Download or read book Better English, Vol. 2 of 3 written by Sarah Emma Simons and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Better English, Vol. 2 of 3: For Speaking and Writing Throughout the series, much attention is given to voice training, in order to meet a growing demand for the improvement of American speech among both the native-b orn and the' foreign elements. This training begins with a few very simple exercises in the third grade, and develops into a definitely organized treat ment in the later grades. The objective of these lessons is to make the child feel from the outset that what he says to his friends will fail of its purpose, no matter how well expressed his thought may be, unless his voice is adequate, his enunciation clear, and his pronunciation correct. The emphasis in the voice work is placed on correct breathing, clear enunciation of the principal consonants and vowel sounds, and on distinct pronunciation of certain commonly neglected word endings. The exercises in voice training, and in language, both oral and written, have been successfully developed by actual experience in the classroom. In the dictionary, word-study, and vocabulary lessons included in Books II and III of the series, it is suggested that the Winston Simplified Dictionary, because of the simplicity of its definitions and its general adaptation to the needs of the youthful student, will be found especially helpful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.