Sound [t]

A tutor who tooted the flute

Tried to tutor two tooters to toot

Said the two to the tutor "Is it harder

To toot or to tutor two tooters to toot.

2)Ship or Sheep U – 26

3) Listening II U – 4a

4)

Sound [d]

Dennie's daughter Diana doesn't like darning.

5) Ship or Sheep U – 27

6) Listening II U – 4b

7) Pronunciation Tasks U – 11 (p. 22)

8)

Sound [k]

Take care not to make many mistakes when you bake those cakes.

9) Ship or Sheep U – 28

10) Listening II U – 5a

11) Transcribe and intone the text suggested by the teacher.

Literature:

1) Antipova.E. English Intonation.

2) Трахтеров В.А. Практический курс фонетики английского языка, М., 1976.

3) Ivanova. English Intonation.

UNIT 28 – 30

SPEECH MELODY. ITS FORMS. TYPES OF HEADS, PRE – HEADS, TAILS.

Main Theoretical Concepts:

No sentence can exist without a definite melodic contour. The monosyllabic word may be pronounced with the following six main tones.

1. The low fall stands in the middle of the voice range and gradually descends to a very low pitch. ________

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2. The low rise starts at a very low pitch and gradually ascends to the middle of the voice range. _________

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3. The high fall starts at a high pitch and then falls to a very low pitch. _______

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4. The high rise starts in the middle of the voice range and then rises to a very high pitch. _________

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5. The fall – rise starts with a fall similar to that of the high fall which is immediately followed by a low rise. _________

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6. The rise – fall starts in the middle of the voice range, rises to a very high pitch and then falls to a very low pitch. _________

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Types of Heads.

1. A head beginning on a high pitch and then gradually descending in level pitch on the stressed syllable of the utterance is called a stepping head.

E.g. It's much too late to have any regrets now.

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2. The head in which the unstressed syllables gradually descend in pitch as well as the stressed ones is called a falling head.

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3. If both stressed and unstressed syllables are on the same high pitch, the head is called high.

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4. A head beginning on a low pitch and remaining there is called a low head

E.g. It's no good apologizing now.

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5. The stressed syllables may gradually rise towards the high falling nucleus in a rising head.

E.g. How did you manage to do that?

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6. If the head presents a fall in pitch that is not so gradual as in the stepping head but "jumping" it is called sliding.

E.g. I knew you hadn't finished it.

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Types of Pre – Head.

1. A low pre – head consists of unstressed syllables pronounced at a low pitch or gradually ascending in pitch towards the head of the nucleus.

E.g. But you'll be home in time for dinner?

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2. A high pre – head consists of unstressed syllables pronounced on a high pitch.

E.g. How can you be so obstinate?

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Types of Tails

1. A low tail is one in which everything that comes after a falling – tone nucleus is pronounced at a low pitch.

E.g. I know nothing about it.

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2. A rising tail occurs when all the syllables that come after a rising tone nucleus gradually rise in pitch.

E.g. I promise I won't tell anyone.

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The tail may contain not only unstressed syllables but stressed syllables as well, carrying a weaker stress.

Practical Tasks:

1) Ship or Sheep U – 28

2) Listening U – 5b

3) Pronunciation Tasks U – 15

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