Canadian Speechsounds is ideal for anyone living and working in Canada. We offer two versions: One for professionals and one for people active in healthcare. Both versions incorporate our unique authoring function that allows you to fully customize the system to support your organization.
PRICING |
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| 1 program | $149.95 |
| 2-9 programs | $109.95 each |
| 10-16 programs | $99.95 each |
| 17-50 (site license) | $1900 total |
| 51st + programs | $35 each |
| A free digital workbook comes with each order; rights to reproduce the workbook come with the purchase of multiple programs. | |
| All prices in US Dollars. | |
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Designed for use by organizations or individuals who depend on clear, understandable spoken communication between employees and with customers. Our clients using Canadian Speechsounds Professional version include:
- Colleges and universities
- Adult education centers
- Corporations
- Trainers and teachers
- Individual professionals
Our Professional Version includes an authoring function that allows administrators to create totally customized exercises: professional terms, names, places, jargon, slang, and dialogs — anything you need.
This comprehensive software covers all the challenging areas of spoken English: consonant sounds, vowel sounds, stress, intonation, linking, word endings, casual speech, and more!
Video clips, diagrams, instructions, explanations of common problems, and spelling examples are included for every sound.
Scored listening exercises recommend when to go on to recording. Record sounds, words, phrases, and sentences.
Practice independently, progress at your own pace.
This version has the option to display International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols.
Features
- 8000+ American English words and expressions
- Guide for 38 language backgrounds: Chinese speakers, Hindi speakers, etc.
- Teaches consonant and vowel sounds with video and audio instructions
- Presents Endings, Intonation, Linking, Shortcuts, Stress exercises
- Includes ABC (Alphabet Letters), Days, Months, See the Sea (Homonyms), Shh! (Silent Consonants)
- Contains a Locator to help you find every word
- Features authoring — create totally customized exercises using professional terms, names, places, slang, jargon, dialogs
- Offers the option to display International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols
Consonant and Vowel exercises for every difficult sound
Endings Exercises
- A Great Grade (Voicing)
- Almost Perfect (Consonant Cluster Endings)
- Bell & Whistles (Plurals)
- Tried it, Liked it (Past Tense)
Linking Exercises
- Could-You? (Sound Changes)
- Does-it? (Consonant + Vowel)
- Feel-it? (L + Vowel)
- Get-it? (T+ Vowel)
- Guess-so (Same Sounds)
- Hear-it? (R + Vowel)
- See-it? (Vowel + Vowel)
Intonation Exercises
- It is. (Statement)
- Is it? (Yes-No Questions)
- Who? (“wh-” Questions)
- do I? (Tag Endings)
- 1, 2, and 3 (Series)
- But . . . (Pauses)
Shortcuts Exercises
- ASAP (Abbreviations)
- It’s Good! (Contractions)
- More ‘r Less (Relaxed Speech)
Stress Exercises
- Drive IN (Verb Phrases)
- HOTdog (Compound Nouns)
- -ic, -ity, -tion (Suffixes)
- PreSENT a PREsent (Noun-Verb Forms)
- SOMEone (Compound Nouns)
- Put it HERE (Word Stress)
Canadian Speechsounds is available directly from English Talk Shop
or from our Canadian Distributors:
| NAS Software Inc. 44 Joshua Court Thornhill, Ont. L4J 8B6 www.nas.ca (800) 837-5354 (905) 764-8079 |
Accent on Communication 210, 1010 8th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 1J2 www.accentoncommunication.ca (403) 266-1531 |



