1. listen carefully to the following conversational situations. Concentrate your attention on the intonation of the replies:
| Verbal Context
| Drill
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| Statements
(conveying personal concern or involvement, sounding interested, lively, airy)
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| Now what have you done to Mary?
| Nothing.
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| Who's been eating my grapes?
| No one. No one has. No one's been eating your wretched grapes.
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| Which will you take, Henry?
| This one. That one.
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| How many of his books have you read?
| All of them. None of them.
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| When did you see him?
| On Thursday. (I thought you knew.)
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| Would you like to join us?
| I'd love to.
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| Come on. Let's get going.
| We can't. It's raining.
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| It was all your fault.
| But it wasn't. And I can prove it.
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| Special questions (lively, interested)
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| I shall have to give it to him.
| Why?
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| I'm going to Switzerland.
| When?
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| You'll never guess who's here.
| Who?
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| You can win easily.
| How? How so?
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| He's coming to stay with us.
| When, may I ask?
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| I mustn't take them.
| Why mustn't you take them?
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| Sorry to be so late.
| What's happened?
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| I ought to write to him.
| Why bother?
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| (Hullo, Dennis.)
| How are you?
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| I said no such thing.
| What did you say, then?
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| Today's out of the question, too.
| When can you come, may I ask?
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| General questions (conveying mildly surprised acceptance of the listener's premises)
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| I like it here.
| Do you?
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| She is thirty-five.
| Is she?
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| They won't help us.
| Won't they?
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| I can't bear cats.
| Can't you?
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| I must be home by six.
| Must you?
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| I ought to go to the lecture.
| But will you go, do you think?
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| Imperatives (expressing warmth)
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| Do you think this hat will fit me?
| Try it.
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| He'll be terribly angry.
| Let him.
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| A letter won't reach Ann in time.
| Phone her, then.
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| He doesn't want to play.
| Then make him.
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| I'm awfully sorry.
| Forget it.
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| He can't afford to pay.
| Well, give it to him, then.
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| Exclamations (very emotional)
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| He's over seventy.
| Well!
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| Alice is coming as well.
| Really! Splendid!
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| Will you have a drink?
| Thank you!
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| (That you Mr. Archar?)
| Good morning! Good morning to you.
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| I'll give it to you.
| How lovely!
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| I'm most grateful to you.
| Don't mention it, my dear chap.
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| She says you're to blame.
| What nonsense!
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| Isn't it a lovely view!
| Enchanting!
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