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Listen to your fellow-student reading the replies, tell him (her) what his (her) errors in intonation are.
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6. Listen to the Verbal Context suggested by the teacher. Reply by using one of the sentences below. Pronounce it with Intonation Pattern X. Say what attitude you mean to render:
| Verbal Context | Drill |
| Why don't you stay longer? | I've no time. I'm so busy now. |
| When do we go there? | I've just told you. At seven. |
| Do you really want to see her? | I haven't seen her for ages. |
| What made you go there? | I went there because I wanted to. |
| Why didn't you come there in time? | You know how far it is. |
| What do you think of this picture? | It's nothing less than a masterpiece. |
| I've no time now. I'm leaving. | Where to? |
| You must look through it again. | What's wrong about it? |
| He'll be here by six. | What makes you so sure? |
| You must phone her at once. | Why not you? |
| I missed some words. | Why don't you listen? |
| You'd better take a taxi. | What for? |
| Monday is a very busy day for me. | Can't we meet on Friday then? |
| You are not a good swimmer, are you? | Have I ever pretended tc be? |
| Mary's not here yet. | Go alone, then. |
| It's too late to walk. | Take a bus, then. |
| I doubt if I can do it better. | Try again. |
| He's given up this idea. | Sensible chap! |
| He's won. | Would you believe it! |
Give your own replies to the Verbal Context of Ex. 1 and 6. Use Intonation Pattern X.
8. The teacher or one of the students suggests a Verbal Context The students reply to it in turn using:
A) statements conveying personal concern, involvement or protest;
B) special questions sounding unpleasantly surprised, displeased or protesting;
C) general questions sounding impatient, protesting;
D) imperatives sounding lively, with a note of critical surprise;
E) exclamations conveying affronted surprise, protesting. Continue the exercise until everyone has participated. Work in pairs.
9. Read the following extracts. Observe the position of the logical stress:
" Tell her that you intend to marry her, but after you return from this outing, not before." (Гл. Dreiser. " An American Tragedy")
" You don't live here? " — " No, " I said, " I don't. You wouldn't if I did." [J. K. Jerome. " Three Men in a Boat")
" She was so pretty and cute. Yet she was a working girl, as he remembered now, too — a factory girl, as Gilbert would say, and he was her superior. But she was so pretty and cute." (Th. Dreiser. " An American Tragedy")
" In the taxi, returning at last to Chesborough Terrace he proclaimed happily: " First rate chaps these, Chris! Has been a wonderful evening, hasn't it? " She answered in a thin steady voice: " It's been a hateful evening! " (Cronin. " The Citadel")