A revolutionary teaching manual for both teachers and students of English as a second language. Introduces the English Phonetic Alphabet.

English Is Stupid, Students Are Not

Reference

Thompson, Judy

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Thompson Language Center

Companion to Chapter One of English is Stupid, a revolutionary pronunciation manual for both teachers and students of English as a second language. No one can learn to speak English from reading it. The English Phonetic Alphabet (EPA) is a simple, logical pronunciation tool designed to bridge written to spoken English especially for English language learners and suitable for every level of ESL/EFL. EPA has its own collaborative wiki site: www.englishphoneticalphabet.pbworks.com

Workbook - English Phonetic Alphabet

Brigden, Noreen

Foreign Language Study & Reference

How Do You Say? is a speaking and writing resource for all English learners. It bridges speaking and spelling with a simple, logical color system. Because the names of colors are the first thing a student learns in a new language, colors provide access to pronunciation and spelling for even the most novice learners. The icing on the cake in this inclusive publication is it uses only standard keyboard symbols (English Phonetic Alphabet) for its phonetic forms. 
How Do You Say? works like magic. By happy accident the 16 vowel sounds of English are featured in the names of 16 common colors. The sound dictionary organizes the 2000 most common English words by the color of their main vowel sound. Regardless of crazy English spelling, learners remember the pronuncation of words by the color of its main vowel sound. 
- head, said, next, friend and guest are Red words as they share the same main vowel sound
- boot, suit, shoe, new, you, two and beautiful are Blue
- pretty, city, sister, busy, women and build are Pink and so on
How Do You Say? is also a writing resource as students can find the spelling of words they hear.
Last but not least How Do You Say? is a dictionary of expressions critical for advanced learners. English is abstract. Red chair, red sweater and red chair are things colored red. Red tape, red eye and red letter are something else entirely (bureaucracy, overnight flight and good news). How Do You Say? contains thousands of expressions sourced by the color of their main words.

How Do You Say?: Dictionary

English is crazy. The problem with English the alphabet. With only 26 letters for 40+ sounds, learners can't speak English from reading it. In Cracking the Code you'll find context - the story of how English writing and speaking developed separately with no logical letter system to bridge the parts. The focus of this book is a simple sound alphabet so learners can finally see what English sounds like. As a bonus feature, there is a tool for comparing English sounds to those of any other language. Isolating the specific sounds, a learner needs accelerates their learning. Success brings joy to your students and to you. Helping learners to pronounce English confidently is easier than you could imagine with the approach found in Cracking the Code.

Backpacker's Guide to Teaching English Book 1 Pronunciation: Cracking The Code

Teen & Young Adult

English is a generous and forgiving language. It tolerates infinite grammar mistakes, endless pronunciation variations and countless accents. What makes English conversation work for anyone are three simple patterns that are always true. In Need For Speed are the basic rules for how dialogue works including the inside track for fast listening. It's what learners need in order to get into the game of conversation as quickly and successfully as possible. Competence comes from authentic practice not grammar study.

Backpacker's Guide to Teaching English Book 2 Conversation: Need For Speed

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Fluency is in expressions, humor, voice qualities, context, innuendo and gestures. Meaning is rarely in the words a native speaker uses. How does anyone tell that red chair is a chair colored red and red tape is bureaucracy? The brain leap required to speak English fluently is in this book and so are the guidelines for decoding non-verbal cues which are estimated as 80% of the message

Backpacker's Guide to Teaching English Book 3 Fluency: You Don't Say

ABC Facilitated Reading is a how-to book for reading literacy. It effectively addresses crazy English spelling in a simple, interactive process that parents, grandparents, caregivers, and learners all enjoy. Part One is an ABC Picture Book that introduces a range of sounds letters can represent. Part Two is a step-by-step Instruction Manual. This unique learning approach works with learners' minds, and facilitation works for their souls.

ABC Facilitated Reading: Teach Reading At Home

The World's first dictionary by sound! A simple system that solves the problem of English spelling by grouping words according to their main vowel sound. Based on the Thompson Color/Vowel Chart, every word in English is a color! Bonus feature: English is an idiomatic language, Grass is Black features thousands of common expressions for native-like English. Companion to the book English is Stupid, a revolutionary pronunciation manual for both teachers and students of English as a second language.

Grass Is Black

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