Intonation of Direct Address M o d e l :
\ Children,
\ listen to me.
\ Mo / ther,
|
can I have an
ice
/ cream?
→
→
→
→
→
Never
/ mind, Tom,
| I’ll
→
→
→
→
→
help you with
\ pleasure.
Direct Address at the Beginning of the Sentence Direct address at the beginning of the sentence is stressed. It
is pronounced with the lowfalling nuclear tone in formal serious
speech and with the fallingrising tone to attract the listener’s
attention or in a friendly conversation.
e. g. \ Children,
| \ listen to me.
\ Ma / ry,
| →
→
→
→
→
come
\ here.
EXERCISES M o d e l 1:
\ Peter,
| →
→
→
→
→
come
\ here.
1. Listen carefully to the following sentences and repeat them in the intervals. Concentrate your attention on the intonation of direct address: 1. Mary, sit down! 2. John, listen to me! 3. Harry, look at the
map! 3. Children, look at the blackboard! 5. Kitty, it’s time to
get up! 6. Peter, we’ve run out of vegetables. 7. Peter, sit here on
my left! 8. Tom, who’s on duty? 9. Nick, hurry up. 10. Boys,
don’t be so noisy.
2. Read the following sentences according to Model 1. Follow the into nation line exactly: 1. Children, stand still at your desks! 2. Ann, stand up
straight! 3. Comrades, take your seats! 4. Helen, why were you
absent yesterday? 5. Kitty, you’re late again. 6. Children, stop
talking! 7. Ann, come to the board and divide it into two parts.
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8. Peter, please fetch some chalk! 9. Children, stop making
noise! 10. Harry, stand aside, so that we all can see the board.
M o d e l 2: