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Table of Contents 01 Introduction Session 1 R and W………………………………………………….. 03 Session 2 Voicing, S and Z ……………………………………… 08 Session 3 TH, Voiced T………………………………………….. 11 Session 4 F and V, Sh and Voiced SH……………………….. 15 Session 5 L………………………………………………………….… 20 Session 6 Word Endings…………………………………………. 24 Session 7 DG and Ch, H………………………………………… 27 Session 8 Vowel Overview, I and EE………………………… 32 Session 9 OW and AE……………………………………………. 35 Session 10 OO, UH, EH………………………………………….. 38 Session 11 AU, AH, A……………………………………………… 41 Session 12 Tongue Twisters………………………………………. 44 Session 13 Phrase Reductions, Intonation…………………... 46 Session 14 Reading Passages……………………………………… 50 Session 15 Reading Passages……………………………………... 52 This manual accompanies the video training program in American English Pronunciation available only at www.PronunciationWorkshop.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this manual may be publicly distributed, presented, duplicated or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the expressed written consent of the publisher. You should further understand that text, images, sounds, video clips, and other multimedia items included in the PronunciationWorkshop.com website, represent valuable intellectual property and redistribution of such material is a violation of federal and international law. You agree to be wholly liable for any dissemination of such materials and realize that your computer and other possessions may be seized by law enforcement officials. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – all rights reserved Pronunciation Pronunciation Workshop Workshop Manual Manual - Introduction - Session 1 InTroduCTIon Welcome! Congratulations! You are about to embark on a very exciting program. Learning to speak English clearly, with proper pronunciation is the single most important skill you must have to communicate efectively in today’s world market. he Pronunciation Workshop Video Training Program will enhance your English speaking abilities and vocal skills, improve your self-conidence and will greatly increase your chances for success. his course is based on years of linguistic research and has produced dramatic results for thousands of individuals around the globe. It is designed to help you sound “more American” for oral presentations, interviews, teaching, business situations, telephone conversations and general daily communication. When a person learns English as a Second Language, they are speaking English “iltered” through their irst language. hey are using their native language’s “speech rules” of pronunciation (and oten grammar) on their new language… hey are not aware of the American set of “speech rules”. his is basically what the Pronunciation Workshop program teaches you… “he Speech Rules of American English”. here are many schools and classes which teach English all around the world; however, very few of them address the “speech rules” that you will learn in this course. his is because many of the teachers who are providing English training, do not know of these “speech rules”. Many of them are even making errors themselves and teaching them to you! We hear this daily from our clients. When you were a child and learned your irst language, you constructed a mental inventory of your native language’s speech sounds. hose sounds became a part of your speech repertoire. Unfortunately, you are now inserting these speech sounds into your English. Today, when you speak English, you reach into that inventory and come out with many substitute sounds, something that is close, but nonetheless incorrect. hese repeated errors in conversation oten cause you to be misunderstood. Some people call what we do “Foreign Accent Reduction”…this is not quite accurate, for you are not reducing your foreign accent...you are actually gaining an American Accent - - you are adding new sounds and new “speech rules” to your speech inventory. While you progress through this program, you will be learning things you were never aware of before. You most likely will ind yourself saying, “Wow! I never © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1 Pronunciation Pronunciation Workshop Workshop Manual Manual - Introduction - Session 1 knew that!” Changing your old speech habits takes time. At irst you may possibly be apprehensive using the learned techniques. However, eventually you will relax and the words and sounds will low smoothly and clearly on their own. Once you complete each session, it should not be your objective to start speaking diferently right away. Your focus should be on listening to the sounds of your speech and the speech of those around you. For example, when you say “Tank you” instead of “hank you”, your focus should not be on saying it correctly…but rather, “Oops – I just said that word wrong…I should have used a TH sound”. It is this AWARENESS that will eventually lead you to the improved pronunciation skills you are striving for. Each video training session has its own accompanying chapter in this manual with practice material. You will notice during the video classes that I oten speak slowly and exaggerate certain target sounds. I do this purposely so that you can ‘hear’ and understand what I am teaching you. I recommend that you try practicing the material a little everyday using the learned techniques. Practice speaking VERY SLOWLY, out loud, in a strong voice and exaggerate the mouth movements. You will be retraining the muscles of your mouth and tongue to move in new and diferent ways while mastering your new pronunciation patterns. heoretically, once you understand the concepts and have retrained yourself, eventually these new speech patterns will progress into your own spontaneous conversational rapid speech. To receive maximum beneits, we recommend that you take our course over a period of two to three months, focusing on one session per week. Try to practice daily with the videos. he program you are about to begin was created to help people “sound American” for the purposes of teaching, interviewing, lecturing, business and general daily communication. Although America has many regional pronunciation diferences, the accent you will learn is that of standard American English as spoken and understood by the majority of educated native speakers. Changing your old speech habits takes time. At irst, the information presented on the videos may seem unusual, but eventually, you will see that these techniques will transform your speech, providing you with clearer, more intelligible English speaking abilities. Good Luck and have fun! I hope you enjoy this program as much as I enjoy teaching it! Paul S. Gruber MS, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 S e S S I o n 1 This session covers: Consonant ‘R’ Consonant ‘W’ Two things to remember when making an American ‘R’ sound… • Your mouth and lips come forward, like you are going to kiss. • Your tongue moves back in your mouth, NOT forward. ‘R’ at the beginning of words Rock Rip Reach Road Rain Rich Rome Raise Robe Rice ‘R’ at the end of words or after a vowel Car Far Star Door Bear Four Air Year Turn Poor © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘R’ in the middle of words Very Direction Arrange Erase Correct Marry Garage Original Hurry Zero Marine Berry Operation Caring Arrive Everyone ‘R’ Sentence he round rooster rushed into the wrong road. R’ Blends Remember… •‘R’ is the strongest sound of the blend. •When the blend is at the beginning of a word, your mouth prepares for the ‘R’, by coming forward before you even say the word. ‘R’ blends at the beginning of words Training Trust Trip Great Tropical Bring Print © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 4 1 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session President Product Cracker Crawl Break ‘R’ blends in the middle of words Subtract Waitress Nutrition Australia Introduce Compress Oppression Betray ‘R’ practice sentences - he story he read on the radio was incorrect. - Her career in the law irm is permanent. - Richard and Brooke took a ride in their brand new Range Rover truck. - Everyone will respect the Royal Family when they arrive at the airport. - he trip to the Rocky Mountains will be rescheduled on Friday. Consonant ‘W’ Practice irst with » ‘OO’ then go into » ‘OOOOOWAWAWA’ Remember, A “W” is always makes a “W” sound. It NEVER makes a “V” sound. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 5 1 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘W’ Sentence What will we do? Comparing ‘R’ and ‘W’ Rick – Wick Right – White Remember, the ‘W’ sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once. ‘W’ at the beginning of words Why Which When What Wipe Wish Weight Wing ‘W’ in the middle of words Always Away Beware Rewind Awake Someone Halloween Hollywood ‘W’ practice sentences - he wind rom the west was very wet.(Notice very has a /v/ sound) - We woke up and washed the white washcloth. - We waited for the waitress to give us water. - We had a wonderful time in Washington and Wisconsin. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 6 1 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 ‘Q’ words (produced as a KW sound) Question Quiet Queen Qualify Quit Quebec Quilt Choir Paragraph Practice Word Review Ray Russia Dreamed Roller Coaster Grand Canyon Arizona Friend Fred Norway Railroad Traveling Creative Perfect Construct Everyone Ray was born in Russia. He dreamed of building the perfect roller coaster at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. He had a riend named Fred who lived in Norway. Fred’s profession was designing railroad tracks and his career involved traveling around the world. Ray thought it would be perfect if Fred designed his roller coaster ride. Fred was creative, brilliant and worked well with railroad tracks. He would be the perfect engineer for the project. he ride took two years to construct and was painted red and white. Everyone really wanted to ride the brand-new roller coaster. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 7 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 21 S e S S I o n 2 This session covers: Voicing Consonant pairs Consonant ‘S’ Consonant ‘Z’ Voicing… Is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, creating a “buzzing sound”. Say “Ahhhh” Can you feel the vibrations in your neck? - all vowels are voiced - some consonants are voiced, some are not Paired Consonants: Unvoiced Voiced Voiced P » B T » D F » V SH » ZSH K » G S » Z Three rules for S/Z endings his is easier than it looks! Rule #1 If a word ends in a sound that is unvoiced (such as P,T,K,F), you add an unvoiced /S/ © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 8 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 21 Examples: 1 cup, 2 cups (the ‘p’ in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced ‘s’) 1 cat, 2 cats (the ‘t’ in cat is unvoiced, so just add an unvoiced ‘s’) I break, he breaks I stop, he stops Rule #2 If a word ends in any of these sounds: ‘s,z,sh,ch,or dg (j)’ when adding an ‘S’ ending, add… IZZZZZZ Examples: 1 Page 1 Bus 1 Lunch I Raise, I Brush, I Push, 2 Pages 2 Buses 2 Lunches He Raises He Brushes He Pushes Rule #3 If a word ends in a vowel sound (like the word Tree) or a voiced consonant (like the word Game), then when you add an ‘S’, continue the voicing throughout the entire word, and it should become a voiced ZZZZ. Examples: 1 Tree, 1 Day, 1 Shoe, I Fly, 1 Game, 1 Head, 1 Train, 1 Song, 2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees) 2 Days 2 Shoes He Flies 2 Games 2 Heads 2 Trains 2 Songs © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 9 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 21 Some common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’s IS HIS AS WAS THESE THOSE EASY BECAUSE Paragraph Practice If you have a color printer, notice that all voiced S/Z sounds are in the color Red to help you remember to add voicing. Another zippy, zappy, crazy day comes to a close. As we zoom up to Joe’s snooze zone, Zoe Jones of Zodiac Zoo plays with her zipper. Last week, Jim’s brothers were picked to represent their country in the Olympic Games. Two of the brothers were swimmers, while the other two were long distance runners. All of the brothers wore glasses. hese athletes worked hard at qualifying for the games and were hoping to come home with prizes. Since the brothers go to the same university, they oten take the same courses. his makes studying easier and gives them more time to do other things. On hursday, I had a very lazy day. I woke up early and irst squeezed oranges into juice. I then got dressed and watched the sunrise come up over the mountains. It was so beautiful that I took many pictures with my camera and I used three rolls of ilm. Ater drinking two cups of cofee, I got dressed, let the house, and walked three miles home. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 31 S e S S I o n 3 This session covers: he Unvoiced ‘TH’ Sound he Voiced ‘TH’ Sound ‘THR’ Blends Voicing the ‘T’ Sound The ‘Unvoiced TH’ Sound Flat tongue protruding through your teeth. Maintain a steady air stream. Stretch out the ‘TH’ sound. Example: hink of the word ‘humb” as having two beats h » umb 1 2 ‘TH’ practice words Beginning Middle End hanks hick hunder hursday hink Anything Bathmat Toothpick Athletic Mouthwash Bath North Beneath Fourth South The ‘Voiced TH’ Sound Voiced ‘TH’ at the beginning of words he (he book) hat (hat house) © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 11 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session hey (hey came over) hem (Give them water) here (here it is) his (his is my nose) hose (hose boys are good) hese (hese are my parents) Voiced ‘TH’ in the middle of words Clothing Leather Mother Another Weather Northern Voiced ‘TH’ at the end of words Smooth Bathe Breathe Practice Phrases his and that A tablecloth Winter clothing Athens, Greece hat’s the one Her skin is smooth hirty Day’s notice A famous author Here and there False teeth hread the needle A thoughtful git hunder and lightening humbs up © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 12 31 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 31 Practice Sentences - helma arrived in town last hursday. - I’m having trouble threading this needle. - I need 33 thick thermometers. - he thing they like best about Athens is the weather. - his thrilling novel was written by a famous author. - He will be through with his work at three-thirty. - Now and then, she likes to buy new clothing. - hey thought they were going to Northern Spain. - Which tablecloth shall we use for the party? - hat was the thirty-third theatre to open. THR Blends hread hrow hroat hrill hree hrew hrone “thread the needle” “throw the ball” “my throat is sore” “a thrilling ride” “three more days” “he threw the ball” “the king sits on a throne” Paragraph Practice Nurse hatcher was thankful it was hursday. She knew that on hursday she had to deliver 33 boxes of thermometers to the North American Athletic Club. hey thought that thermometers were necessary for testing the hydrotherapy baths. his was thought to beneit the athletes with arthritis. he athletic trainers required authorization to provide hydrotherapy to the youthful athletes on the three bulletin boards with thumbtacks throughout the athletic club. Rather than risk the health of the athletes, they thoroughly checked the thousands of thermometers to insure their worthiness; otherwise they needed to be thrown away. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 13 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 31 “TH” Exceptions Although the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they are pronounced as a ‘T’: homas hompson heresa hailand hames Esther hyme Voicing the ‘T’ Sound If a ‘T’ falls within two voiced sounds (usually vowels), the ‘T’ becomes voiced like a ‘D’. Examples: Water » Wader (the whole word is voiced) Better » Bedder Butter » Budder Voiced ‘T’ Practice Betty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, his butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, It’ll make my batter bitter. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 14 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 41 S e S S I o n 4 This session covers: Consonant ‘F’ Consonant ‘V’ he Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound he Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’ Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’ are produced with contact of your upper teeth and lower lip. hink of it as “biting your lower lip”. Maintain a steady air stream. hey are both identical, except the ‘F’ is unvoiced, and the ‘V’ is voiced. Correct voicing will make your speech clearer and more intelligible. Practice Words with ‘F’ Foot Find Finally Family Freedom Laugh Telephone Symphony Rough Practice Sentences Do you feel like a physical wreck? Are you fed up with your feeling of fatigue? Have you had enough of feeling rough? Why don’t you ight fever with Pharaoh’s Friend. A medicine that is tough on Flu. Practice Words with ‘V’ Vote Vine Oven Evaluate © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 15 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session Voice Travel River Every Glove Alive Leave Comparing ‘F’ and ‘V’ Feel – Veal Safe – Save Fat – Vat Fine – Vine Face – Vase Fan – Van Foul – Vowel Proof – Prove Practice Phrases A famous athlete A food vendor he Foreign Service Summer vacation Vocabulary test Over the rainbow Our irst victory Harvard University Husband and wife Very well done Practice Sentences - Her promotion in the irm was well deserved. - here was only one survivor on the island. - Steve noticed that the olive juice must have stained his sleeve. - he street vendor was selling souvenirs to tourists. - Dave gave me his car so that I could drive on New Year’s Eve. - here were several dents in the rear fender. - Tom placed several tomatoes from the vine into a basket. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 16 41 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound To make the Unvoiced ‘SH’ sound, bring your mouth and lips forward, teeth should be slightly apart. Produce air stream. Words beginning with ‘SH” begin with this sound. (So are the words “Sugar”, “Sure”, “Chef” and “Chicago”.) ‘SH’ practice words Beginning She Sugar Sure Shadow Sheep Shirt Shoe Shape Chicago Chef Middle Nation Motion Mission Special Reputation Oicial Machine Fishing Insurance Sunshine Ocean Tissue Addition Subtraction End Rush Dish Establish Splash Irish Fresh Finish ‘SH’ Sentences - he ishing trip was planned and we let to go to the ocean. - Was the chef ashamed to use the precious sugar? - Sharon gave a special performance. - He will be stationed in Washington, D.C, the nation’s capital. - She went to a fashion show ater taking a shower. - She sells seashells by the seashore. - he social club was praised for their cooperation. ‘SH’ Practice Joe’s weather machine shows a sharp drop in air pressure, especially ofshore. Ships in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 17 41 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 41 The Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound he Voiced ‘ZSH’ sound is exactly like the ‘SH’ except voicing is added. his is an important sound in American English. ‘ZSH’ practice words Middle Usual Unusual Usually Vision Visual Conclusion Asia Version Division Casual Television End Beige Massage Prestige Practice Sentences - It’s not unusual for people to study division in Asia. - I usually use a measuring cup to measure erosion. - he beige walls were the usual color in the treasury building. List things that are appropriate for each column. hen say them out loud in full sentences for practice. Example: “It’s usually hot in the summer.” “It’s unusual for me to be late for an appointment.” © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 18 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session Usually Unusual Hot in the summer Late for appointments © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 19 41 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 51 S e S S I o n 5 This session covers: Consonant ‘L’ hings to remember when making an American ‘L’ sound… • Your bottom jaw should be as wide open as possible. • Your tongue should RISE UP (independently of your jaw) and touch right behind your top teeth. • Produce the ‘L’ sound by dropping and relaxing your tongue. • Practice “LA, LA, LA”, keeping your bottom jaw lowered and open while only raising your tongue. ‘L’ at the beginning of words Lunch Local London Learn Large Life Lobby Library Lucky Lit Laugh Long ‘L’ in the middle of words Inlation Believe Volume Glue Elevator Solve Pulling © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 20 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 51 Flood Delete Elect Alive Color ‘L’ at the end of a word • To produce an ‘L’ at the end of a word, remember to slowly raise your tongue upward, towards your upper teeth, while keeping your bottom jaw as open as possible. he ‘L’ sound comes from the tongue movement, not from the placement. (Using your inger to push down on your bottom teeth to keep your jaw open, may be helpful for practicing.) Practice words Will Ball Tall Call Small Control Bowl Apple Miracle Powerful Control Financial People ‘L’ Sentences - he lollipop fell into the cool water. - Her driver’s license was pulled out of the blue golf bag. - Blake’s bowling ball fell under his tools. - Carl could not locate the lemons or the limes. - he school was a mile away from the hill. - he golf club was made of steel. - Al’s goal was to play baseball with Carol. - A certiied letter was delivered for the enrollment list. - It was revealing to look at the smiling lawyer. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 21 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘FL’ Blend Poem A lea and a ly, lew up in a lue. Said the lea, “Let us ly!” Said the ly, “Let us lee!” So they lew through a law in the lue. Practice using ‘Will’ Will you empty the garbage? Will you ask her to clean the kitchen? Will you prepare a meal for the children? When will you begin your studies at college? When will she purchase the dress for her wedding? Why will he ask them to stay late at work? Why will she bring her baby to the meeting? How will they know if our light is delayed? Where will the child be going next year? Where will they put all of the pillows? What will she do with the millions of dollars she won? Comparing ‘R’ and ‘L’ Red - Led Rick - Lick Reef - Leaf Rear - Lear Rest - Less Grass - Glass Crime - Climb Free - Flee © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 22 51 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘L’ and ‘R’ Combinations seal ring toll road already civil rights railroad rivalry coral reef jewelry schoolroom gravel road © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 23 51 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 61 S e S S I o n 6 This session covers: Word Endings Make sure that the inal sounds in your words come through clearly and fully. Don’t drop of or shorten the endings! ‘P’ endings - I hope the group will sleep on the ship. - he soda pop spilled out of the cup, over the map and onto her lap. - Was the Egg Drop Soup cheap? ‘B’ endings - We cleaned the cobweb from the doorknob in the bathtub. - Rob broke his golf club when he slipped on the ice cube. - he crab was under the cement slab at the yacht club. - he ticket stub was found in the taxicab. ‘T’ endings - Kate let her cat on the mat as she lew a kite. - he sailboat came into the port to join the leet. - What bait will make the ish bite? A cricket or a piece of meat? ‘D’ endings - Fred will decide which sled should be painted red. - David tried to send a refund back to England. - He could not hide his report card behind the chalk board. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 24 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 61 Three rules for ‘–ed’ endings Many verbs that are in the past tense, end in ‘–ed’. (Example: “Today I walk, yesterday I walked”) Rule #1 If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ‘-ed’, just add an Unvoiced ‘T’ Example: Today I jump, yesterday I jumped. (pronounced jump-T) Today I walk, yesterday I walked. (pronounced walk-T) Rule #2 If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced ‘D’ Example: Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronounced rub-D) I cleaned the kitchen. I poured the milk. I scrubbed the loor. I tagged the clothing. I spilled some juice. I trimmed the tree. I moved to California.he clock buzzed all night. Rule #3 If a word ends in a ‘T’ or a ‘D’ sound, we add a Voiced ‘ED’ Example: Today, I lit the ball. Yesterday, I lited the ball. I heated up my dinner. He voted this morning. He handed me his report. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 25 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session I traded in my old car. She added some information. If you have a color printer, notice that all voiced ‘D’ endings are in the color Red to help you remember to add voicing. Bob raked the leaves and then started to wash his car. He then loaded up the dishwasher and inished washing his dishes. Susan spilled her drink on the spotted rug. She cleaned it up with a napkin, which wasted a lot of time. He thanked me and ofered me money, if I picked up the used equipment. 3 Nasal Sounds ‘M’ ‘N’ ‘NG’ practice –ng endings Ring Sing hing Bring practice sentences - I have a feeling that she is working too much. - She has been wearing a hearing aid so that she could sing. - He is looking forward to speaking at the hanksgiving celebration. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 26 61 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 71 S e S S I o n 7 This session covers: ‘CH’ sound ‘he American J’ sound (DG) Consonant ‘H’ CH – Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-ch American J – Voiced as in J-u-dge ‘Ch’ at the beginning of words China Cherry Charge Chocolate Challenge Cheese Chunk Chairman ‘Ch’ in the middle of words Key chain Lunch box Richard Picture Teacher Fortune Nature Beach ball © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 27 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘Ch’ at the end of words Detach Teach Porch March Patch Wrench Coach Approach ‘Ch’ exercise Chop-chop, children, it’s Charlie’s Kitchen adventure! Today, Chuck will be teaching future champion cooks how to make a chocolate cheesecake. ‘American J’ at the beginning of words Juice Jump Juggle Jury Japan Giant Genetic Junior Generate German ‘American J’ in the middle of words Algebra Legend © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 28 71 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 71 Magic Subject Digest Rejoice Objective Majesty Educate Suggestion ‘American J’ at the end of words Age College Postage Stage Pledge Village Average Page Courage Knowledge ‘American J’ exercise A German judge and jury have charged and jailed a strange giant, who sat on the edge of a bridge throwing jelly onto large barges. Consonant ‘H’ When an ‘H’ is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream. Practice: Ha... Ha… Ha. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 29 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘H’ at the beginning of words Hand Hide Hope Hair House Harvard Honey Happy Who Whole ‘H’ word pairs Old- Hold IsItAtArmIllAteAs- His Hit Hat Harm Hill Hate Has ‘H’ in the middle of words Ahead Behave Anyhow Inhale Downhill Dehydrate © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 30 71 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session Wholehearted Overhaul ‘H’ exercise He thought that he should…. wash the car. thank his teacher. watch television. use the telephone. shut the door. breathe deeply. (Voiced TH) tell the truth. Henry the hungry hippo, who hogged a huge heap of one hundred hamburgers, has had hiccups for one whole week. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 31 71 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 81 S e S S I o n 8 This session covers: American English Vowels Vowel ‘EE’ Vowel ‘I’ he best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat. Front Vowels: (From high to low) EE I AE EH A- - as in - as in - as in - as in as in Heat Hit Hate Het (nonsense word) Hat Back Vowels: OO U OW AW AH (From high to low) - as in Boot - as in Book - as in Boat - as in Bought - as in Bot (nonsense word) Comparing Heat (EE) and Hit (I) Remember,… Heat is high Hit is lower Heat – Hit Keen – Kin Deal – Dill Seek – Sick Seen – Sin Reap – Rip Teal - Till Bean –Been* © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 32 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session * Bean – I ate a bean (noun). – ‘high’ Been – I have been here (verb). – ‘low’ ‘EE’ Vowel Sound …remember, smile and think high See Me Each Even Key Green Tree Very Happy Sotly Mary Busy Finally Country ‘EE’ Practice Speeding on the Freeway Happily eating cheese He and She Skiing very Rapidly She sees a monkey eating honey. We see a pony stealing money. Who can he see? It must be me! ‘I’ Vowel Sound Bit Bill Lit Fizz Kitchen Build Bigger Chimp Fith Listen Business Fist Display Filming Live Fish Discuss Fig Fity Been © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 33 81 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘EE’ and ‘I’ Practice (All ‘EE’ sounds are underlined.) he beans have been cooking since six o’clock. Sit in that seat by the window. We ate our meal, by the mill. he seal will live in the ocean. Tim’s team grinned ater seeing the green ield. Pip and Pete shipped the sheep cheaply. hose bins are for Bill’s beans. Does Jim still steal Jill’s jeans? he girls put concrete on Jill’s sneakers. Pick cherries at their peak or you will eat the pits. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 34 81 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 91 S e S S I o n 9 This session covers: Vowel ‘OW’ Vowel ‘AE’ Vowel ‘O’ he Hidden ‘W’ “OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE” ‘O’ Vowel Sound Open Oatmeal Blown Bold Owner Phone Cold Robe Coach Rotate Loan Slow Road Roam ‘O’ Practice How did you know that? I don’t know where the hole is on the coat. Does Joe know how to drive on the road? I need to blow my nose when I have a cold. Has it ever snowed in Rhode Island? Cold winds will slowly blow snow over most of Ohio. his low is no joke. So folks, don’t go out without coats! Woke and Won’t Practice: WOWOWOWOWO Woke = WOW + K Won’t = WOW + ’NT © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 35 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 91 I want the ball. I won’t give you the ball. She wants to sleep. She woke up. He wants to buy a car. He won’t buy a car. hey want to speak with you. He won’t speak with you. Vowel ‘AE’ Age Aid Eight Able Chain Date Eighteen Fake Lazy Made Baby Gain Change Gave Nation Day Paper Angel Basic Face ‘AE’ Practice he ape gave the trainer a cane. David began shaving when he was eighteen. he rainbow appeared when daylight changed. he baby snake lived in a painted cage. My neighbor’s basement was changed rom blue to beige. Hey, take away the strain! Weigh the gains of a great break with Lazy Day Vacations. Lines are open eight till late. hey aim to make your day! © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 36 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session The 50 united States (Stressed sounds are in bold) Alabama Montana Alaska Nebraska Arizona Nevada Arkansas New Hampshire California New Jersey Colorado New Mexico Connecticut New York Delaware North Carolina Florida North Dakota Georgia Ohio Hawaii Oklahoma Idaho Oregon Illinois Pennsylvania Indiana Rhode Island Iowa South Carolina Kansas South Dakota Kentucky Tennessee Louisiana Texas Maine Utah Maryland Vermont Massachusetts Virginia Michigan Washington Minnesota West Virginia Mississippi Wisconsin Missouri Wyoming © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 37 91 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- Session - Session10 1 S e S S I o n 1 0 This session covers: Vowel ‘OO’ Vowel ‘UH’ Vowel ‘EH’ ‘OO’ Vowel Sound Blue Booth News Juice Loosen Ruler Food Choose Mood Moving Loop Knew Tooth Smooth Pool Moon Shoes Zoo Grew Room ‘OO’ Practice he room in the school was very cool. Tuesday at noon in the studio. Viewing the moon on June nights. Do you remember the woman who lived in a shoe? She hadn’t a clue what to do when her family grew. Well, through your help, they are moving in June into two big boots. ‘Double OO’ words that are pronounced as ‘UH’ Food has a high vowel – ‘OO’ Foot has a lower vowel – ‘Uh’ © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 38 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- Session - Session10 1 ‘UH’ Vowel Sound (that are spelled with ‘OO’) Foot Took Cook Shook Stood Good Look Book Wool Swoosh Lower vowel – ‘Uh’ Wood Would you help me? Hollywood, California ‘UH’ Practice (‘OO’ sounds are in RED) He took a good look under the hood and found a lute. Julie enjoys good books ater school. He put his foot in the new boot. She took her students to the brook to wash their shoes. We pulled him out of the swimming pool. he fool ate until he was full. ‘EH’ Vowel Sounds Egg Get Friend Next Entrance Better Healthy Lettuce Wrench Spread Best Ready Every Red Exit Check Fence Headset Necklace Wealth © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 39 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- Session - Session10 1 ‘EH’ Practice Resting on the edge of the bed. Ten letters rom the enemy. Dennis will enter the festival. he message was given to the chef. Hello again, riends! Let’s do a weather check. Well, whoever said temperatures are getting better, better get ready to spend a wet weekend in Tennessee. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 40 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session111 S e S S I o n 1 1 This session covers: Vowel ‘AU’ as in Out Vowel ‘AH’ as in Top Vowel ‘A’ as in Hat ‘A’ Vowel Sound Back Dad Fax Value Sat Hatch Jacket Taxi Apple Catch Rabbit Tack ‘A’ Practice he fat cat wore a jacket. Pack your sack and bring your magnet. He sang about an actor named Jack. ‘AU’ Vowel Sound his is an important sound! If mispronounced, it can oten make you misunderstood. Begin this sound with the ‘A’ sound as in ‘hat’… hen, slide your mouth forward to form a small ‘W’ sound. Example: ‘Downtown’ » “DA – wn…TA – wn” © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 41 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session111 ‘AU’ Practice Now House Round Loud Gown Sound Ouch Out Found South Ounce Rebound Mouth Bounce Flower housand Spout Count he brown couch is downstairs. Her house is on the South side of the mountain. I was proud of the sounds that came out of my mouth. ‘Are’ vs. ‘Our’ Are – Close with strong ‘R’ sound - tongue retracts back Are you going? Our – Begin with the ‘AU’ sound (‘A’ as in Hat), hen close your mouth and say “Were”. hink of the word ‘Our’ as having two syllables. Pronounced as …“AU-WERE” * (he word “Hour” is also pronounced the same way). Are/Our Practice Sentences - Are you going to our house? - Sales are down, but our projections for next year are very good. - Our plans will be changing in the next hour. - Are you sure that our meeting will be an hour late? © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 42 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session111 ‘AH’ Vowel Sound ‘O’ words that are pronounced with ‘AH’ Hot Top Stop Probably Follow Not Blob Sock Mop Product Solve Problem ‘AH’ Practice (‘AH’ sounds are underlined) Bob opened the box and followed the instructions. Tom put some cotton, rocks and a doorknob in his locker. His mom made a concrete model of a hockey rink. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 43 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session121 S e S S I o n 1 2 This session covers: Tongue Twisters (F, W, Voiced Z) Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he? (Voiced V) Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously. (P) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, How many peppers did Peter Piper pick? (SH, S and Z) She sells seashells by the seashore. he shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells. (W, CH, and Final Consonants) How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 44 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session121 (W) Which witch, wished which wicked wish? While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington’s windows with warm washing water. If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch? (R) Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins. (B, BR, and BL blends) Bradley’s big black bathbrush broke. Bradley’s big black bathbrush broke. (TH) Tom threw Tim thirteen thumbtacks. He threw three ree throws. here are thirty-three thousand birthdays on the third of every month. he father gathered smooth feathers for hanksgiving. he sixth graders are enthusiastic about Jonathan’s birthday. (GR, and GL blends) Green glass globes glow greenly. (L, ‘OO’ vowel) Aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum. (Won’t) I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t! (Woke) I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke. We all woke up. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 45 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session131 S e S S I o n 1 3 This session covers: Phrase Reductions Intonation Phrase Reductions (Going to try) becomes ‘gunna try’ I’m gunna try to inish this book. (Want to eat) becomes ‘wanna eat’ Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock? (Have to start) becomes ‘hata start’ I hata start a diet tomorrow. (Has to try) becomes ‘hasta try’ He hasta try harder. (Got to leave) becomes ‘gotta leave’ I gotta leave in iteen minutes. (Ought to believe) becomes ‘oughta believe’ She oughta believe what he is saying. (Out of bed) becomes ‘outa bed’ I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock. (Did you go?) becomes ‘Didja go’ Didja go to the store? (Would he help?) becomes ‘Woody help’ Woody help me move the furniture? (Won’t you play?) becomes ‘Woncha play’ Woncha play one more song on the piano? (Didn’t you know?) becomes ‘Didincha know’ Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow? © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 46 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session131 (Is he?) becomes ‘Izzy’ Izzy the one that called? (What do you want?) becomes ‘Whadaya_want’ (Give it to me.) becomes ‘GividaMe’ Gividame right away. Intonation Practice Have you ever tried one of Diane’s Donuts? hey are so delicious. I have eaten many diferent kinds of donuts, from all over the country; however, I have never tasted anything, quite like Donuts made by Diane. I have been told that she uses the inest and freshest ingredients that money can buy. he best lour, the best eggs and the best milk. I am sure, that once you taste these incredible donuts, you will run and tell all of your friends. Syllable Stress Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the irst syllable. Two-Syllable Words (stress 1st syllable) Sofa Oven Ater Finger Station Second Enter Oten Uncle Carpet Father Children Walking Jacket Lucky Comment © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 47 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session131 Two-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable) Delete Decline Survive Protect Adopt Advance Below Resolve Advice Acquit Control Arrive Involve Massage Disease Relate Generally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable. Three-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable) Reduction Arrangement Audition Companion Detective Ambitious Companion Appliance Discover Unlawful Conclusion Assemble Adjustment Afected Acceptance Ferocious Syllable Stress Practice he pictures are fantastic. He needs permission to ind a solution. he party is in honor of his retirement. Her son exhibited bad behavior on their vacation. Comparative Sentences Joe drinks cheap wine. Sue only drinks expensive wine. Don’t forget his birthday. We would never forget his birthday. She’s planning to leave tomorrow. He made plans to leave a month ago. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 48 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session131 he Teacher’s meeting is at 9:00. he students announced that they will never have a meeting. My telephone isn’t working. he telephone needs to work by lunchtime. He’s painting his house blue and green. Your house would look terrible if it were green. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 49 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session141 S e S S I o n 1 4 This session covers: Putting it all together – Part I he 10 Key steps towards Improvement Photo album Keeping a family photograph album is a good way to save family memories for yourself and future generations of your family. Very old pictures can be taken to a photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture any information you remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it. Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to spend the day and it is a fun activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and their children will appreciate your eforts too. The Public Library Your library card can be your ticket to entertainment, current events and new ideas. Almost every city has a public library and there is no charge for a library card. Libraries have books about many subjects, but there are also other things at the library. hese include books on cassette tape, videotapes, large print books, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free programs in the aternoon or evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or traveling library, which brings the library right into your neighborhood. John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller did three amazing things. First, he acquired probably the greatest fortune in all history. He started out in life digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an hour. In those days, there were not half a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one million dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to collect a fortune said to be anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the irst girl he fell in love with refused to marry him. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 50 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session141 he reason given was because her mother refused to allow her daughter to “throw herself away” on a man who had such poor prospects. Stars How many stars can you see on a dark, clear night? You can see about 3,000 stars with your eyes alone. But keep in mind that you are viewing only part of the sky. If the whole sky were visible, you could count about 5,000 stars. If you look through a small telescope you might see as many as 600,000 stars. hrough the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot millions of stars. No one is sure exactly how many stars there are altogether, but astronomers believe there are at least 200 billion, billion stars out in space. The 10 Keys towards Improvement Number 1. Practice and listen. Number 2. Do not leave of the endings of words. Number 3. Make a list of requently used words. Number 4. Open your mouth more when you speak English. Number 5. Don’t be araid to speak. Number 6. Read aloud in English for ten to 15 minutes every day. Number 7. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation errors. Number 8. Watch the mouth movements of native speakers and imitate them. Number 9. Buy books on tape. Read along with the tape - out loud. Number 10. Be patient. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 51 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session151 S e S S I o n 1 5 This session covers: Putting it all together – Part II A foreign student When a student from another country comes to study in the United States, he has to ind out for himself the answers to many questions, and he has many problems to think about. Where should he live? Would it be better living in a dormitory or in a private room of campus? Should he spend all of his time studying, or should he take advantage of the many cultural and social activities that are ofered? At irst, he may not feel that he its in with the American culture. He may not feel conident when he speaks. Little by little, however, he learns how to handle himself in various situations. Finally he begins to feel very secure and ‘at home’. Unfortunately, this long-awaited feeling doesn’t develop suddenly. It takes time. Volcanoes Volcanoes are holes in the Earth’s crust which allow molten rock to escape from beneath. he molten rock, or lava, may low out gently or it may be blasted high in the air with gas and ash in a violent explosion. here are eight hundred and ity active volcanoes around the world. Do you know where these mountains of ire are found? hree quarters of them are found within a zone called the “Ring of Fire.” One edge of the zone stretches along the west coast of the Americas from Chile to Alaska. he other edge runs along the east coast of Asia from Siberia to New Zealand. Twenty percent of these volcanoes are located in Indonesia. Other big groupings are in Japan, he Aleutian Islands, and Central America. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 52 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session151 The Chinese Language Chinese is a most unusual language. It difers from English and most other major languages in that it has hundreds of diferent dialects. A person who lives in one section of the vast country of China, oten cannot understand a fellow Chinese who lives in another section. hese two major dialects are Cantonese and Mandarin. Cantonese is a southern dialect. Mandarin, a dialect that originated in northern China, is spoken by more Chinese than any other dialect. Non-Chinese people oten say that the Chinese seem to “sing” their language. Chinese sounds as though it is sung, because many words are only one-syllable long and because the tone of voice changes for each word. As in English, many words have more than one meaning. he speaker’s tone of voice indicates each word’s speciic meaning. Even more fascinating than the variety of spoken sounds is the Chinese written language. It has no alphabet. Instead, it employs signs called “characters.” Each spoken word in the language is represented by a separate character. Originally, the characters were drawings that depicted the meanings of words, but over the years, they have simpliied, and most no longer look like the things they represent. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 53 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session151 The Supercontinent Around 100 to 150 million years ago, there may have been only one continent on our planet. At least that is what some earth scientists have decided ater years of research. If you look at the map of the world carefully, you can see that the present-day continents could be thought of as the pieces to a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. In your imagination carefully put the pieces together to form the supercontinent. You will see that if you took away the South Atlantic Ocean and pressed South America and Africa together they would it very nicely. You could continue removing oceans and seas and put other parts of the world together quite easily until you get to those last two pieces of Australia and Antarctica. Scientists believe that the continents of Australia and Antarctica were once linked together. hey may have split slowly of from the supercontinent and then separated from each other as recently as 40 million years ago. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 54 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session151 The 50 Most Mispronounced Words in English accounting irrational argue justice actually likeable available loosen arrangements measurements basically middle business multiple calls national complete original continue outrageous contribute particular corporation partnership diferences problem directly prohibit exactly quality educational question every referring exceptional regardless familiar request inancial similar frustrating speciic general value immediately visualize inconvenience vulnerable introduce working © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 55 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session151 Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end! We always love hearing rom people who have taken our course! Please call us, contact us via our website, or send e-mail to [email protected] and tell us how our program has helped you. Also, if you would like to work with a Pronunciation Workshop Certiied Speech Language Pathologist directly to receive more personalized attention, just let us know. Working with one of our trainers on your speciic pronunciation issues is fun and can be extremely helpful. Good luck in all your endeavors and thank you for taking our program! Paul S. Gruber, MS, CCC-SLP, CEO Speech Language Pathologist © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 56