Listen to a fellow-student reading the replies. Tell him what his errors in intonation are

6. Listen to your teacher reading the verbal context below. Reply by using one of the drill sentences. Pronounce it with Intonation Pattern II. Say what attitude you mean to render:

Your teacher will suggest a verbal context. You, in your turn, reply to it using Intonation Pattern II. The drill will continue until every student has participated. Keep the exercise moving on rapidly. Keep the attitude in mind.

Reference material for the teacher:

1. What's your name? 2. How old are you? 3. When is your birthday? 4. How many brothers have you? 5. How many sisters have you? 6. Where do you live? 7. Where do you come from? 8. Where do you study? 9. My pronunciation is not good. 10. When can you do it? 11. What do you think of the book? 12. I'd like to see you tomorrow. 13. How much have you paid for it? 14. How long have you been there? 15. Where do you usually rest? 16. What have you bought for lunch? 17. My cousin is a doctor. 18. I don't know this young man. 19. I'm afraid I can't do it in time. 20. I'm afraid I don't understand you. 21. Where have you put your bag? 22. Why have you bought the French newspaper? 23. What will you wear? 24. My mother is in St.Petersburg now. 25. She is not in. 26. I don't find it easy. 27. What is there in front of the building?

8.**¹ Listen to the dialogues. Mark the stresses and tunes. Practise and memorize them:

¹ Material for exercises marked with two asterisks is borrowed from the book by J. D. O'Connor "A Course of English Pronunciation". L., 1954.

a) "What's your name?"

"My name's John."

"How old are you?"

"I'm thirty-five."

"When1 s your birthday?"

"It's on the tenth of December."

"How many brothers have you? "

"I haven't any brothers at all."

"How many sisters have you? "

"Just one."

b) A: Stand up. What have you done?

B: I've stood up.

A: Pick up you pencil. What have you done?

B: I've picked up my pencil.

A: Give it to me. What have you done?

B: I've given it to you.

A: Sit down again. What have you done?

B: I've sat down again.

c) A: Look at this picture.

В: How beautiful!

A: Now look at this book.

B: What a very big one!

A: Look at the sun.

B: Isn't it bright!

A: Look at me.

B: Oh dear!

9.** Listen to the following sentences and read them using Intonation Pattern II. Observe quick pronunciation of unstressed syllables. Concentrate your attention on rhythm and intonation:

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