Comment on the phonetic phenomena to be observed in the following exercises. Practise reading them

a.

My red pencil Your weak point Her short coat His great trouble Their old clock

Glad to see you. I want to ask you. He hasn’t got it. He doesn’t teach her.

Let me see. I don’t know. We don’t like it. He doesn’t learn it.

Not now Right now Stop Mary Late at night

b.

What nasty weather. What wonderful roses. What lovely violets you’ve got. What valuable pearls she has.

How pretty she is. How clever of you. How nice of you to come to see me. How strange this old man is.

c.

dear – dare- doer tear – tear – tour mere – mare - moor

a rear corner a spare minute a poor animal

bottle double simple riddle

model idle button beaten

rotten pattern hidden forbidden

d.

Oh dear, it’s quite clear.

There are tears in her eyes.

There isn’t much time.

It isn’t quite right.

She hasn’t got a piano.

e.

trial triumph quiet tyrant admire desire

a famous scientist a cruel pirate a fragrant violet a cold shower a clean towel a front vowel

Intonation Exercises

1. Read each of the phrases below three times: with the falling, rising and falling-rising intonation.

a/ Satisfactory. b/ Impossible. c/ Finally. d/ On Saturday. e/ Mr. Robinson. f/ In Moscow. g/ To New York. h/ Next Year. i/ To the North. j/ All right.

k/ Thank you. l/ Again. m/ At night. n/ Today. o/ Now. p/ She is here. q/ Mind the step. r/ Enjoy the music. s/ Don’t be late. t/ Come to my place, please.