
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 /o
7/)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 /a
7/)Now Put It All Together -- "Liquor or Liqueur?"
Chapter Eighteen
March Comes in Like a Lion . . . (-"CH")
Where’s the Fire? (Vowel /ai
7/)Ixnay ("N"-)
Now Put It All Together -- "u
7"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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