GET RID OF YOUR ACCENT FOR BUSINESS, PART III Linda James and Olga Smith 2025-06-04 Last updated on 2025-06-06 GET RID OF YOUR ACCENT FOR BUSINESS, PART IIIThe English Speech Trainning Manual Part IIIContents1.Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 12.Method of learning ................................................................................................................................... 33.The Speech Organs .................................................................................................................................. 74.International Phonetic Alphabet .................................................................................................................... 85.Muscular exercises .................................................................................................................................. 116.Articulation warm-up exercises .................................................................................................................... 147.Lesson 1: The [ɑː] sound as in “bark” .............................................................................................................. 178.Lesson 2: The [uː] sound as in “boot” .............................................................................................................. 209.Lesson 3: The [ɔː] sound as in “fort” ............................................................................................................... 2310.Lesson 4: The [iː] sound as in “feet” .............................................................................................................. 2611.Lesson 5: The [ɜː] sound as in “third” ............................................................................................................. 2912.Revision: Long vowels ............................................................................................................................. 3213.Lesson 6: The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “the” ............................................................................................. 3314.Lesson 7: The [ɪ] sound as in “pit” ................................................................................................................ 3815.Lesson 8: Comparison [ɪ] - [iː] .................................................................................................................... 411. Introduction1.IntroductionWhy we wrote this bookAfter we published our first book, “Get Rid of your Accent, Part One”, we launched accent reduction courses. Our clients included:•Financiers•Lawyers•Entrepreneurs•Diplomats•Management consultants•Business executives•Top IT consultants•Call centre employees•Business studentsThey enjoyed our courses and called them “life changing”. Many of our clients were promoted, as their speech became educated and easy tounderstand.In our first book, mentioned above, and our second book, “Get Rid of your Accent, Part Two”, we deal mainly with every day vocabulary. Ourfirst two books are based on speech training – the old-fashioned term is elocution – used for decades in drama schools. In this book, by contrast,we have collected contemporary words and expressions that are used in business today.After we showed a few chapters of this book to our prospective students, they became really excited, and told us that this is exactly the vocabularythey hear at work on a daily basis.For Personal Use Only11. IntroductionThis is undoubtedly the first book on the market of this kind, as it combines both speech training and business vocabulary.On top of that we managed to find quotes and proverbs that help you not only with learning English sounds, but also with improving your useof English in a fun way!For Personal Use Only22. Method of learning2.Method of learningIn our book, we set out a complete method of learning English sounds, which someone who comes from a different country might not have intheir own native language.One of the important things about our book is that we make it absolutely clear what is happening in the mouth: where the lips go, where thetongue is placed, if the jaw is open or closed, etc. Once those three positions are checked and sorted out then there is no way that you could notmake that particular English sound.The second important part of speech training is training the muscles of the tongue, lips and jaw, so that the brain responds automatically. Youtrain them by pronouncing words and sentences with the target sound. You finish with a little bit of verse, something interesting and amusing,but also containing the target sound.For consonants we also give practice through articulation exercises, such as period verses and tongue-twisters, which get the tongue and thelips really moving so that we get clarity and crispness of speech. English is a very energetic and dynamic language, and good articulation makesa big difference.Exercises in the book are accompanied by a sound tracks. Students should listen to the audio tracks, practice the correct sound throughout, andthen record themselves and listen to the recording in order to see their progress. We also encourage students to use the correct sounds in theireveryday speech, and support learning with additional exercises at the end of each lesson.The audio tracks were recorded by professional actors who use drama techniques in order to make the sentences, verses and poems soundinteresting and amusing. This also helps you to use your imagination as you are reading, and that will help you to memorise sounds.The lessons in this book are quite intensive and are aimed for those who strive to achieve outstanding results in improving their accents withina short period of time. Your results might depend on your ability to hear your own speech and the time you spend mastering the sounds.For Personal Use Only32. Method of learningAt the end of the book we also provide students with instructions and advice on how to maintain correct pronunciation. In support of that wegive a warm-up exercise for all the English sounds (see page 134).Students will also particular difficulties with the English pronunciation which speakers of other world languages have.What is needed to start working with the book?•A mirror, to compare the shape of your own mouth to the shape of the mouth that you will find in diagrams at the beginning of each lesson;•A recorder or voice memo app, to record your practices;•A phone or tablet.How many hours you should spend on each sound:•Practice each sound for about 20-40 minutes a day, with little breaks in between;•Repeat on the following days for approximately the same length of time until you feel that you can use the correct sound in your everydayspeech.The method of learning is based on a six-stage process:1.Put your tongue, lips and jaw in the correct position for the sound (see p. 7 for a diagram of speech organs).2.Listen to the audio tracks from www.audible.com and imitate the pronunciation (5-10 min for each exercise)3.Repeat each sentence out loud (5-10 min)4.Record yourself, then listen to your recording and note any mistakes (10-15 min)For Personal Use Only42. Method of learning5.Repeat the word where you made a mistake in the correct way three times (5 min)6.Activate the learned sound in your everyday speechThe first stage is to make sure that you put your lips, tongue and jaw in the right position for the learned sound. If you fail to do so, the soundwill not be precise and may be different altogether. Follow the instructions on speech organ position given at the beginning of each lesson.Pronounce the sound several times, looking in the mirror to make sure you do it correctly. When you feel that your sound is correct, startpronouncing the words, sentences and verses in the lesson.The second stage is aimed at helping you learn a sound by repeating and imitating after the audio tracks. This exercise will help you to makethe sound as correctly as possible and train your speech organs for the particular sound. The more you repeat after the audio tracks, the betteryour pronunciation becomes.The third stage gives you an opportunity to practice the sound on your own, without the help of the audio track. You will be hearing yourselfand mastering the sound. This stage is essential before recording yourself.The fourth stage involves recording yourself and listening to the recording. It helps you to see whether you have progressed in mastering thepronunciation and to identify where you still make mistakes.The fifth stage focuses on eliminating mistakes. Correctly repeating the words where you made a mistake will help you avoid repeating thesame mistakes in the future.The sixth stage has the purpose of helping you incorporate the learned sound in everyday speech. It’s about trying to find the learned sound inthe newspapers, on the radio, on TV and in English language videos. Pay attention to how you pronounce the learned sound in your everydayspeech. This will help you to activate the correctly pronounced sounds.For Personal Use Only52. Method of learningFor Personal Use Only63. The Speech Organs3.The Speech OrgansThis diagram shows you the main speech organs that produce the many sounds needed for language.For Personal Use Only74. International Phonetic Alphabet4.International Phonetic AlphabetA1🎧 Long Pure Vowels[iː] – feet – [fiːt][ɜː] – third – [θɜːd][uː] – boot – [buːt][ɑː] – bark – [bɑːk][ɔː] – fort – [fɔːt]A2🎧 Short Pure Vowels[ɪ] – pit – [pɪt][e] – pet – [pet][æ] – mad – [mæd][ʌ] – hut – [hʌt][ɒ] – box – [bɒks][ʊ] – book – [bʊk]Neutral Vowel (schwa)[ə] – the – [ðə]For Personal Use Only84. International Phonetic AlphabetA3🎧 Diphthongs[ɪə] – hear – [hɪə][eɪ] – pay – [peɪ][eə] – pair – [peə][aɪ] – pie – [paɪ][aʊ] – how – [haʊ][əʊ] – boat – [bəʊt][ɔɪ] – boy – [bɔɪ][ʊə] – sewer – [sʊə]A4🎧 Unvoiced Consonants[p] – put – [pʊt][t] – two – [tuː][k] – cake – [keɪk][f] – fish – [fɪʃ][θ] – think – [θɪŋk][s] – sip – [sip][ʃ] – shall – [ʃæl][tʃ] – church – [tʃɜːtʃ][h] – hat – [hæt]For Personal Use Only94. International Phonetic AlphabetA5🎧 Voiced Consonants[b] – but – [bʌt][d] – do – [duː][g] – go – [gəʊ][v] – very – [veri][ð] – that – [ðæt][z] – zoo – [zuː][ʒ] – measure – [meʒə][dʒ] – judge – [dʒʌdʒ][m] – money – [ˈmʌni][n] – no – [nəʊ][ŋ] – sing – [sɪŋ][l] – light – [laɪt][r] – river – [ˈrɪvə][j] – yes – [jes]For Personal Use Only105. Muscular exercises5.Muscular exercisesThe following exercises should be practised on a regular daily basis. This will help to strengthen and give flexibility to the speech organs andultimately ensure better articulation and clearer speech.Tongue exercisesexercises to be repeated 4 times.1.Point the tongue, holding it still. Then relax the tongue back in the mouth.2.Point the tongue. Circle very slowly once to the right. Repeat to the left.3.Point the tongue. Circle 3 times quickly to the right. Then left.4.Stretch the tongue towards the nose, then the chin.5.With tip of tongue behind bottom teeth, push the back of the tongue forwards and backwards.6.Flick pointed tongue sideways, touching corners of lips. Gradually quicken.7.Tap the tip of the tongue against the alveolar (teeth) ridge. Repeat and quicken.8.Finish off with rhythm exercises for [t], [d], [l], [k], [g].Tap the tongue tip against the alveolar ridgeA6🎧Repeat once from left to right. Do the same for [d] and [l] sounds.t t t ttt tt tt tttt ttt ttt ttttt tttt tttt tFor Personal Use Only115. Muscular exercisesTap the back of the tongue on the soft palate(keeping tongue tip behind bottom teeth)A7🎧Repeat once from left to right. Do the same for [g] sound.k k k kkk kk kk kkkk kkk kkk kkkkk kkkk kkkk kFor Personal Use Only125. Muscular exercisesLip exercisesAll exercises to be repeated 4 times.1.With your jaw closed, spread lips back to a broad smile, and then bring forward to a tight [uː] position as in “June”.2.Repeat exercise 1, but with jaw open about 1″ (2.5cm).3.Make a chewing motion in all directions.4.Keeping the bottom lip still, raise the top lip towards the nostrils. Bring the lips together again. Quicken.5.Keeping the top lip still, move the bottom lip down. Bring the lips together again. Quicken.6.Move top and bottom lips alternately. Quicken.7.To relax the lips, blow through them very gently.8.Finish off with rhythm exercises for [p], [b], [m] and [w] sounds.A8🎧Repeat once from left to right. Do the same for [g] sound.p p p ppp pp pp pppp ppp ppp ppppp pppp pppp pFor Personal Use Only136. Articulation warm-up exercises6.Articulation warm-up exercisesA9🎧 Tongue tip on alveolar ridge: [t], [d], [l] and [n]Read each sentence three times outloud; tap tip of the tongue against alveolar ridge for [t], [d], [l], and [n] sounds which are highlighted.1.Two toads totally tired of trying to trot to Tetbury.2.A tutor who tutored the flute,Tried to tutor two tooters to toot,Said the two to the tutor.“Is it easier to toot,Or to tutor two tooters to toot?”3.Do drop in at the Dew-drop Inn.4.I want a dozen double damask dinner napkins.5.Neither Nina nor Nita needed new knitted knickers.6.A library littered with literary literature.7.Lots of little London lamp-lighters light London’s lot of little lamps.For Personal Use Only146. Articulation warm-up exercisesA10🎧 Back of tongue on soft palate: [k] and [g]Read sentence three times outloud, keeping consonants clear and crisp.1.This crisp crust crackles crunchily.2.Can Kitty cuddle Clara’s kitten?3.Gloria Groot glued a grout to Gregory’s goat.4.Gladys glanced gaily at Grace and glided glitteringly past Greta at the gala.A11🎧 Both lips: [p], [b], [m] and [w]Read each exercise three times outloud, keeping consonants clear and crisp.1.Pappitty, peppitty, pippittyPappitty, peppitty, pippittyPappitty, peppitty, pippitty, poppitty, puppitty.2.Babbitty, bebbitty, bibbittyBabbitty, bebbitty, bibbittyBabbitty, bebbitty, bibbitty, bobbitty, bubbitty.3.Imagine an imaginary menagerie managerImagining managing an imaginary menagerie.For Personal Use Only156. Articulation warm-up exercises4.Read each line four times outloud; energize [w] sound.Will you?Will you wait?Will you wait for Willy?Will you wait for Willy and Winnie?Will you wait for Willy and Winnie Williams?For Personal Use Only167. Lesson 1: The [ɑː] sound as in “bark”7.Lesson 1: The [ɑː] sound as in “bark”A12🎧 Speech organs position:Open jaw, relaxed lips; flat tongue pulled back a little. The sound is made in the back of the mouth.Check your speech organs’ position in the mirror.[ɑː -ɑː -ɑː]A13🎧 WordsRead outloud. Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound.Spelling variations for the target soundar, er (“r” is silent) a before consonantsstart, charter, Berkshire, regardless, charges, embarkplant, pass, paragraph, sample, tsunami, advance, last, saga, aftermath, past, class, demand, Chancellor, reprimandFor Personal Use Only177. Lesson 1: The [ɑː] sound as in “bark”A14🎧 PhrasesRead outloud.target markethard bargaindraft chargessergeant in commandsmart partnermarginal advantagefast answerghastly argumentMasters in Artin charge of staffon behalf of staffbenchmark examplehalf of the branchmargin chartsA15🎧 SentencesListen and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way1.“After a storm comes a calm.” (Proverb)2.Is your glass half full or half empty?3.By and large, your examples were remarkable.4.The farmers’ remarks were truly from the heart.5.The fast-growing smartphone market is marvellous!6.Articulate Mr. Barr, our rising star, was named as marketing director of a supermarket chain.7.After all, I have to ask how Mark managed to receive such a remarkable return in emerging markets.A16🎧 VersesRead outloud liaising words in each line.For Personal Use Only187. Lesson 1: The [ɑː] sound as in “bark”It can’t be Sergeant Marlborough seen dancing in the dark,It can’t be Sergeant Marlborough seen laughing with a clerk,It hardly could be Marlborough, who asked the sheepish clerk,If he could teach the Sergeant dressage in Richmond Park.(W.S. Gilbert)For Personal Use Only198. Lesson 2: The [uː] sound as in “boot”8.Lesson 2: The [uː] sound as in “boot”A17🎧 Speech organs position:Jaw is almost closed, lips pushed forward tightly into a whistle shape; the back of the tongue rises up towards the soft palate at the back ofthe mouth.Check your speech organs’ position in the mirror.[uː - uː - uː]A18🎧 WordsRead outloud. Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound.Spelling variations for the target sound.oo, o, ou, u, ew, ueboom, removal, loophole, Waterloo, routinesecurities, UK, nuclear, unions, suitable, confusion, ubiquitous, remunerate, resolution, truce, ingenuityrenewable, rescue, subdued, undueFor Personal Use Only208. Lesson 2: The [uː] sound as in “boot”A19🎧 PhrasesRead outloud.news reviewgroup rulesthrough and throughtoo good to be trueunanimously approvedtruth about valuesuses excusesdoomed loserrefute an accusationunique opportunityfast-food revenuesa dispute on unityrefuse the abusefruitless routeA20🎧 SentencesRead outloud each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.1.“A fool and his money are soon parted.” (Proverb)2.Too much supervision can be a nuisance.3.The economic boom had a huge impact on youth in the US.4.The scrupulous reviews proved that only a few issues regarding school improvements were true.5.You know, all the students in the business school are entitled to new computers, including you.6.I knew a few unscrupulous futures traders who didn’t play by the rules.A21🎧 VersesRead outloud liaising words in each line.For Personal Use Only218. Lesson 2: The [uː] sound as in “boot”A few of the crew had issuesWith the cool new boots they used.They threw them off and told the truth –These weren’t the boots to choose.For Personal Use Only229. Lesson 3: The [ɔː] sound as in “fort”9.Lesson 3: The [ɔː] sound as in “fort”A22🎧 Speech organs position:Open jaw, lips are slightlyrounded and pushed forward. The back of the tongue rises at the back of the mouth.Check your speech organs’ position in the mirror.[ɔː - ɔː - ɔː]A23🎧 WordsRead outloud. Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound.Spelling variations for the target soundor, aw, au, alfortunate, storage, according, shortage, enforcement, guarantor, forward, disproportionate, distortion, Singaporelaunch, default, automated, authorisation, waterfall, autocracy, audacity, altered, allFor Personal Use Only239. Lesson 3: The [ɔː] sound as in “fort”A24🎧 PhrasesRead outloud.sort of shortsmall talkwar horseaudit reportwater sportscore reformsautonomous thoughtsextraordinarily importantmortgage fraudlaw and ordercourt ordercorporate lawsmall flawsan exhausting callcause an uproarautomatic doorA25🎧 SentencesListen and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.1.“Don’t shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.” (Proverb)2.A penny for your thoughts?3.It’s a tall order for all to conform to austerity measures.4.By supporting your people you’ll restore their confidence in your causes.5.The audit of offshore accounts brought to light unlawful money laundering by corporate executives.6.It is the order of this court that you enforce the new taxation law.7.It’s been reported that the corporation in question issued a short statement for the Fraud Squad.A26For Personal Use Only249. Lesson 3: The [ɔː] sound as in “fort”🎧 VersesRead outloud liaising words in each line.Claude bought a porch and an oak floor,He also ordered a gorgeous door,He talked to the porter about all he bought,It was awesome to know what the porter thought!For Personal Use Only2510. Lesson 4: The [iː] sound as in “feet”10.Lesson 4: The [iː] sound as in “feet”A27🎧 Speech organs position:Jaw is almost closed, lips are spread; the front of the tongue is high and forward in the mouth.Check your speech organs’ position in the mirror.[iː - iː - iː]A28🎧 WordsRead outloud. Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound.Spelling variations for the target soundee, e, ea, ie, eiemail, secretive, leveraging, pre-eminent, tweak, between, unleash, reasonable, meaning, increase, treaty, appeal, dream, features, eachfield, relief, seize, perceived, receiptFor Personal Use Only2610. Lesson 4: The [iː] sound as in “feet”A29🎧 PhrasesRead outloud.Fleet StreetMedia Chieffreehold feessneak a peeklease agreementdecent and reasonablemisleading and deceitfulfeel freelegal fieldteam meetinglegal proceedingsfreedom of speecheasy to completerecently revealedA30🎧 SentencesListen and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way1.“A new broom sweeps clean.” (Proverb)2.Keenness will be needed even if action is agreed.3.People need strong leaders in these uneasy times.4.The Chief Executive revealed secret details of the deal to his legal team.5.We’ve seen major changes during the Arab Spring where all these autocratic regimes are being unseated.6.We believe that Greece needs to leave the Euro reasonably soon.7.How to give positive feedback is a frequently discussed management dilemma, but being the recipient of praise can be equally difficult.For Personal Use Only2710. Lesson 4: The [iː] sound as in “feet”A31🎧 VersesRead outloud liaising words in each line.Hear me, hear me, if you please,These are very strange proceedings –For permit me to remarkOn the merit of my pleadings,You’re at present in the dark.(W.S. Gilbert)For Personal Use Only2811. Lesson 5: The [ɜː] sound as in “third”11.Lesson 5: The [ɜː] sound as in “third”A32🎧 Speech organs position:Jaw is half-open, relaxed lips; the middle of the tongue rises slightly.Check your speech organs’ position in the mirror.[ɜː - ɜː - ɜː]A33🎧 WordsRead outloud. Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound.Spelling variations for the target sounder, ear, eur, ir, ur, orobserve, prefer, concern, term, inadvertently, mergers, earnest, earthquakeconnoisseur, circulatecurve, urban, spur, murky, turbulent, worthy, reimburseFor Personal Use Only2911. Lesson 5: The [ɜː] sound as in “third”A34🎧 PhrasesRead outloud.allergic to workmerchant firmreverse the verdictin a perfect worldworsening circumstancescontroversial alternativeskirmishing entrepreneursservice workword by wordemergency alertreturn the purchasepersonal purposespreserve and conserveInternal Revenue ServiceA35🎧 SentencesListen and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.1.“The early bird catches the worm.” (Proverb)2.This is the worst of both worlds!3.The world economy is in turmoil due to burdensome uncertainties.4.First, let’s confirm the firm’s turnover in the emerging markets.5.Because the world’s worst attorney knew how the law worked, he was always sure to get certain job perks.6.Perfect, the surplus cash will allow us an urgently needed stock repurchase!7.In his early work, Sir Mervyn Bird referred to his personal and universal dreams.A36For Personal Use Only3011. Lesson 5: The [ɜː] sound as in “third”🎧 Word comparisons: long [ɔː] and long [ɜː]Read outloud. Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound.[ɔː][ɜː]shorttermlukewarmbookwormtortureterminatesortcertainyawnyearnwalkworkwornwordtornadoJordantalkativeturnoutGermanyTurkeyA37🎧 VersesRead outloud liaising words in each line.I know Bernie’s work and what he earns;And I carefully compare it with his income tax returns.For Personal Use Only3112. Revision: Long vowels12.Revision: Long vowelsA38🎧 Passage: Where to invest?Tasks:Read outloud. Liaise words together. Don’t make pauses between words that belong together, such as: articles or prepositions and a noun; verbs withadverbials; and compound nouns.Lean on long vowels, which are highlighted in bold.“Let’s talk about quantitative easing. It has a lot of good effects. It also has some downside, including the fact that most pension funds are reallychallenged to make their returns.“Well, in terms of the impact of pension investing, it’s very hard for pensions to earn any kind of reasonable return when real interest rates arenegative, and they have been for some period of time. That ripples through all traditional securities markets: from government bonds right upto the stock market. So, pension funds are not going to get the return they need by just relying on traditional, publicly trading securities.“The stock market hasn’t been a brilliant performer for many years. Private equity has outperformed it – in many cases, spectacularly. Stockmarket return is about one percent in the last decade. Going forward it is expected to return five, six percent, that’s about it.“Many investors are now shifting into investing in hard assets. Investors go to real estate, emerging markets, look into start-ups, new buildsand energy deals.” (Anonymous)For Personal Use Only3213. Lesson 6: The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “the”13.Lesson 6: The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “the”Schwa is the most used sound in English. Very often, unstressed syllables and unstressed words in a sentence are pronounced with a schwa.A39🎧 Speech organs position:Jaw is half-open, relaxed lips; the middle of the tongue rises slightly. The sound is very short.Check your speech organs’ position in the mirror.[ə - ə - ə]For Personal Use Only3313. Lesson 6: The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “the”A40🎧 Words with unstressed suffixesRead outloud. Suffixes are pronounced with the schwa, which is highlighted.1.er, arforwardRichardSouthernbanker2.oreffortBrentfordStanfordHolborn3.ureventurefutureadventuresignature4.osecondreasonabandoncustoms5.iaessentialcommercialbeneficialRussia6.io, ioumentionoppositionatrociousglobalization7.oufamousglamorousunscrupuloushorrendous8.ereofferedgatheredwonderedwanderedA41For Personal Use Only3413. Lesson 6: The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “the”🎧 Words with unstressed positionsRead outloud. Prefixes are pronounced with the schwa, which is highlighted.•aaccounting amountadhereadministeraccordingagreement•oconsumercompletelycompliantcontriveopinionoblivious•urpursuecurtailsurvivepurloinburritopurport•erpercentpermittedperspectiveperceptionperfectionperformanceA42🎧 PhrasesRead outloud liaising words in each phrase.conventional wisdominvestment bankerdiplomatic concernupward mobilityglobal centreacross the sectordeveloped economiespolitical agendapotential customersapplicable amountFor Personal Use Only3513. Lesson 6: The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “the”A43🎧 Articles and PrepositionsRead outloud liaising words in each phrase.•ain a positionto turn a cornerto be in a stateto put up a defence•anan awful lotthat’s an ideato buy an assetto reach an impasse•andoil and gassales and marketingmergers and acquisitionsresearch and development•ofin spite of claimsby way of a preferenceon the horns of a dilemmaon the brink of collapseA44🎧 VerseRead outloud liaising words in each line.This very afternoon – at two (about) –The court appointments will be given out.To each and all (for that was the condition)According to professional position!(W.S. Gilbert)For Personal Use Only3613. Lesson 6: The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “the”A45🎧 Passage: Advice to people in businessTasks:Read outloud. Liaise words together. Don’t make pauses between words that belong together, such as: articles or prepositions and a noun; verbs withadverbials; and compound nouns.Lean on long vowels, which are highlighted in bold.“Figure out your personal mission as a leader and team contributor. What is the distinctive purpose of your contributions, and what are thetalents and qualifications you bring to the table? Create strategies and priorities to advance your purpose, through enhancement of both:•your human capital (education, work experience and skill development) and•your social capital (networks, relationships, collaborations).Always be mindful of your ultimate mission, because this is where true fulfilment will come from.Enjoy the journey, not just the destination. Share yourself generously – seek opportunities to serve others and give of yourself. Learn to loveand accept yourself for who you are. Be humble and kind to others.” (D.Bilimoria).For Personal Use Only3714. Lesson 7: The [ɪ] sound as in “pit”14.Lesson 7: The [ɪ] sound as in “pit”A46🎧 Speech organs position:Jaw is nearly closed, lips slightly spread; the front of the tongue rises high in the front of the mouth.Check your speech organs’ position in the mirror.[ɪ - ɪ - ɪ]A47🎧 WordsRead outloud. Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound.Spelling variations for the target soundi, e, yprovision, profitability, implement, intensity, internet, prohibited, liquidity, initiative, incrediblyeconomy, prevaricate, reflect, restrain, example, report, excel, exceedingly, essentially, environment, elicit, effectively, eliminate, ambivalent,Egypt, syndicate, dyspeptic, synergy, symbiosisFor Personal Use Only3814. Lesson 7: The [ɪ] sound as in “pit”A48🎧 PhrasesRead outloud the following phrases liasing words in each phrasecredit riskdiplomatic issueThe Economistinformation systemsinitial investmentdomestic economyto begin withfiscal policyprofit marginto live in denialbusiness intelligenceexcruciatingly embarrassinginflation and instabilitycredibility and integrityFor Personal Use Only3914. Lesson 7: The [ɪ] sound as in “pit”A49🎧 SentencesListen and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way1.It’s a totally different kettle of fish!2.“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest”. (Benjamin Franklin)3.Trading in derivatives is a risky business.4.Regrettably, the Middle East still remains an epicentre of crisis.5.The president of the International Monetary Fund rejected all reports of wrongdoing.6.It’s important to be emotionally intelligent and sensitive with your former boss who becomes your subordinate.7.“The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity and the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” (Abraham Lincoln)A50🎧 VersesRead outloud liaising words in each line.I am a peppery kind of King,Who’s indisposed for parleyingTo fit the wit of a bit of a chit,And that’s the long and short of it!(W.S. Gilbert)For Personal Use Only4015. Lesson 8: Comparison [ɪ] - [iː]15.Lesson 8: Comparison [ɪ] - [iː]Short [ɪ] highlighted; long [iː] highlighted and underlined.A51🎧 Comparison: long [iː] and short [ɪ][iː][ɪ]treattrickeaseisteamtimhealinghissingdealdidgreedygridleaselinkreadridA52🎧 PhrasesRead outloud the following phrases liasing words in each phrasebig dealplead guiltyto be in recessionquantitative easingseizing the opportunityleaving a universitySecurity Councilcommodities tradingcommittee meetingagree to disagreebusiness dealpeople skillsFor Personal Use Only4115. Lesson 8: Comparison [ɪ] - [iː]A53🎧 SentencesListen and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way1.“Seeing is believing.” (Proverb)2.The building was besieged by the police.3.The victim is being treatid in the hospital.4.I believe we need a meaningful discussion regarding this issue.5.The court findings revealed excruciatingly embarrassing illegal bisiness dealings.6.There is a high digree of subjectivity in what he said.7.Good leaders are focused and driven; they surround themselves with great people and aren’t afraid to take calculated risks.A54🎧 VerseRead outloud liaising words in each line.Greatly pleased with interest rates,To get a mortgage we decide.With all our finances so great,Not a chance to be declined!For Personal Use Only42