Read these sentences. Make the final prepositions strong

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

Read these sentences. Observe a) the low falling tone and b) the high falling tone.

Read these words and word combinations a) with the undivided rising-falling tone, b) with the divided rising-falling tone.

Read these words and word combinations a) with the undivided falling-rising tone, b) with the divided falling-rising tone.

a) cousin, husband, country, London, midday, blackboard, quinsy, bedroom, bathroom, modern, cottage;

b) sit down, good morning, good day, go on, come up, what's up

a) please, read, begin, listen, bad, thank, well, what, right, come, foreign, wrong, dear;

b) put down, write down, clean the board, not large, behind Tom, long ago, poor thing

a) She is ˎcold. b) She is `cold.

She is at the ˎhospital. She is at the `hospital.

'Father is at ˎhome. 'Father is at `home.

'Don't go a ˎlone. 'Don't go a`lone.

'Don't 'take the ˎlamp. 'Don't 'take the `lamp.

He is 'not ˎwell. He is 'not ^`well.

'Why are you ˎlate? 'Why are you `late?

'Betty is in ˎbed. 'Betty is in `bed.

'Mother is ˎbusy. 'Mother is `busy.

1. 'Does it ˎmatter? Does it ˎmatter? 2. 'Is he going to ˎcome? Is he 'going toˎcome? 3. 'Do you like ˎoranges? Do you 'like ˎoranges?4. 'Can you have an ˎafternoon off? Can you have an ˎafter'noon off? 5. 'Could they ˎhelp it? Could they ˎhelp it?

6. Read these sentences. Make the possessive pronouns that are used
as predicatives stressed.

1. 'This 'thing was ˎmine. 2. 'This 'thing was ˎhis.

3. 'This 'thing was ˎyours. 4. 'This 'thing was ˎours.

5. 'This 'thing was ˎtheirs.

1. 'Nothing to be aˎfraid of. 2. 'Whom are you ˎtalking to? 3. 'What do you ˎwant it for? 4. It was 'Mary he was ˎlooking for. 5. It was 'Bess he was ˎthere with. 6. 'Where did she ˎcome from? 7. 'What is she ˎhere for? 8. It's a 'thing un ˎheard of. 9. 'This 'boy should be ˎsent for. 10. 'This 'letter was 'much ˎtalked about.

8. Read these sentences. Don't stress the correlative conjunction "as… as".

1. I'll 'come as 'soon as he ˎpleases. 2. I'll 'read as 'long as the 'child ˎlikes.
3. It's 'not as 'simple as ˎthat. 4. 'Jane was as 'pale as a ˎghost. 5. 'Nick was
as slippery as an ˎeel. 6. 'Did you 'say: “As 'snug as a 'bug in a ˎrug?.”

9. 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 hour or so. 2. This fruit will be red in a month or so.
3. We'll buy a coat or something to protect you from the cold. 4. He said “Good morning” or something, and went on with his work. 5. He really wanted a couple of books or so. 6. He was a boot maker and a good one. 7. We have never quarreled with each other. 8. The passengers seemed to like one another.

10. Transcribe and intone the sentences below. Pay attention
to the differentiatory 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 abstract. b) One can abstract several general rules from an examination of these facts. 3. a) He was not on the missing list. b) They couldn't find the missing list; it's been missing for several days. 4. a) “That's what I call a silver tip ”, the taxi-driver said contentedly. b) This is obviously a silver tip; no other metal would have been strong enough for the job. 5. a) You will need a permit in order to visit that place. b) The job has to be done very quickly; it does not permit of any delay. 6. a) We entered a very dark room. b) A darkroom is a room for photographic processing. 7. a) Who is going to refund out losses? b) The refund did not amount to too much but it was extremely welcome. 8. a) This is all the spending money you’ll get from me for this month. b) Spending money is easy; making it may prove more of a problem.

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