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Focus on Pronunciation, a comprehensive pronunciation course, is designed to help students enjoy speaking English well. Written for advanced ESL students, Focus on Pronunciation addresses the crux of most pronunciation problems by emphasizing elements of English phonology that are difficult or unusual in terms of the world's languages.-- Concise explanations and articulatory diagrams aid in production.-- Communicative and interactive exercises include information gaps, games, interviews, and listenings on substantive topics.-- Recorded homework assignments provide opportunities for out-of-class work.A Teacher's Guide includes useful background information and an appendix describing typical pronunciation problems of students from different language backgrounds.