- •1. Sound practice section.
- •1.1. Do the following exercise paying special attention to the sounds //, /, sentence stress and nuclear tones.
- •Radio Programme
- •2. Phonetic Theory Discussion Section.
- •2.2. Read Theme 6 and be ready to answer the questions given in 2.3. Theme 6. The english vowels in connected speech
- •The stressed vocalism
- •The unstressed vocalism
- •2.3. Answer the following questions with one word or phrase.
- •2.4. Consult the key to Test 6 given in the keys and count the number of the correct points you’ve scored. Use the following point-to-grade conversion scale to get your grade.
- •3. Reading Practice.
- •3.1. Make an accentual-tonetic analysis of the following extract. Practise its expressive reading. Reading Passage: Commitment
- •3.2. Read the text and speak on the intonation of wh-questions.
- •Intonation of Wh - Questions
- •3.3. Practise the following wh-questions questions and imitate their intonation patterns.
- •1. Sound practice section.
- •1.1. Do the following exercise paying special attention to the sounds //, //, sentence stress and nuclear tones.
- •Interview For a Job.
- •1.2. Revise reading rules by transcribing the following words.
- •2. Phonetic Theory Discussion Section.
- •2.2. Read Theme 7 and be ready to answer the questions given in 2.3. Theme 7. The articulatory analysis of the english front vowels: [], [] [], []
- •2.3. Answer the following questions with one word or phrase.
- •3. Reading Practice.
- •3.1. Make an accentual-tonetic analysis of the following extract. Practise its expressive reading. Reading Passage: Trust and Confidentiality
- •3.2. Read the text and speak on the intonation of Disjunctive Questions
- •Intonation of Disjunctive Questions
- •3.3. Practise the following disjunctive questions and imitate their intonation patterns:
- •Feeling Unwell
3.2. Read the text and speak on the intonation of Disjunctive Questions
Intonation of Disjunctive Questions
Disjunctive questions (tag questions) contain two sense-groups. The first sense-group is a statement (affirmative or negative), the second – a question tag. If the statement is affirmative, the tag is usually negative and vice versa.
The intonation of a tag question reflects one of the speaker’s attitudes to the content of his own utterance namely his certainty or uncertainty of the truth of what he states.
When the speaker is certain that his statement is obviously true and he demands that the listener agrees with him, both sense-groups take a fall (High Wide or Low). Disjunctive questions of this type are used by the speaker rather to keep the conversation going than to get new information, e.g.
Tomorrow is Monday, | isn’t it?
You can’t ˙do two ˙things at a time, | can you?
When the speaker is not quite certain of the answer he will get or is asking the listener’s opinion, he uses the High / Low Fall on the statement part and the High / Low Rise on the tag, e.g.
You can drive a car, | can’t you?
The doctor didn’t a˙llow you to go out, did he?
3.3. Practise the following disjunctive questions and imitate their intonation patterns:
1. They are so friendly, aren’t they? 2. It looks as if it’s going to rain, doesn’t it?
3. You took the exam in June, didn’t you? 4. That won’t be big enough, will it?
5. You’d have gone at once, wouldn’t you? 6. But there wasn’t any answer, was there? 7. He isn’t married, is he? 8. That’s not his home address, is it?
9. But you’ll be home in time for dinner, won’t you? 10. At about ten o’clock, won’t we Frank? 11. Mr.Robinson will come again to morrow, won’t he?
Feeling Unwell
Dr.Jones: Hello, Peter. What seems to be the problem?
Peter: Well, I haven’t been feeling very well for the last few days.
Dr.Jones: I see.
Peter: And my throat is sore and it hurts when I swallow.
Dr.Jones: Have you noticed a loss of appetite?
Peter: Not really. But it’s difficult to swallow.
Dr.Jones: Right then, let me have a look…mmm…yes your throat is quite inflamed. We’d better take your temperature.
Peter: Actually, I do feel a bit warm.
Dr.Jones: Hmm…just as I thought…38.5°C. I’d say you’ve got tonsillitis. Are you taking any medicine at the moment?
Peter: No, not really.
Dr.Jones: There’s nothing to worry about, really. I’m going to give you a prescription. Make sure you drink lots of hot fluids and soup, nothing cold.
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