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P01. ĭ/ē (IPA [ ɪ/i ]) – ex, ship vs sheep (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0: Video: Sheep or Ship? Heat or Hit? Beat or Bit? American English Pronunciation

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation 

Section 3: Listen: Words

Optional: Watch: Pronunciation of Vowel Sounds /i/ and /I/  

P02. ā/ĕ (IPA [ e/ε ]) – ex, bade vs bed (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0a: Listen: Words

Section 0b: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation

Section 3: Listen: Words

P03. ă/ŏ (IPA [ æ/a ]) – ex, hat vs hot (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0a: Watch: Short 'a' & 'o' - The Big Face Face-Off

Section 0b: Listen: More Words

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation

Section 3: 

Front vowel ă:

Example 1: ă

Example 2: ă

Back vowel ŏ:

Example 1: ŏ

Example 2: ŏ

P04. ûr/îr (IPA [ 3r/Ir ]) – ex, her vs hear (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0: Watch: ûr or îr Sound

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation

P05. âr/är (IPA [ Ɛr/ar ]) – ex, bear vs car (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0: Listen: Words

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

P06. ŭ/ŏ (IPA [ ʌ/ɑ ]) – ex, but vs dog (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0: Watch: Bus or Boss? Luck or Lock? American English Pronunciation

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

P07. ă/o͝o (IPA [ æ/ u ]) – ex, lab vs book (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0a: Watch: Short Vowel æ

Section0b: Watch: Short Vowel ʊ

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation

P08. o͝o / o͞o (IPA [u / U]) – ex, book vs school (fill in form) Vowels

Section 0a: Listen: Circle the Word

Section 0b: Listen: Words

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

P09. Consonants: p/b ex, pig vs big (fill in form) Consonants

Section 0: Watch: 500 Common Words: B and P Sounds with Listening Test

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

Section 3: Watch: Q&A: P and B Pronunciation

P10. Consonants: t/d ex, to vs do (fill in form) Consonants

Section0a: Listen: Words

Section0b: Merriam-Webster Online Learner's Dictionary

Section0c: Listen: Test

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation

Section 3: Watch: T and D sounds - American Pronunciation

P11. Consonants: k/g ex, coat vs goat (fill in form) Consonants

Section 0: Watch: How to Pronounce "K" vs. "G" Sounds | English Lessons

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation

P12. Consonants: s/z ex, sip vs zip (fill in form) Consonants

Section 0: Watch: Improving American English Pronunciation: How to pronounce Z and S sounds | Tongue Twisters

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2: Listen: Pronunciation

P13. Consonants sh/zh ex, ship vs treasure (fill in form) Consonants

Section 0: Listen: Words

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced 

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

P14. Consonants: ch/j [IPA (ʧ/ʤ)] ex, cheap vs jeep Consonants

Section 0: Video

Section 0: Listening: Complete the Sentences

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

P15. Consonants: r/l ex, right vs light Consonants

 Section 0: Watch: Pray or Play? Rain or Lane? American English Pronunciation

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

P16. Consonants: th/th [IPA (θ/ð)] ex, teeth vs teethe Consonants

 Section 0: Watch: "th" [θ] [ð] Consonant Sounds | English Pronunciation Lesson

Section 1: Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:  Listen: Pronunciation

P17. Consonants: s/sh [IPA (s/ʃ)] ex, sip vs ship Consonants

 Section 0: Listen: Conversation

Section 1:Listen: Mispronounced

Section 2:Listen: Pronunciation

P18. Word Stress (Fill in Form) Speaking

 Section 1: American Heritage Dictionary

Section 2 (Part 1): Listen: Conversation

Section 2 (Part 2): Listen: Words

P19. Intonation (Fill in Form)  Speaking

 Section 2: Listen: Intonation Patterns

Section 3 Video 1: Watch: Falling Intonation - English Pronunciation with JenniferESL

Section 3: Video 2: Watch: Rising Intonation - English Pronunciation with JenniferESL

P20. Intonation (Fill in Form) Speaking

Section 1: Watch: Text Messaging 

Section 2a: Listen: Part 1 

Section 2b: Listen: Part 2 

P21. Prominence (Fill in Form) Speaking

Section 1: Video 

Section 4: Conversation