Exercise 8. Read the question, stressing one of the underlined words. Then identify which of the alternatives is implied

Exercise 6. Read the paragraph aloud. Remember, the boldfaced words should receive more emphasis that the other words in the sentence.

Exercise 5. Read the sentences aloud. One word in each sentence will be stressed more than the others. Underline the word that you must stress to clarify the intended meaning of the sentence.

Example: Mary Hall will visit John and Anna. (Not Mary Jones.)

Mary is from Washington. (She isn’t from New York.)

1.Mary is Anna’s friend. (She isn’t her cousin.)

2.John is married to Anna. (They aren’t engaged anymore.)

3.She’s from Washington, D. C. (She’s not from Washington state.)

4.She lives in the white house. (She doesn’t live in the White House.)

5.Her house is on First Street. (It isn’t on First Avenue.)

6.Anna and John got married three years ago. (They didn’t get married five yers ago.)

7.They own a small home. (They don’t rent.)

8.Mary wants to come in a week. (She doesn’t want to wait a month.)

9.She’ll bring her collie and snakes. (She’s not bringing her poodle.)

10.Mary is opening a pet store. (She isn’t opening a pet store.)

Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody!

Once upon a time, there were four people. They were named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. An important job had to be done. Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it and that Somebody would do it. It ended up, however, that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done!

Exercise 7. Mark the stress. The first verse and the last verse are done for you.

Future intentions

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In June this year I’ll finish school,

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And the summer’s getting near.

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My classmates all know what they want to do,

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But I haven’t got any idea.

Pippa’s going to travel round the world.

Hannah’s going to stay at home.

Peter’s going to join a punk rock band,

And Richard’s going to teach in Rome.

Amanda’s going to move to Hollywood

Where she hopes to become a star.

Frank’s going to pass his driving test,

And then he’s going to buy himself a car.

Paula’s going to study up at Cambridge,

And Roger’s going to learn how to cook.

Emma’s going to have a lot of babies,

And Sarah’s going to write a book.

Steven’s going to be a scientist

And try to help the human race.

Helen’s going to be in the Olympic team,

And finish in the long jump in first place.

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Ian’s going to be a millionaire,

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And Anna’s going to help the poor.

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But I still don’t know what I want to do,

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So I’ll sit here and I’ll think some more.

Intonation

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