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Find sentences with the High Fall and the Fall-Rise. How are they different from the others?
A How are Judith and Timothy Thorpe’s triplets? B Those three? Well… both Heather and Cathy are very healthy, but I think they’re having rather a lot of trouble with Matthew. A With Matthew? What’s the matter with Matthew? B Teething troubles, I think, and then he won’t eat anything. A Teething troubles? But how old are the triplets now? B I think they’re about thirteen months. A Thirteen months? Oh, I thought they were a lot younger than that. B No, they must be thirteen months because it was their first birthday at the end of last month – on the thirtieth… or was it the thirty-first? A Oh, dear, and I didn’t send them anything, not even a birthday card… I wonder what Judith and Timothy thought? B Don’t distress yourself, dear, they didn’t say anything to me…
2. Listen to the dialogue; find sentences with the Sliding and Scandent scales and define their type. Pay attention to the sentences with the Fall-Rise and the Rise-Fall. How do they sound? Transcribe the sentences in bold and draw tonograms to them. Learn the dialogue by heart.
Nursing a Sick Husband
3. Read the following passage, translate it and lay stress-tone marks according to the rules. Use the High Fall, the Fall-Rise and the High Rise where possible. Practice reading it about 10 times as fast as you can. Sleep (V. Evans, p. 30) Scientists continually offer new interpretations and make new discoveries about the condition known as “sleep”. People are paid to sleep with various machines attached to them. These monitor changes in eye movement, heartbeat and body temperature, among other things. This information is fed into a computer and, after a few calculations, the scientist can establish the depth and quality of sleep. It is still unclear how successful these experiments are in establishing exactly what goes on between losing consciousness and awakening. However, one’s behavior the following day is dependent upon how satisfactory the previous night’s sleep was. 4. Listen to the dialogue, put stress-tone marks on the second part of it. What nuclear tones are used in this dialogue most of all? How do they sound? Practice reading and then learn the dialogue by heart.
A Visit to the Doctor
5. Read and translate the following text. Use your own intonation patterns with the Rise-Fall where possible. Lay stress-tone marks according to the rules and practice reading it. Transcribe the words in bold.
The Benefits of Exercise (V. Evans, p. 75) Working full-time can be a very stressful experience for most people; long hours and the pressure to be successful in a competitive society both contribute to the build-up of anxiety. If you are feeling nervous, there’s no better way to relax than to exercise. However, many people return to work too exhausted to move. People are criticized for being lazy and inactive, and for watching too much television which is not beneficial to our health. Taking regular exercise can be both relaxing and pleasant and people who feel healthy often also feel more confident. You don’t need to be especially energetic to take up a sport; simply choose one that is suitable to your character.
6. Listen to the dialogue. Fill in the gaps with the missing pronouns and verbs. Find sentences where the High Fall is used. What additional meanings does it give these sentences? (Headway, p. 8) Practice the dialogue with a partner. Date: 2015-02-28; view: 3352 |