Author's Note: Studying solely by imitating the sounds of native speakers has its limitations.
Reviewer's note
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Know and study
It's structured like this

WARM-UP Warm-up Part
Why do we need to study pronunciation?
Just by pronouncing it well, you gain confidence in speaking.
English pronunciation is your image!
How to study pronunciation effectively?
First: Get familiar with English pronunciation symbols.
Second: Let's learn step by step, from phonemes to paragraphs.
Knowing and using are two different things!
Understanding the Basics of Vowels and Consonants
All about consonants & vowels
Korean and English are not exactly the same sound.

PART 1 Pronunciation, it seems like it takes a little bit
SECTION 1 Just remove the 'eu' sound and you'll get 'Wow!'
Because of the pronunciation of [r], [l]
[r] Pronounce it like this!
[l] Pronounce it like this!
Because of the pronunciation of [p, b, t, d, k, g]
[p, b, t, d, k, g] pronunciation at a glance!
SUMMARY
[p]
Understanding Consonants in Sentences
[b]
[t, d] The most variable sound in English!
[t]
Verb past tense -ed pronunciation summary 84
[d]
[k]
[g]
cheque / check is not another word
'Queen' is not 'Queen' and 'penguin' is not 'Penguin'!
Comprehensive Practice 1

SECTION 2 If you just remove the 'ee' sound, you get 'oh!'
Because of the pronunciation [?], [?]
[?], [?] Pronounce it like this!
[?]
[?]
[?] and [?], which sound different depending on their position in the word
Because of the pronunciation of [t?], [d?]
Pronounce [t?], [d?] like this!
[t?] and [d?] sound different depending on their position in the word
[t?]
[d?]
Comprehensive Practice 2

PART 2-1 You can listen without confusion if you do a little bit (consonant section)
Because of the [f] [p] pronunciation
Distinguish between [f] and [p] pronunciation!
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation [v] [b]
Distinguish between [v] and [b] pronunciation!
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation [s] [?]
Distinguish between [s] and [?] pronunciation!
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation [z] [d?]
Distinguish between the [z] [d?] pronunciation!
Pronunciation of plural words and verbs with -s or -es after third-person singular subjects
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation of [θ] [s]
Distinguish between the [θ] and [s] sounds!
LISTENING TEST
Distinguish between the [ð] and [d] sounds!
LISTENING TEST
When an e is added to the end of a word ending in th, it becomes a verb.
SUMMARY

PART 2-2 Listening without confusion after just a little practice (Volume)
If you want to speak English, you need to know stress.
English vowels, you just need to know how to put pressure on them and how to release them.
Because of the pronunciation [iː] [?]?
[iː] of leave
[iː] is not stressed and is pronounced as the Korean 'i' [i].
Because of the pronunciation [iː] [?]?
live's [?]
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation [e] [æ]?
[e] of bed
Because of the pronunciation [e] [æ]?
bad's [æ]
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation [uː] [?]?
pool's [uː]
Because of the pronunciation [uː] [?]?
pull's [?]
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation [o?] [?ː]?
coast's [o?]
Because of the pronunciation [o?] [?ː]?
cost's [?ː]
LISTENING TEST
Because of the pronunciation of [?ː], [?]
collar's [?ː]
color's [?]
LISTENING TEST

PART 3: Get in the rhythm and sound like a native speaker
Because of the pronunciation [?]
schwa [?]
[e?] [a?] [a?] [??] Because of the pronunciation of the diphthongs
[e?] pronunciation at a glance!
Words with different stresses in British and American English
[a?] pronunciation at a glance!
[a?] pronunciation at a glance!
[??] Pronunciation at a glance!
Diphthongs [??], [e?], [??] found only in British English

The sounds you need to know to be in the top 5% of pronunciation
Because of the pronunciation [w] [j]
[w] pronunciation at a glance!
[j] Pronunciation at a glance!
American English [uː] and British English [juː]
Because of the pronunciation [m] [n] [ŋ]
[m] [n] [ŋ] nasal pronunciation at a glance!
Summer is not 'summer' and cunning is not 'cheating'!
Because of the [h] pronunciation
[h] pronunciation at a glance!
The [h] pronunciation of the alphabet h disappears only when it is a function word in the middle of a sentence.
Comparing British and American English
LISTENING TEST Answers
Glossary

If any of the following apply to you, it's time to start working on your pronunciation again right now.

-[i:] is the long pronunciation of the Korean word 'i', and [i] is the short pronunciation of 'i'.
-When [k, p, t] comes after s, such as in -sky, spoon, and stop, it must always be pronounced as aspirated sound.
-If you don't pronounce water as 'Worer' and Internet as 'Innernet', it doesn't seem like you're pronouncing it correctly.
-We all pronounce the underlined sounds of pleasure, change, and Zack as 'ㅈ'.


A pronunciation expert will give you accurate information from a Korean perspective.
Korean and English have different ways of pronouncing sounds.
That is, native speakers are experts at pronouncing their own sounds, but they cannot pronounce the subtly different sounds of Korean, and so they cannot explain to Koreans how to pronounce English sounds correctly.
The author is a native Korean who studied English phonetics and is well aware of the pronunciation characteristics of Koreans.
So, I'm going to kindly tell you how to pronounce English correctly when Koreans pronounce it differently.

You can read the pronunciation book as easily as you read an essay.
Existing pronunciation books are full of Chinese characters with unknown meanings, such as 'alveolar consonants, lateral consonants, affricates,' and are filled with incomprehensible pictures.
In fact, you don't need these Chinese characters to pronounce English correctly.
What matters is the shape of the mouth, the position and shape of the tongue in the mouth.
I've put the most emphasis on this and explained it in an easy way so that you can understand and follow along without thinking twice.

Also, we included episodes that Koreans may experience related to the pronunciation in cartoon format, saying, 'That's right, that's right.
I sympathized with the idea of ​​'I'm like this too' and became more interested in learning pronunciation.

Provides precise answers to why listening is weak
Even if you listen to the same text ten or twenty times, you won't hear it until the end.
But when you actually check it with your fingerprint, there are many times when it is a word that is so easy that it makes you lose your composure.
The reason this happens is because you can't pronounce individual sounds correctly.
Being able to pronounce individual sounds accurately will allow you to hear them clearly, and similar sounds will be distinguished and clearly heard by your ears, which will inevitably improve your listening skills.
One of the most important reasons to study English pronunciation is to improve your listening skills.


Develop your perspective on English through comparison with British English in a global world.
Although this book is based on American pronunciation, it also includes comparisons with British English, a trend that cannot be ignored.
Reflecting the growing interest in British English through film, sports exchanges, and other means, we have created a section where you can also study the unique characteristics of British English.
With the increased likelihood of encountering English speakers from diverse backgrounds, studying both American and British English broadens your listening ear and broadens your perspective.