Intonation Drills
2. Read after the teacher.
a) Statements – Falling Tone:
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'Better 'late than never.
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'Alice and 'Agnes 'sat in a hammock.
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'Barbara and 'Margaret 'planted a 'larch in a park.
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'Leave me in peace, please.
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'Don’t 'go alone.
b) General questions – Rising Tone:
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'Do you 'live in London? – Yes, I do.
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'Is it 'far from Washington? – Yes, rather.
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'May I 'use your car today? – I’m a'fraid you can’t.
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'Have they 'finished working? –No, they haven’t.
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'Will you 'have some tea? – With pleasure.
c) Special questions – Falling Tone:
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'Where do you come from? – I 'come from Russia.
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'What is he like? – He’s 'tall and thin.
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'How do you 'like London? – It’s beautiful!
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'When are you leaving? – On Monday.
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'Why is he 'so upset? – He is homesick.
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'Who are you waiting for? – I’m 'waiting for Susan.
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The Article
3. Insert the articles a/an or the where necessary.
A. 1. This morning I bought ___ newspaper and ___ magazine. ___ newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I put ___ magazine. 2. I saw ___ accident this morning. ___ car crashed into ___ tree. ___ driver of ___ car wasn’t hurt but ___ car was badly damaged. 3. There are two cars parked outside: ___ blue one and ___ grey one. ___ blue one belongs to my neighbours; I don’t know who ___ owner of ___ grey one is. 4. My friends live in ___ old house in ___ small village. There is ___ beautiful garden behind ___ house. I would like to have ___ garden like that.
B. 1. a. This house is very nice. Has it got ___ garden? b. It’s ___ beautiful day. Let’s sit in ___ garden. c. I like living in this house, but it’s a pity that ___ garden is so small. 2. a. Can you recommend ___ good restaurant? b. We had dinner in ___ very nice restaurant. c. ___ restaurant is next to the post office. 3. a. She has ___ French name but in fact she is English, not French. b. What’s ___ name of that man we met yesterday? c. We stayed at ___ very nice hotel – I can’t remember ___ name now. 4. a. There isn’t ___ airport near where I live. b. Our plane was delayed. We had to wait at ___ airport for three hours. c. Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to ___ airport?
C. 1. ___ doctor cures __ sick people; ___ farmer grows __ crops; ___ architect designs __ buildings. 2. __ earthquakes are __ relatively rare events in Central Africa. 3. My city experienced ___ earthquake recently. I was riding my bicycle when ___ earthquake occurred. 4. I know a lot of people. Most of them are __ students. 5. It’s a pity we haven’t got ___ camera. I’d like to take ___ photograph of that house. 6. What __ awful shoes! Where did you get them? 7. My aunt is ___ writer. She writes __ books. 8. Do you enjoy going to __ concerts? 9. I don’t believe him, he is ___ liar. He is always telling __ lies.
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4. a) Listen to Dialogue 1 (Origins). Read it in pairs after the speakers imitating their intonation.
Dialogue 1
A – Where do you come from?
B – I’m from Lille – it’s in the North of France.
A – Oh. Is it near Paris?
B – Not so far. It’s a big industrial city but much smaller than Paris.
What about you?
A – I’m from Seville.
B – Oh yes, in the South of Spain.
A – That’s right. It’s one of the biggest towns in the South.
b) Listen to Dialogues 2-3 and complete the table below.
Dialogue
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Place of origin
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Region
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Compared with
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c) Listen to the dialogues again and reconstruct them. Act out the dialogues.
Dialogue 2
A – Where are you from?
B – _______________________________________________________
A – I’m afraid I’ve never been to the North. What’s it like?
B – ______________________________________________________
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A – Really? More interesting than Oxford or Cambridge?
B – _______________________________________________________
Dialogue 3 A – I’m from _____________________________.
B – Whereabouts is that?
A – __________________________________Venice.
B – ______________________________________________________.
A – _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
B –______________________________________________________
d) Listen to Dialogue 4 and answer the teacher’s questions about Annie.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
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to come from / to be from - происходить, быть родом откуда-либо: e.g. Edna comes from a small town in the south of England. / Where does this woman come from?
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What about you/him/her? – А ты (вы)/он/она? e.g. John is a university student. – And what about his girl-friend?
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What is it like? – Ну и как там? e.g. I was in Brighton last summer. – What is it like? – It’s beautiful.
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I’d say so. – Да, пожалуй. e.g. Is London as beautiful as Paris? – Yes, I’d say so.
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root – корень (в т.ч. в переносном значении): e.g. Don’t forget about your roots.
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in the South of (England) – на юге (Англии)
to the North of Moscow – к северу от Москвы, на север от Москвы
by the sea – на море, у моря, BUT: by the river – у реки
on the Volga – на Волге
on the coast – на побережье
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5. Complete the following dialogues using dialogues 1-3 as a model.
1. A – …
B – I’m from the Hague. It’s …
A – I’m afraid …
B – …
A – …
B – …
2. A – …
B – I’m from Voronezh. It’s …
A – … What …?
B – …
A – …
B – …
6. Ask your fellow-student where he/she comes from. Compare your origins.
7. Read the following geographical names:
Достарыңызбен бөлісу: |