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SectionB Consonants 23 P (Pen) 24 b (baby) 25 t (table) 26 d (door) 27 k (key) 28 s (girl) 29 Review 30 s (sun) 3I z (zoo) 32 J (shoe) 33 S (television) 34 tJ (chip) 35 dS (Ianuary) 36 Review 37 f (fan) 38 v (van) 39 w (window) 4o j (Yellow) 4l h (hat) a2 0 (thin) 43 6 (the feather) 44 Review 45 m (mouth) 46 n (nose 47 4 (ring) 48 I (letter); (bdl) 49 r {rain)50 Review Overview Mask Key 79 81 85 89 93 97 101 105 t07 110 l14 tt7 t20 t24 L28 l3l 135 139 r43 t47 15I 155 159 r62 165 168 L72 176 180 183 185 186

-ntroduction for students hroduction for teachers vii )iagnostic Tests :ection A \brvels I i: (sheep) 2 r (ship) 3 e (pen) { a (man) 5 .r (cup) 6 q: (heart) i Review 8 o (clock) 9 cr (ball) i0 u (book) l1 ur (boot) 12 g: (girl) 13 e (a camera) 14Review 15 er (male) 16 ar (fine) 17 cr (boy) 18 au (house) 19 au (phone) 20 ra (year) 2L ee (chair) 22 Review ix

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In the preparation of this new edition I would like to thank: SallyMellersh (formerly of Hammersmith and WestLondon College)for updating and expandingthe lisr of likely errorsto accompanythe new editionsof Ship or Sheep? and Tleeor Three?byits inclusion on the website (http:/ /www.cambridge.org/elt/elt projectpage.asp?id=2500905). David McCreathfor IT assistance and contribution to my computer literacy.Sandra Turner for help with typing. My editors N6irin Burke,Frances Amrani and YvonneHarmer, aswell as the following teachersfrom all over the world who commented during developmentand gaveme suchpractical advice: Michele Chartrand-Hirsch,France;Ian Chitry UK; David Deterding,Singapore; Sylvie Donna, UK; ElizabethDowney,NewZealand;Lynda Edwards,UK; Laura Hancock,UK; David Hill, Australia;Kip Kelland,Italy; Kathy Keohane,UK;Andrea Paul,Australia; Gordon FrancisRobinson,Singapore; Iulietta Ann Schoenmann,UK; RogerScott,UK PeterHobbs and other teachersof International HouseSydney, whoallowedme to observeand co-teachtheir classes; ShdnIones,for classobservationat Blacktor,rrn TAFECollege. I would like to continue to thankAmir Pirouzan,Iean Crockerand Iohn Lipscomb for their adviceand encouragementduring the preparation of the original edition of Ship or Sheep? Nso Philippa Lipscomb and other teachersof the British Council, Teheran, who helped with the first classtry-outs. Thepublisherhasusedits best endeavours ensurethat the URLsfor external to websitesreferredto in this book are correct and activeat the time of going to press. However,the publisher has no responsibilityfor the websitesand can make no guaranteethat a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Illustrations by: JohannaBoccardo,Pat Murray,Felicity House and TonyWilkinsCoverdesignby PentacorBook Design Designed and typesetby Hart Mcleod

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Seven the 50 units in this book are reviewunits. Eachof the other of of units introducesa differentEnglishsound,aswell as other aspects pronunciation(e.g. stress, intonation)which are alsoimportant for successful communicationin English. Youcan usethis book eitherworking aloneor with a class+ teacher. Youwill need: - equipmenttolisten to the CD, and equipmentto recordyour voice - a small mirror to compareyour lip positionswith the pictures Youwill useit at the beginningof -Your mask (cut it out from page185). most units (but not Unit l). Youcan alsouseit for extrapracticeof soundsthat are difficult for you. First,find out which units are most important for you. To do this: - If possible, checkyour mother tonguein theLisrof likely errors(see website:http://r,r"wwcambridge.org/elt/elt_projectpage.asp?id=2500905) and makea printout of that part of the list. Tests(seepagesix-xi). If you are - Do at leastone of the Diagnostic native working alone,do TestA. TestB needsthe help of a teacher, speaker. you areworkingwith a teacher, If speaker near-native or he/shewill decidewhetheryou do the tests. Decidewhetheryou want...