Rhythm and Rhythmic Groups

To acquire correct reading habits it is advisable to attach the unstressed syllables to the preceding stressed word rather than to the following one.

Task 1.

"John’s a"way on °business.

"Thank you for the °letter.

"What a de"lightful sur°prise.

"Somebody "called when you were °out.

"Will it be a "nuisance if I "leave it ™here?

They "went for a "walk in the °park.

I’m "going to the "theatre to °night.

I "sent them a "photo of the °children.

You can "get there by "bus from °Liverpool Street.

I "think it would be "better to "wait till to °morrow.

Per"haps we might "go to the "theatre to°gether for once.

I "don’t "think they will have "come "back from their "trip to "Paris by °then.

I would have "tried to "see his "point of °view.

Task 2.

"As we felt "hot and "dusty "after our ™tripÅ we "bathed and °rested a while. By that "time it was "five °thirty, Å and we de"cided to "stroll "down to the ™dining-roomÅ and "see "what was on the "menu for °dinner. We de"cided not to "eat until "six o’°clock. "So "since there was "half an "hour to ™killÅ we "went into the "lounge to "watch the °television for a %while.

Task 3.

A "bad "tempered ™dogÅ "one ™dayÅ "found his "way into a °manger, Å and "found it ↑so "nice and ™comfortable Å that he "made up his "mind to stop °there. When "ever the "cattle came "near to "eat their ™hay Å he "growled and "barked at them to "frighten them °off. “What a "very "selfish °dog,” ex%claimed %one of the %oxen. “He "can’t "eat the "hay him™self Å and he "won’t let Îus %eat Å who Îcan.

Scales and Terminal Tones

Practice reading these sentences.

a)"That¤s °good. "That¤s Îgood. "That’s ™good. "That’s ægood?

"Don’t°leave. "Don’t Îleave. "Don’t ™leave. "Don’t æleave?

"Ask °John. "Ask ÎJohn. "Ask ™John. "Ask æJohn?

"Not °now. "Not Înow. "Not ™now. "Not ænow?

"Who’s °that? "Who’s Îthat? "Who’s ™that? "Who’s æthat?

"Why °not? "Why Înot? "Why ™not? "Why ænot?

"What °for? "What Îfor? "What ™for? "What æfor?

"How °strange. "How Îstrange "How ™strange. "How æstrange?

"Next °week. "Next Îweek. "Next ™week. "Next æweek?

"Come ™here. "Come Îhere. "Come ™here. "Come æhere?

b)"Who did you °go with?

"Who did you Îgo with?

"Who did you ™go with?

%Who did you ægo with?

c)I "think you’d "better "ask the °others.

I "think you’d "better "ask the Îothers.

I "think you’d "better "ask the ™others.

You "think I’d "better "ask the æothers?

d)I’ll "finish it °now.

I’ll "finish it Înow.

I’ll "finish it ™now.

You’ll "finish it ænow?

e)You can "easily "catch the "last °train.

You can "easily "catch the "last Îtrain.

You can "easily "catch the "last ™train.

You can "easily "catch the "last ætrain?

f)"Does she "know the °way?

"Does she "know the Îway?

"Does she "know the ™way?

"Does she "know the æway?

g)It’s "always "better to °wait.

It’s "always "better to Îwait.

It’s "always "better to ™wait.

It’s "always "better to æwait?

h)"How "long do you "want to °keep it?

"How "long do you "want to Îkeep it?

How "long do you "want to ™keep it?

How "long do I "want to ækeep it?

i)"Nobody "told me "what to °do about it.

"Nobody "told me "what to Îdo about it.

"Nobody "told me "what to ™do about it.

"Nobody "told me "what to ædo about it?

j)"John "told me "not to °come.

"John "told me "not to Îcome.

"John "told me "not to ™come.

"John "told me "not to æcome?

k)"Henry "said he’d "wait for us at °home.

"Henry "said he’d "wait for us at Îhome.

"Henry "said he’d "wait for us at ™home.

"Henry "said he’d "wait for us at æhome?

l)°Why does he re%fuse to %listen?

ÎWhy does he re%fuse to %listen?

™Why does he re"fuse to "listen?

æWhy does he re"fuse to "listen?

m)°Who’s going to sup%port him?

ÎWho’s going to sup%port him?

™Who’s going to sup"port him?

æWho’s going to sup"port him?

n)I "don’t "think I’II°follow your ad%vice.

I’m a"fraid I’ve "made a misÎtake.

Don’t "take it too "much to ™heart.

"Why don’t I "write to the æsecretary?

Could "anything have been "simpler than °that?

"Are you "travelling on your ™own?

My "message didn’t "reach him in ætime?

I "don’t be"lieve it’s Îpossible.

It "doesn’t ™matter, dear.

I "thought it was "going to Îrain.

It’s "much too "late to have "any re"grets °now.

"When did I æsee him?

From ™which station?

You "saw him ™when?

™What time do you "want me?

I "saw him a "few Îmoments a%go.

Date: 2015-01-02; view: 1292