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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

PALSy-Walsy with Lydia Aiello for Listening & Speaking

You heard about it here first! At long last, Lydia Aiello’s highly successful PALS (Pronunciation and Listening and Skills) series is about to receive its second instalment, Sentence PALS. Lydia began her three part series for students and teachers with Word PALS which introduces awareness of North American English pronunciation through an organized, simplified instructional workbook that provides a variety of listening and speaking activities focused on improving learner’s detection and production skills. Word PALS  includes: 3 audio CDs, an answer key, & teacher's notes. Sentence PALS will take learners beyond the word level into the realm of the rhythm and timing of sentences by creating awareness of content stress, connected speech, reductions, and intonation. The exact release date of Sentence PALS is yet to be determined but it won’t be long now. Lydia’s as busy as a bee finalizing the publication. Her website is undergoing major reconstruction at the moment. For information or ordering Word PALS and Sentence PALS feel free to contact Lydia by Email directly at: lydiaaiello@hotmail.com
Lydia Aiello's Book One - Word PALS







1 comment:

  1. You are right! Lydia's book is wonderful. Her Sentence Pals is equally good!

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