around Comes Around. (Vowel /@/-

Now Put It All Together -- "Are You Assertive, Agressive, or a  Wimp?"

Chapter Fourteen

Steer Clear of That Auto Dealership. (Vowel /i7/) 

A Straight Face (Vowel /ei/) 

A Silver Spoon (-"L" multi-syllable) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Time is Relative."

Chapter Fifteen

Clear the Air. (Vowel /e7/) 

A Fly-By-Night Operation (Vowel /ai/) 

What’s This For? (Transitions) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Potpourri"

Chapter Sixteen

She’s Just Stringing You Along. (-"NG") 

Creature Feature ("CH"-) 

Will It Play in Peoria? (Vowel /o7/) 

Now Put It All Together -- "I Don't Speak the Lingo."

Chapter Seventeen

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 Eighteen

March Comes in Like a Lion . . . (-"CH") 

Where’s the Fire? (Vowel /ai7/) 

Ixnay ("N"-) 

Now Put It All Together -- "u7"

Chapter Nineteen

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 Twenty

Year In and Year Out ("Y"-) 

Peter is a Cheapskate. (-"P") 

It’s a Cinch. (-"N" blends) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Restrooms"

Chapter Twenty-One

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 Twenty-Two

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 Twenty-Three

Do a Double-Take. ("D"-) 

Speed Trap (-"D") 

Learned, Lear-ned, or Learnt? (Past tense) 

Now Put It All Together -- "Yes, I Can."

Chapter Twenty-Four

They Called It Quits. ("K"-) 

Knock-Knock Jokes (-"K") 

The Early Bird Gets the Worm. ("L,N,R" review) 

Now Put It All Together -- "FYI"

Chapter Twenty-Five

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 Twenty-Six

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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