Listening for Intonation in Questions and Ans wers AmE Audio for Intonation in Questions and Answers General questions Do you want to /go there?. Special questions Where does he \live?
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Audio for Intonation in Questions and Answers
General questions
Do you want to /go there? – \Yes, I \do
Did Anton call you /yesterday? – \No, he \didn't
Have you seen my /glasses? – \Yes They are in the \kitchen
Are you going to wash the /car? – Maybe \later I'm \tired now
Could you open the /window, please? – \Sure No \problem
Can I borrow your /dictionary, please? – \Sorry I \need it
Special questions
Where does he \live? – He lives in New \York
What did you \buy? – I bought /bread, /meat, /carrots, and \potatoes
When will she come \back? – She'll be back in an \hour
How often do you \visit them? – Every \Sunday
Why was she \angry? – I don't \know
Who told you \about it? – \ /Laura
Alte rnative questions
Would you like /coffee or \tea? – \Coffee, please
Did she go to /Italy or \France last year? – She went to \Italy
Tag questions
Nice \weather, \isn't it? – It sure \is
He can \drive, /can't he? – /No, he \can't
LESSON 2 - SENTENCE
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Statements
Betty lives in \London
Victor works at a \bank
I haven't read this \book
We went to the theater \yesterday
Special questions
What is his \name?
Where does he \live?
When did you \call him?
Why are you \late?
General questions
Do you visit them /often?
Have you seen my /keys?
Are you ready to /start?
Could you give me a /pen, please?
Alte rnative questions
Do you want /coffee or \tea?
Does he speak /English or \German?
Tag questions
It's a beautiful \town, \isn't it?
She \knows him, /doesn't she?
Commands
\Stop it! Sit \down
Close your \books
Exclamatory sentences
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How \nice of you!
Direct address
/Peter, can you /help me?
Mrs /Smith, this is Mary \Brown
Enume rating
/One, /two, /three, /four, \five
She bought /bread, /cheese, /oranges, and \apples
Introductory phrases
If he /calls, tell him about the \conference, please
According to his /words, he was at \home
Sentence Stress and Rhythm
Sentence stress
Sentence stress is the governing stress in connected speech All words have their individual stress
in isolation When words are connected into sense groups (also called thought groups, i.e.,
logically connected groups of words), and sense groups are connected into sentences, content
words keep their stress, and function words lose their stress The most important words in the
sentence receive stronger stress The last stressed word in the sentence receives the strongest stress with the help of a fall or a rise
ANN is READing a NEW \BOOK
WHAT BOOK is she \READing?
Does she LIKE the /BOOK?
Stress in some words or word combinations may be shifted or weakened in a certain way to keep the rhythm of speech For example: New YORK – NEW York CITy; in the afterNOON –
AFternoon SLEEP
Tina gave the book to \ANN
I said that \MAX gave the book to Ann
\HE gave her the book
Sentence stress and rhythm
Sentence stress is the main means of providing rhythm in speech Rhythm is the key to fluent
English speech Imagine a metronome beating the rhythm The stressed syllables are like the beats
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shortened, obscured, and joined together
Look at this sentence:
Kevin sent a letter
Let's mark the stressed syllables:
KEVin SENT a \LETter
KEVin SENT a \LETter