Showing posts with label Charlsie Childs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlsie Childs. Show all posts
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Obata's Yosemite: The Art and Letters of Chiura Obata from His Trip to the High Sierra in 1927
Review
There can be no finer tribute to Obata and his work than this finely crafted edition. --San Francisco Chronicle E5 4/22/08 Irene Warner
Product Description
When Chiura Obata, a gifted California artist born in Japan, made his first visit to Yosemite in 1927, the experience deeply affected his life. Included are over eighty full-color reproductions of pencil sketches, watercolor paintings and woodblock prints.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Improve Your American English Accent : Overcoming Major Obstacles to Understanding
Product Description
Sound like a native English speaker in six easy lessons
Even though you know the vocabulary and the endless grammar rules, you still find it difficult to pronounce English words correctly. This struggle with your new language can make communicating with native English speakers a frustrating experience for both you and them. Now you can gain confidence in your English skills and speak like an American with this focused, nonintimidating program.
Improve Your American English Accent is an easy and enjoyable way to learn and master the most challenging American English speech characteristics, such as:
* The most troublesome of sixteen American English vowel sounds
* The duration of vowel sounds
* Differences in stressed and unstressed syllables and words
* How a sound is changed by the sounds that come before and after it
* Stress in words and phrases and how it influences timing
The CDs present six 35-minute lessons, each one covering key obstacles faced by nonnative English speakers. Author Charlsie Childs is your own personal tutor, talking you through her proven methods for overcoming the tricks of English pronunciation. Accompanying the CDs is a booklet containing written pronunciation guidelines and transcriptions of the sounds, words, and sentences you encounter on the recording.
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Sound like a native English speaker in six easy lessons
Even though you know the vocabulary and the endless grammar rules, you still find it difficult to pronounce English words correctly. This struggle with your new language can make communicating with native English speakers a frustrating experience for both you and them. Now you can gain confidence in your English skills and speak like an American with this focused, nonintimidating program.
Improve Your American English Accent is an easy and enjoyable way to learn and master the most challenging American English speech characteristics, such as:
* The most troublesome of sixteen American English vowel sounds
* The duration of vowel sounds
* Differences in stressed and unstressed syllables and words
* How a sound is changed by the sounds that come before and after it
* Stress in words and phrases and how it influences timing
The CDs present six 35-minute lessons, each one covering key obstacles faced by nonnative English speakers. Author Charlsie Childs is your own personal tutor, talking you through her proven methods for overcoming the tricks of English pronunciation. Accompanying the CDs is a booklet containing written pronunciation guidelines and transcriptions of the sounds, words, and sentences you encounter on the recording.
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