Top Notch Fundamentals

Pronunciator
The purpose of the Pronunciator is to remove doubts about the pronunciation of any
proper nouns that appear in the Summit Student’s Books but that are not heard on
the Class Audio Program; for example, names of people or places that appear in
grammar exercises or illustrative material. For each word, the Pronunciator
provides both the audio of the pronunciation and the phonetic transcription.

There are two ways to find a word in the Pronunciator:

1. Select a level and type the word in the Search window. The word will
appear in the Results window. Click on the word to hear the word
pronounced.
2. Browse through the Pronunciator itself. Click on a word to hear that word
pronounced. The word also has the phonetic transcription next to it.

The transcription, in the International Phonetic Alphabet [IPA], shows the common
pronunciation of the name in American English. When there is more than one
possible pronunciation of a name, only one is given as it will be commonly
recognized and understood. Note: Pronunciation of non-English names is provided
as they would be said by a speaker of American English. For example, Mexico is
shown as /"mEksIkoU/, NOT /"mEhIkoU/.

A
Al /&l/
Alex /"&lIks/
Allen /"&l@n/
Allie Cruz /!&li "kruz/
Amanda Roy /@!m&nd@ "rOI/
Amy /"eImi/
Andrea Boccelli /An!dreI@ boU"ÍEli/
Andy /"&ndi/
Ann /&n/
Ann Davis /!&n "deIvIs/
Ann Stone /!&n "stoUn/
Anne /&n/
Argentina /!ArÙ@n"tin@/
Austria /"Ostri@/

B
Beijing /!beI"ÙIN/
Bello /"bEloU/
Ben Thomas /!bEn "tAm@s/

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Benson /"bEns@n/
Beth Rand /!bET "r&nd/
Bill /bIl/
Bob /bAb/
Bogota /!boUg@"tA/
Bolivar /b@"livAr/
Bonnie /"bAni/
Brazil /br@"zIl/
Brian /"braI@n/
Buenos Aires /!bweIn@s "Eriz/

C
Caetano Veloso /kaI!tAnoU vE"loUsoU/
Cairo /"kaIroU/
Canada /"k&n@d@/
Caracas /k@"rAk@s/
Carl /kArl/
Carla /"kArl@/
Carol /"k&r@l/
Charles Lee /!ÍArlz "li/
Chicago /SI"kAgoU/
China /"ÍaIn@/
Chinese /!ÍaI"niz/
Chow Yun Fat /!ÍaU !yUn "fAt/
Chubu /"Íubu/
Claremont /"klErmAnt/
Clark /klArk/
Conner /"kAn2/
Craig /kreIg/

D
Dan /d&n/
David /"deIvId/
Debbie /"dEbi/
Denzel Washington /!dEnzEl "wASINt@n/
Diane /daI"&n/
Don Baker /!dAn "beIk2/

E
Ed /Ed/
Elaine /I"leIn/
Elena /I"leIn@/
Ellen /"El@n/
English /"INglIS/

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Eric /"ErIk/
Europe /"yUr@p/

F
Felix /"filIks/
Finn /fIn/
Florida /"flOrId@/
Foley /"foUli/
Fran /fr&n/
France /fr&ns/
Fred Roberts /!frEd "rAb2ts/
Fumiyo /"fumi!yoU/

G
Gabriel Garcia Marquez /gAbri!El gAr!si@ "mArkEs/
Gail /geIl/
Gene /Ùin/
George /ÙOrÙ/
Gerard Depardieu /ZE!rAr !deIpAr"dyU/
Ghirardelli /!gIrAr"dEli/
Gloria /"glOri@/
Grace /greIs/
Gray /greI/
Greg /grEg/

H
Hawaii /h@"waI-i/
Hayek /"haIEk/
Heidi /"haIdi/
Helen /"hEl@n/
Henry Solas /!hEnri "soUlAs/
Herb /"h2b/
Hong Kong /!hAN "kAN/
Hugh Grant /!hyu "gr&nt/
Hugo Silva /!hyugoU "sIlv@/

I
Illinois /!Il@"nOI/
Irene Linden /aI!rin "lInd@n/
Iris Glass /!aIrIs "gl&s/
Istanbul /"Ist&n!bUl/
Italian /I"t&ly@n/
Italy /"Itl-i/

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J
Jack Benson /!Ù&k "bEns@n/
Jake /ÙeIk/
James /ÙeImz/
Jane /ÙeIn/
Janet /"Ù&nIt/
Japan /Ù@"p&n/
Jason /"ÙeIs@n/
Jeff /ÙEf/
Jen /ÙEn/
Jim /ÙIm/
Joanne /ÙoU"&n/
Joe /ÙoU/
John /ÙAn/
Jones /ÙoUnz/
Jorge Silva /!hOrheI "sIlv@/
Julia Roberts /!Ùuly@ "rAb2ts/
Julie /"Ùuli/
Juliette Binoche /!Ùuli!Et bI"noUS/

K
Karen Taylor /!k&r@n "teIl2/
Kate /keIt/
Katherine Rudy /!k&TrIn "rudi/
Katie /"keitI/
Katy /"keitI/
Ken /kEn/
Kim /kIm/

L
La Paz /l@ "pAz/
Laura /"lOr@/
Lily /"lIli/
Lima /"lim@/
Linda /"lInd@/
Linguatec /"lINgw@!tEk/
London /"lVnd@n/
Los Angeles /lOs "&nÙ@lIs/
Louisa Brown /lu!iz@ "braUn/
Lucy /"lusi/
Luis Miguel /lu!is mi"gEl/
Lynn /lIn/

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M
Madhur Jaffrey /!mAd2 "Ù&fri/
Maracaibo /!m&r@"kaIboU/
Maria /m@"ri@/
Marie /m@"ri/
Mark /mArk/
Martin /"mArt n/
Martine /mAr"tin/
Mary /"mEri/
Mason /"meIs@n/
Matt /m&t/
Max /m&ks/
Melody /"mEl@di/
Mexico City /!mEksIkoU "sItI/
Michelle /mI"SEl/
Mike /maIk/
Miyuki Sato /mi!yuki "sAtoU/
Montevideo /!mAnt@vI"deIoU/
Montreal /!mAntri"Ol/
Moscow /"mAskaU/

N
Nancy /"n&nsi/
Naomi /neI"oUmi/
New Delhi /nu "dEli/
New York /nu "yOrk/
Nick /nIk/
Nicole /nI"koUl/
Nora /"nOr@/

O
Ohio /oU"haIoU/

P
Pam Garcia /!p&m gAr"si@/
Paris /"p&rIs/
Pat /p&t/
Patty /"p&tI/
Paul /pOl/
Paula /"pOl@/
Peter /"pit2/

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Q
Quinn /kwIn/

R
Rachel /"reIÍ@l/
Ray /reI/
Reed /rid/
Reilly /"raIli/
Richard /"rIÍ2d/
Rick /rIk/
Rio de Janeiro /!rioU deI Z@"nEroU/
Rita /"rit@/
Rob Reiner /!rAb "raIn2/
Roberta /r@"b2t@/
Robin /"rAb@n/
Roger /"rAÙ2/
Rome /roUm/
Ron /rAn/
Rose /roUz/
Russian Federation /!rVS@n !fEd@"reIS@n/
Ruth Barnes /!ruT "bArnz/
Ryan /"raI@n/

S
Sally /"s&li/
Salma Hayek /!s&lm@ "haIEk/
Sam /s&m/
San Francisco /!s&n fr@n"sIskoU/
Santiago /!s&nti"AgoU/
São Paulo /saU "paUloU/
Sara /"sEr@/
Sasha /"sAS@/
Scott /skAt/
Se Ri Pak /!seI ri "p&k/
Seattle /si"&tl/
Seoul /soUl/
Smith /smIT/
Spain /speIn/
Sue /su/
Susan /"suz@n/
Sydney /"sIdni/
Sylvia /"sIlvi@/

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T
Taipei /!taI"peI/
Tampa /"t&mp@/
Ted /tEd/
Terri /"tEri/
Tessa /"tEs@/
Thailand /"taIl&nd/
Tim /tIm/
Tina /"tin@/
Tokyo /"toUki!oU/
Tom Wong /!tAm "wAN/
Tony /"toUni/

U
United Kingdom /yu!naItId "kINd@m/
United States /yu!naItId "steIts/

V
Venezuela /!vEn@"zweIl@/
Vivian Lee /!vIvi@n "li/

W
Washington /"wASINt@n/
Wendy Roberts /!wEndi "rAb2ts/

Y
Yao Ming /!yaU "mIN/
Yoko /"yoUkoU/
Yuka /"yuk@/

Z
Zhang Zi Yi /!ÙAN dz@ "i/

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