Ex. 3 Practise reading this dialogue. Use Fall, Rise, and Fall-Rise where appropriate.

Cathy: Hello, Bob.

Bob: Hi. You’re looking well.

Cathy: Thanks And so are you. You got back safely then?

Bob: Yes. We arrived this morning.

Cathy; This morning? I thought you were due back a couple of days ago?

Bob: Mm, that had been the plan.

Cathy: Well, what happened?

Bob: You’ve heard about the rail strike?

Cathy: Oh, yes, of course. But I had forgotten you were travelling by train. How did you manage?

Bob: Well, you see, we came by coach. It took a lot longer but we got back OK.

Cathy: So I see. You don’t sound as though you minded.

Bob: No. We didn’t mind at all. It took a lot longer, but it was very comfortable – and it was much cheaper. In fact, we’ve decided to go by coach next time!

Ex. 4 Read out the mini-dialogues, conveying the suggested attitudes.

1 A: I’ll miss my train. – Hurry. (warning) 2 A: What’s her name? – B: Sue, I think. (doubt) 3 A: What’s Alan trying to do? – B: Taking her photo. (neutral, serious) 4 A: Why is it impossible? – B: We don’t have enough money. (brisk, protesting) 5 A: Has she already arrived at the station? – B: No, the train was delayed. (non-assertive, friendly) 6 A: I’ve swum across the river. – B: Don’t do it again. (warning) 7 A: I’ve left my gloves in the bar. – B; You always leave something behind. (reproachful) 8 A: So you think they’ll help us. – B: Well, they might. (uncertainty, doubt) 9 A: Did they hire bikes? – B: They hired a car. (correction) 10 A: What did you have for dessert? – B: I had a big apple. (reserved) 11 A: Is Colin happy in his job? – B: No, he’s going to move. (weighty, serious) 12 A: Let’s go to Paris. – B: I’ve been to Paris. (referring) 13 A: Did you say Colin was going to stay? – B: No, he was going to move. (straightforward, assertive) 14 A: Where did he go to school. – B: He was at a number of schools. (referring) 15 A: How much does he ask? – B: More than I can afford (referring) 16 A: Did you hear his words? (checking something is as is assumed) – B: Yes, and I didn’t like them.

Ex. 5 Show the movement of the voice graphically:

(Low prehead+) Fall Rise (+tail):

Fall Rise only: ˇYes.

Fall Rise spread over two syllables: ˇSometimes.

Fall Rise spread over a number of syllables: Of ‘course, I ‚do.

Ex. 6 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 9

Scale + tone	How you sound	FR Unit (spread over one syllable)	FR Divided (spread over two syllables)	FR Divided (spread over a number of syllables)
Verbal context:There were seven boys there. This is Hilda’s book. Can you delay it a bit longer? I thought they all took one. Can Jack and Bill come to tea? Didn’t Smith and Jones go? Can you play chess? So you all thought him guilty. Have you finished?
(Low prH+) Fall Rise (+tail)	Expressing concern, hurt feelings, reproach, contradiction, correction, contrast	Six. Mine. Well, yes.	Ann did. Bill can. Smith went.	Once I could. I didn’t think he was. Practically.

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