Ex. 5 Use Low Rise in non-final parts of utterances.

Model: ‘When he’s seven,teen he’s ‘going to ‘leave his town.

1 Before she retires she would like to buy a house. 2 Keep trying and you will succeed. 3 There’s something wrong with you if you don’t have dreams. 4 In case she’s away give me a call. 5 Having spent years in Japan he wrote a fine book. 6 When I last met him he was going to start a business. 7 He went to Yale Law School and graduated in the top third of his class. 8 In case you don’t recognize the story, it is the story of Gerald Ford. 9 That was the time when dreams got turned into reality. 10 His beginning was humble but eventually he succeeded. 11 Roger managed to earn money, but lost a lot of health. 12 We telephoned to Jerry, but he refused to talk. 13 I asked him to help me but he wouldn’t. 14 They expected the results to be good, but these were false hopes.

Ex. 6 Learn to say large numbers.

999 – nine hundred and ninety-nine; 9, 999 – nine thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine;

99, 999 – ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine; 999, 999 – nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine; 9, 999, 999 – nine million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine.

Say the numbers: 3, 888, 222; 535, 583; 34, 567; 1, 335; 985; 10, 852; 1, 132, 356; 94, 236; 518, 599; 967; 9, 966; 74, 735; 636, 706.

Ex. 7 Show the movement of the voice graphically:

Low Rise (LR) only: Yes.

LR +tail: Isn’t it?

(Low prehead+)high head+LR(+tail): I’ll 'try to be ‚quicker.

(low prehead+) stepping head+LR(+tail): I’ve 'only 'got to 'buy something for ‚dinner.

(low prehead+) High Rise (+tail): 'Don’t you your’self ˙want to go?

Ex. 8 a) match the right verbal context with the answer; b) pronounce the drills with the tone variety proposed in the left column; c) choose the right epithet describing the way you sound.

Table 7

Scale + tone	How you sound	Statement	Special Question	General Question	Imperative	Exclamation
Verbal context: Have you heard about Max? You must do it this way. What shall I do to improve my English? Shall I ring the bell? Do you do your morning exercises? Richard’s due at eleven o’clock. I thought she was pretty. (Father to small son who is riding his bicycle too fast. I’ve passed my exam. I hate climbing ladders. Alice is on the phone. I just can’t quite manage it. Have a good holiday. Shall I buy the TV set? Benny is eager to have a rabbit. Hanry Sandford is my brother-in-law. Shall I read the words? I’ve arranged your lecture for tomorrow. Everybody thinks it’s magnificent.
Low Rise only	Not categoric, calmly warning, encouraging further conversation, wondering, non-final, soothing, disapproving, interested, reserving judgement, mildly puzzled, airy, soothing, expressing calm and casual acknowledgement, echoing, calling for repetition	No.	How?		Read.	Please!
Low Rise +Tail	Sometimes.	When is he due?	Did you?	Slowly.	Wonderful!
(Low prH+)high head+LR(+tail)	It’s all right. You won’t fall.	Who does she want to speak to?		Well, keep trying.	And you.
(low prH+) st.head+LR(+tail)	If you don’t find it too expensive.	Where do you intend to keep the animal?	Is your brother-in-law a doctor?	Be careful to pronounce distinctly the word “thirteen”	Terribly sorry for giving you all that trouble.
(low prH+) High Rise (+tail)			Everybody?

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Ex. 1 Ask Yes/No questions using the neutral MWR tone.	\|	The Falling Tone Pattern

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