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Mo
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ther,
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can I have an
ice
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cream?
3. Listen carefully to the following sentences and repeat them in the
intervals. Concentrate your attention on the intonation of direct address:
1. Peter, may I use your pencil? 2. Edward, something has
gone wrong with my electric iron. 3. Mary, isn’t this skirt long
for me? 4. Porter, will you see to my luggage, please? 5. Helen,
darling, don’t be angry with me. 6. Mum, I should like another
apple. 7. Ann, may I take your book? 8. Eddy, why didn’t you
phone me? 9. Tom, why don’t you wash your hands?
4. Read the following sentences according to Model 2. Follow the
intonation line exactly:
1. Mother, could I go and play football now? 2. Mother, may
I have another cup of milk? 3. Ann, will you please give me a
little more porridge? 4. Kitty, why aren’t you eating anything?
5. Bob, is there anything to your taste on the menu? 6. Peter,
give me another glass of water, I am thirsty. 7. Mary, will you
help me to wash the dishes? 8. Ann, at what shop did you buy
this hat? 9. Madam, which is the biggest department store in
Moscow?
Direct Address in the Middle or at the End of the Sentence
Direct address in the middle or at the end of the sentence is
ordinarily pronounced as the unstressed or halfstressed tail of
the preceding intonationgroup. After the lowfalling nucleus it
can also be pronounced with the lowrising tone.
e. g. I
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say, Mike, | I’ve just had a wire from
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Mary.
→
→
→
→
→
That’s all
/
right, darling.
→
→
→
→
→
Good
\
morning, Mrs.
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