CHAPTER 8. GIVING INFORMATION (STATEMENTS)

v In this Chapter the following speech patterns will be used (turn attention to their intonation):

v Listen carefully to the audio supplement. Repeat the corresponding phrases or provide your own responses when necessary. Do your best to imitate the intonation patterns used.

v Be ready to provide your comments regarding the area of usage of the above-mentioned speech patterns.

v Intone the following dialogues (try to imitate the intonation you hear) and prepare their good reading:

– In the fridge there’s a bottle of milk.

– There’s a bottle of milk in the fridge.

– This morning Mr. Black telephoned.

– Mr. Black telephoned this morning.

– If you like, you can leave your bags here.

– You can leave your bags here if you like.

– Actually I’ve forgotten his name.

– I’ve forgotten his name, actually.

– Instant coffee today, Mr. Watkins, I’m afraid.

– Oh, dear! I can’t stand instant coffee.

– And here are your chocolate biscuits…

– Good! I love chocolate biscuits.

– Hello, Jo! You haven’t changed at all! I recognized you immediately!

– I hoped you’d recognize me!

– Hello, Jane! Nice to see you again after all these years!

– I’m afraid I don’t know you. I’m…

– It’s Sarah! I hoped you’d recognize me!

v Answer the following questions (your answers can be used for drawing up the summary) and provide your examples:

1) When are statements used?

2) What word usually takes the nucleus?

3) If the noun and the verb are new information, which shall take the stress?

4) What is the intonation of statements having two important pieces of information?

5) What is the intonation of statements having more important information and less important information?

6) What is usually regarded as less important information?

7) What intonation pattern is used with words and expressions that show your real feelings?

8) How can we keep the subject open?

9) What intonation is preferable when the new important information is right at the beginning of the sentence?

10) What are the intonation patterns for sentences beginning with ‘I told you…’, ‘He said…’, ‘I thought…’?

11) What is the intonation pattern of sentences containing enumeration?

v Draw up the summary of this chapter.

CHAPTER 9. INVITATIONS, WARNINGS, ORDERS & ADVICE

v In this Chapter the following speech patterns will be used (turn attention to their intonation):

v Listen carefully to the audio supplement. Repeat the corresponding phrases or provide your own responses when necessary. Do your best to imitate the intonation patterns used.

v Be ready to provide your comments regarding the area of usage of the above-mentioned speech patterns.

v Intone the following dialogues (try to imitate the intonation you hear) and prepare their good reading:

– Hell, Mrs. Povey. Come in.

– Thank you, dear.

– Take off your coat and sit down.

– Well, I mustn’t stop, dear. I shall get into trouble…

– Well, ring and say you’ll be late.

– Well, as long as I’m no more than ten minutes.

– Good. Have a cup of tea.

– Look at my hands, Alan. I got some paint on them yesterday and it won’t come off.

– What about using petrol?

– Yes, but how do I get the smell of petrol off?

– Yes…Have you thought of paint remover?

– Paint remover, Alan? I’m talking about my hands not the kitchen wall!

– When d’you think we ought to set off, Harriet?

– Let’s leave on Friday afternoon.

– Unless we left early on Saturday morning.

– Well let’s have a look at the timetable.

– How can we be sure these letters will arrive at Hobb’s tomorrow?

– Well, I could always take them myself.

– Are you sure it’s no trouble? Another problem is: these daytime phone calls to Whitehead in London are getting expensive.

– Well, you could always ring in the evening.

v Make up your own dialogue (about 8 phrases) with as many speech patterns covered by this chapter as possible.

v Answer the following questions (your answers can be used for drawing up the summary) and provide your examples:

1) What form can invitations have?

2) Is the Falling tone possible? Is the word ‘please’ always necessary?

3) What is the meaning of the Low Rising tone?

4) What is the intonation of warnings?

5) What form can suggestions have?

6) What speech patterns can be used to express alternatives or another possibilities?

v Draw up the summary of this chapter.

REVISION III (Wh-questions, Giving information, Invitations, warnings, orders & advice)

Intone the following dialogues using proper intonation patterns. Provide your comments regarding the area of their usage.

(I)

- Let’s ask our neighbour to repair the printer.

- Unless I did it myself.

- You’ve never done it before.

- I could always consult a manual.

- Go and bring it then.

…

- Everything looks so complicated. I wouldn’t touch that wire if I were you.

- Have you thought of going to the kitchen and making tea?

- What on earth for?

- Drinking tea is the best way to relax and concentrate on the problem.

- I thought you’re concentrated enough.

…

- Here’s your tea.

- Thanks. Oh, no. You’ve poured in it a gallon of milk! I hate so much milk in my tea. Actually, it’s not tea any more. It’s brownish milk!

- I knew you’d complain.

- What’s there behind your back?

- I’ve brought you salty curds with home-made jam.

- Is it too much for you to remember that I’m allergic to salt?

- Looks as if you’re teasing me.

- What am I doing? I wouldn’t disturb me any more now, if I were you.

- Oh, right. I could always go and talk to our neighbour.

- Don’t forget your disgusting tea!

(II)

- Oh, this pudding tastes awful.

- What about adding some whipped cream?

- I haven’t got whipped cream.

- Icing can be used instead of it.

- Icing is very difficult to cook.

- My husband knows how to do it.

- I thought he’s not keen on cooking.

- He is. When he was in Thailand he even attended special courses.

- That’s great! He must have learnt everything about exotic dishes. Let’s ask him to cook an octopus.

- Unless it were something less frightening.

- Have you thought of tasting a fried snake stuffed with vegetables?

- Stop saying all that! It makes me sick.

- I knew you’re too reluctant to taste something new. OK, we can agree on something from the European cuisine, if you’re so obstinate.

CHAPTER 10. HOPES & WISHES

v In this Chapter the following speech patterns will be used (turn attention to their intonation):

v Listen carefully to the audio supplement. Repeat the corresponding phrases or provide your own responses when necessary. Do your best to imitate the intonation patterns used.

v Be ready to provide your comments regarding the area of usage of the above-mentioned speech patterns.

v Intone the following dialogues (try to imitate the intonation you hear) and prepare their good reading:

– I hope it’s not too hot.

– I hope it’s not too hot while we’re on holiday.

– I hope it’s not too hot while we’re on holiday in Portugal.

– I seem to have lost my watch, Miss Roke.

– Well, I do hope you find it.

– Well, Jo, we must be off now.

– I wish you could stay longer.

– Well, Jo, it’s a long way, so if we don’t start now…

– I wish you lived a bit nearer.

– We’ve really enjoyed our stay, Jo. You must come and stay with us next year.

– I wish I could.

– There we are, Jo. Simple!

– I wish I knew how to repair electrical things.

– Electricity makes life so much easier, and electrical goods really are relatively cheap to buy.

– I wish I knew how to repair electrical things.

– You’re making a marvelous job of that bike, Jo!

– I wish I knew how to repair electrical things.

– Where are you going after you leave Britain, Jo?

– Well, I hope to go to New Zealand.

– How long d’you plan to stay?

– Well, I hope to stay for a year.

– A year? Hmmm. What are you going to do there?

– Well, I hope to work on a farm.

– That should be fun. Hard work, though.

v Make up your own dialogue (about 8 phrases) with as many speech patterns covered by this chapter as possible.

v Answer the following questions (your answers can be used for drawing up the summary) and provide your examples:

1) What patterns are used for expressing hope?

2) How do we express a hope that we know won’t come true?

3) What can we say if we’re a bit annoyed?

4) Is there any difference between ‘I wish’ and ‘If only’?

5) How do we express our plans?

v Draw up the summary of this chapter.

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