A).statements, sounding self-satisfied, challenging, censorious, disclaiming responsibility;

b)special questions, sounding challenging, antagonistic, disclaiming re­sponsibility;

C)general questions, sounding impressed, challenging, antagonistic;

D)imperatives — disclaiming responsibility;

E)exclamations — impressed.

10.Make up a conversation between two hikers using phrases with Intona­tion Pattern XIV.

11. This exercise is meant to develop your ability to hear and reproduce into­nation. Listen to the extract from "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K.Jerome carefully sentence by sentence (see p. 356). Mark the stresses and tunes. Practise reading the text according to the model you have listened to.

This exercise is meant to develop your ability to read and narrate a text with proper intonation.

A) Listen to the text. Write it down. Mark the stresses and tunes. Practise reading the text.

B) Listen carefully to the narration of the story. Observe the peculiarities in intonation-group division, pitch, stress and tempo. Note the use of temporizers. Retell the story according to the model you have listened to.

13.Read and retell any extract from "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jer­ome.

SECTION THREE

Temporizers. Emphatic Stress

EXERCISES

l. Listen carefully to the following conversational situations. Concentrate your attention on the intonation of the replies.

Verbal Context

And what do you think of London, Mrs. Thompson?

There's apple tart and cream, or chocolate trifle.

(While shopping.)

I've been told that there are no winter sports in England.

How many rooms are there in the house?

Will you have anything to drink, sir?

What about you, darling?

Would you like to stay up on deck or go down below?

Is it possible to see anything of London in one or two days?

Do you think I shall have time for that?

Do you want it short or just trimmed?

What would you say are the most popular games in England today?

Drill

Er — I beg your pardon, I didn't quite catch what yoü said.

Now, let's see, what else did I want.

Well, you see, the English winter isn't very severe as a rule, and we don't often have the chance of skiing, skating or tobogganing.

Let me see, one, two, three ...

Well, I'm rather thirsty.

Well, I don't care for beer.

Oh, I don't know.

Well, yes, but, of course, not half enough.

Well, you might, but if I were you, I should leave that for some other day.

Er — not too short.

Well, I suppose football.

Listen to the replies and repeat them in the intervals. Have a pause after the temporizers. Pronounce them on the low level and with the Low Rise.

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