English Pronunciation Worksheet Page 20
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28You also use this tune with "wh-" questions when
When does the plane leave?
you're asking for information to be repeated. The
Robert: What's the time?
intonation here usually expresses shock or anger,
Emily: Ten past two, dear.
Robert: When does the plane leave?
implying, "I don't believe you!"
Emily: Not until a quarter to four.
I saw your girlfriend at the cinema last night.
Robert: Why did we get here so early?
Emily: Because you said we must allow
Where did you see her?
plenty of time for traffic jams and accidents.
At the cinema. She was with Charlie Brown.
Robert: Where's my briefcase? What have you
Who was she with? Charlie Brown?
done with my briefcase?
Emily: It's there, dear, between your feet. Robert:
Emily! Where are you going?
Emily: I'm going to ask that gentleman what
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they are announcing over the loudspeaker.
Yes, no questions
Robert: Which gentleman, Emily?
Are you alone?
Robert: Who is he?
Can I come in?
Emily: I don't know. But he looked as though ………
May I sit down?
Are you sure?
Intonation II
The fall-rise pattern
Greetings
Hello, Peter
(yes/no questions, requests for
Good morning, Doctor.
repetition, greetings)
The main movement in the sentence is still on the
Requests for repetition
Tonic syllable, but this time the voice falls on the
What did you say?
Tonic and then rises. You use this pattern to ask
When was all this?
questions that require an answer of "Yes" or "No".
Which pills did you take?
How did you get in?
I bought some food. Did you buy some food?
Why do you think it was me?
Intonation III
I saw a burglar.
Did you see a burglar?
(pausing in the middle,
lists, doubt, apology, etc.)
I saw an alligator.
Did you see an alligator?
Intonation is one of the means a speaker uses to send
signals to the listener, such as "Don't interrupt me; I
Did you notice that the second pattern is, in fact,
haven't finished yet", or "That's all for the moment.
not the exact reverse of the first? In the statement,
Over to you." If the speaker pauses in the middle of a
once the voice has fallen after the Tonic, it stays
sentence, he will stop on a rising tone to show you that
at the same level, but in the question the voice
he intends to continue.
continues to rise to the end of the sentence. Be
I was about to put my hands inside the box.....
careful not to rise too sharply, especially if you
have a lot to add after the Tonic, or you'll end up
when I heard a ticking noise.
in a squeak!
Did you see an alligator in the bath at the party last night?
In the first part of the sentence, up to the pause,
the pattern is the ordinary rise-fall one of
The fall-rise pattern is also used for greetings, the
statements, until you come to the Tonic, which
voice rising and falling on the greeting, and then,
has the fall-rise tune. This fall-rise only on the
on the name that follows falling a little more and
Tonic is frequently used to express doubt,
rising again sharply.
hesitation or apology. It can also imply, ,,Can I
Hallo, Jane?
Good evening, Mrs. Bake
help you?"
Well.. I'm sorry. I think I've got it. Dr. Mark's secretary.
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