B) Listen to the replies and repeat them in the intervals

Listen to the verbal context and reply in the intervals.

In order to fix the intonation of disjunctive questions in your mind, ear and speech habits repeat the replies yourself until they sound perfectly natural to you.

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

Read the drill sentences according to the given models. Observe the difference in meaning.

Models: The à text is _\easy, | _/isn't it?

The à text is _\easy, | _\isn't it?

1. She is better today, isn't she? 2. There is a lawn in front of your house, isn't there? 3. There are many new houses in your street, aren't there? 4. The New Year is the most favourite holiday in our country, isn't it? 5. Great Britain is an island, isn't it? 6. The Alps are higher than the Urals, aren't they? 7. The Mississippi is the longest river in the world, isn't it? 8. You don't speak Hungarian, do you? 9. You don't take beer, do you? 10. You can't speak German yet, can you? 11. You have learned this poem by heart, haven't you? 12. You are fond of skating, aren't you? 13. We must pay right now, mustn't we? 14. They shouldn't be late, should they? 15. She can understand nearly everything, can't she? 16. It's my turn, isn't it?

Read the following conversational situations according to the models, suggested for replies. Concentrate your attention on the intonation of the replies. Say what meaning is rendered by them.

18. Complete the following sentences making them disjunctive questions. The speaker is not certain of the fact expressed in the first part of the sentence. An answer is expected. Concentrate your attention on the intonation of the tag:

I. You aren't reading this book now,...? 2. She doesn't like tomatoes,...? 3. He lives in Kiev,...? 4. They usually have dinner at one o'clock,...? 5. You like both pears and apples,...? 6. He never uses pepper,...? 7. It's high time to have a bite,...? 8. Going out in such weather is out of the question,...? 9. She is leaving for St.Petersburg,...? 10. She can get rid of her mistakes,...? 11. You finished school two years ago,...? 12. You have passed your exams,...? 13. You've got a letter,...? 14. She hasn't finished school yet,...?

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