6. Listen to the dialogue. Memorize it. Make up your own dialogue of the same type. II. Logical Stress M o d e l :
I can \ do it. \ I can do it. If the nucleus is shifted from the last notional word to some
other word of the intonationgroup the sentence stress is called
logical.
EXERCISES 7. The words in bold type are the nucleus of the sentences below. While reading concentrate on the change in meaning in sentences with logical stress. Intone the sentences: 1. Jack lived there alone. Jack lived there alone. 2. We met
Mark in our English club. We met Mark in our English club. We met Mark in our English club. 3. He’s lost his father’s book. He’s
lost his father’s book. He’s lost his father’s book. He’s lost his
father’s book. 4. John’s sister speaks French perfectly. John’s
sister speaks French perfectly. John’s sister speaks French
perfectly. John’s sister speaks French perfectly. 5. He told them
not to go there. He told them not to go there. He told them not to go there. He told them not to go there. He told them not to
go there. He told them not to go there. 6. My brother knows you
well . My brother knows you well. My brother knows you well.
My brother knows you well. My brother knows you well. 7. Her
father likes them very much. Her father likes them very much.
Her father likes them very much. Her father likes them very
much. 8. His last story was long. His last story was long. His last sto
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ry was long. His last story was long. 9. My cousin helps the boy a lot.
My cousin helps the boy a lot. My cousin helps the boy a lot. My