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Practical tasks

1. Transcribe and intone the sentences below.

a) “Good bye, Mark,” she said shaking hands with him.

b) He said: “Miss Thorpe, if you rent a flat in this district, you’ll get tired of noise as there is much traffic here.”

c) In spring we often go to the country and spend much time in the open air, you know.

d) Mr. Smith is going to the theatre tonight, but April, his daughter will probably stay at home.

e) Well, if it is not too much trouble, Paul, lend me your notebook, please.

f) “To the left of the fireplace you can see the table where he used to sit and write his stories,” the guide went on telling us.

g) Of course, you haven’t learned this small text, Jane, have you?

2. Answer the questions and explain the difference between the statements from the viewpoint of their intonation structure.

1. Which is more flattering to Mrs. Grant?

a) Mrs. Grant is a pretty generous woman.

b) Mrs. Grant is a pretty, generous woman.

2. In which case is Mr. Rogers likely to be bawled out?

a) Mr. Rogers, the secretary is two hours late.

b) Mr. Rogers, the secretary, is two hours late.

3. Which suggests that keeping you cool is profitable?

a) He remained calm, cool, and collected.

b) He remained calm, cool – and collected.

4. In which case you are sure that “somatic” and “bodily” mean the same?

a) Radioactive materials that cause somatic, or bodily, damage are to be limited in their use.

b) Radioactive materials that cause somatic, or bodily damage are to be limited in their use.

5. Which expresses sincere regret?

a) I’m sorry you can’t come with us.

b) I’m sorry. You can’t come with us.

6. Which indicates that there were only two passengers in the car?

a) The two passengers who were seriously hurt were taken to a nearby hospital.

b) The two passengers, who were seriously hurt, were taken to a nearby hospital.

Test

Choose the odd variant.

1.The intonation pattern includes the following components:

a)the head;

b)the valley of prominence;

c)the nucleus;

d)the tail

2.There are the following types of sentence stress:

a)syntactic

b)syntagmatic

c)secondary

d)logical

3.There are the following types of descending head:

a)stepping;

b)falling;

c)sliding;

d)level;

4.There are the following components of intonation:

a)rhythm;

b)rhyme;

c)pausation;

d)tempo.

5.The syntagm is also called:

a)breath group;

b)sense group;

c)word group;

d)tone group.

6.The basic unit of the rhythmical structure of an utterance is called:

a)stress group;

b)pause group;

c)rhythmic group;

d)sense group.

7.There are the following types of pauses:

a)syntactic;

b)syntagmatic;

c)hesitation;

d)emphatic.

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