Control Tasks

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1. "I ^vhope I am 'not,late.^x 2. ~You are 'not.right. 3. "1 'work systematically. 4. ~ I have no ¹time for,lunch today. 5. "I 'should have,done it. 6. "I Van't answer this question. 7. You 'can sing,perfectly.

(n) requests (pleadingly, reproachfully, reassuringly)

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1. 'Cheer,up. 2. 'Do for,give me. 3. 'Don't,do it. 4. ⁴Come in. 5. 'Don't |do it a,lonel 6. 'Will you in,vite me? 7. 'Go,on.

7. Read these sentences. Make the auxiliary and modal verbs that begin sen­
tences stressed to show greater interest.

1. iDoes it,matter? Does it,matter? 2. lls he going to,come? Is he Igoing to,come? 3. iDo you like,oranges? Do you 'like, oranges? 4. I Can you have an [afternoon,off? Can you have an lafterinoon,off? 5. iCould they,help it? Could they,help it?

8. Read these sentences. Make the possessive pronouns that are used as predic­
atives stressed.

1. IThis (thing was.mine. 2. IThis I thing was Jhis. 3. 'This ithing was _vyours. 4. IThis 'thing was _sours. 5. IThis 'thing was ^theirs.

9. Read these sentences. Make the final prepositions strong.

1. iNothing to be afraid of. 2. Whom are you _t talking to? 3. iWhat do you ₄want it for? 4. It was iMary he was ^looking for. 5. It was 'Bess he was _vthere with. 6. iWhere did she _tcome from? 7. What is she ₄here for? 8. It's a ithing unheard of. 9. 'This Iboy should be _vsent for. 10. IThis 'letter was «much talked about.

10. Read these sentences. Don't stress the correlative conjunction "as,.. as"-

1. I'll Icome as 'soon as he ^pleases. 2. I'll iread as Hong as the fchild Jikes. 3. It's tnot as 'simple as _vthat. 4. (Jane was as

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(pale as ä _vghost. 5. lUria was as 'slippery as an»eel.'6. iDid'you •say: "As I snug as a I bug in a jug?"

11. Read these sentences. Don't stress (or make weakly stressed) combinations: "or so", "or something", "each other", "one another". Don't stress the sub­stitute word "one".

1. He will 'come in an _vhour or so. 2. This ifruit will be Ired in a ₄month or so. 3. We'll ibuy a,coat or something to project you from the ₄cold. 4. He 'said """Good _xmorning" or something, and (Went |onwith his ₄work. 5-. He' 'really 'wanted a 'couple of»books or so. 6. He was a ^bootmaker and a _vgood one. 7. We have 'never ^quarrelled with each other. 8. The Ipassengers 'seemed to Jike one another.

Я2. Read these rhymes. Observe the regular alternation of stressed and un­stressed syllables according to the given stress tone marks.

Uack and (Jill went fup the,hill. To I fetch a ipail of»water. •Jack fell,down and I broke his,crown, And 'Jill came 'tumbling _vafter.

'Twinkle, itwinkle, 'little,star, 'How I 'wonder iwhat you ₄are. I Up albove the I world so,high 'Like a'diamond Jin the _vsky.

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In 'winter 'I get lup at _xnight And I dress by I yellow 'candle | light. In 'summer jquite the 'other _vway I _^bave to Jgo to J>bed by _%day. ^г

1. Transcribe and intone the sentences below. Pay attention to the differen-tiatory function of stress in the italicized words.

1. a) He spoke with no trace of accent, b) The way you accent these words tells me you were not born in England. 2. a) That's very ab-

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