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When the syllables of the head
are pronounced on the high
level pitch the head is called the High Level.
3. a)* Listen carefully to the following conversational situations.
Concentrate your attention on the intonation of the replies:
Verbal Context
Drill
S t a t e m e n t s
(
final, categoric, considered)
I hate cabbage.
So do I.
So does Peter.
So do we all.
I can’t bear Julia.
Neither can I, nor can my
mother.
David’s grown a beard.
So he has.
How much does it cost?
Five shillings.
Ten pounds.
Three guineas.
Half a crown.
Two pounds ten.
What’s
the time, please?
Four o’clock.
Half past one.
Five past eleven.
Quarter to six.
Quarter to eleven.
Ten minutes to nine.
Have you any news of Malcolm?
He’s passed his exams.
I was talking to him yester
day.
S p e c i a l q u e s t i o n s
(
serious, intense, often
suggesting irritation or
impatience)
Harry’s not coming to tea.
Who
is coming to tea, then?
You can’t have that book.
Which one can I have?
I’m afraid I can’t do it.
Can’t do what?
I shan’t be able to go.
Why ever not?
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I m p e r a t i v e s
(
firm, serious, pressing)
I didn’t quite catch what you said. Pay attention, then.
What do you think you are doing? Mind your own business.
I’m going to resign.
Don’t be ridiculous.
What do you want?
Write him a letter.
E x c l a m a t i o n s
(
rather emphatic)
He says it was your fault.
How ridiculous!
I’ve sprained my ankle.
Too bad!
Bad luck!
You haven’t!
I’ll make you a present of it.
Thanks awfully!
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