Tape Unit 17. Intonation.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 503.

Exercise 1. Repetition of tonic syllable plus tail.

Listen and repeat, taking care to continue the pitch movement of the tone over the tail:

_\Bill bought it

_\Four of them came

_\Why do you do it

_/Bill bought it

_/Four of them came

_/Why do you do it

_\/Bill bought it

_\/Four of them came

_\/Why do you do it

_/\Bill bought it

_/\Four of them came

_/\Why do you do it

Exercise 2. Production of tonic syllable plus tail.

The items from Exercise 1 will be used again. When you hear the number, say the item with the tone that is marked: (1-12).

Exercise 3. High and low head.

The following tone-units will be repeated with high and low heads. Listen and repeat:

'Taxes have 'risen by 'five per _\cent.

_|Taxes have _|risen by _|five per _\cent.

'Haven't you 'asked the 'boss for _/more.

_|Haven't you _|asked the _|boss for _/more.

We 'don't have 'time to 'read the _\paper.

We _|don't have _|time to _|read the _\pager.

'Wouldn't you 'like to 'read it on the _/train.

_|Wouldnt you like to _|read it on the _/train.

Exercise 4. Transcription of tone-units.

Each item will be pronounced as one tone-unit, and will be heard three times. You must do the following things:

a) Identify the tonic syllable and underline it.

b) Decide which tone it carries (only _\ and _/ are used in this exercise) and put the appropriate tone-mark before the tonic syllable.

c) Listen for stressed syllables preceding the tonic syllable and mark them high (') or low (_|).

d) Listen for stressed syllables in the tail and mark them (if there are

any) with a raised dot (•).

You will probably need to stop your tape to complete the transcription of each item.

l. Now here's the weather forecast

2. You didn't say anything about rates

3. A few years ago they were top

4. No-one could say the cinema was dead

5. Is there anything you wouldn't cat

6. Have you ever considered writing

7. That was what he claimed to be

8. We try to do our shopping in the market

9. But I never go there now

10. It wouldn't be difficult to find out