- •1. Intonation and Its Components The Structure of a Tone-unit
- •3. Basic Nuclear Tones: the High Rise, the Low Rise, the High Fall, the Fall-Rise on One, Two, Three and Four Syllables
- •Ih To’day. For ’me. In ’these. My ’aunt. You ’missed.
- •4. Basic Nuclear Tones: the Fall-Rise divided Polysyllabic Preheads Heads
3. Basic Nuclear Tones: the High Rise, the Low Rise, the High Fall, the Fall-Rise on One, Two, Three and Four Syllables
Exercise 1. /Track 57/
Listen to the demonstration of the basic tones on one syllable.
Tone IH: High Rise |
Tone II: High Fall |
’Now. ’Ten. ’His. ’Deaf. ’Back. |
‘Here. ‘Whose. ‘Both. ‘Hush. ‘Which. |
Tone IL: Low Rise |
Tone III: Fall-Rise |
‚True. ‚Fine. ‚Was. ‚Quite. ‚Stop. |
ˇSigh. Beg. Shout. Guess. Lift. |
Exercise 2. /Track 58/
Practise the basic nuclear tones on one syllable. Pay attention to the High and Low Level tones.
IH |
LL |
IL |
II |
HL |
III |
’High |
›High |
‚High |
‘High |
>High |
High |
’Long |
›Long |
‚Long |
‘Long |
>Long |
Long |
’Move |
›Move |
‚Move |
‘Move |
>Move |
Move |
’Hope |
›Hope |
‚Hope |
‘Hope |
>Hope |
Hope |
’Knock |
›Knock |
‚Knock |
‘Knock |
>Knock |
Knock |
Exercise 3. /Track 59/
Practise the High Rise, the Low Rise, the High Fall and the Fall-Rise on two syllables.
a) Nucleus +Tail
IH ’Always. ’May I. ’Have we. ’Can't you. ’This time
IL |
II |
III |
‚I did. |
‘I did. |
I did. |
‚They can. |
‘They can. |
They can. |
‚Try to. |
‘Try to. |
Try to. |
‚That side. |
‘That side. |
That side. |
‚This time. |
‘This time. |
This time. |
b) Prehead + Nucleus
Ih To’day. For ’me. In ’these. My ’aunt. You ’missed.
IL |
II |
III |
I’ll ‚see. |
I’ll ‘see. |
I’ll see. |
They ‚shall. |
They ‘shall. |
They shall. |
You ‚aren’t. |
You ‘aren’t. |
You aren’t. |
We’re ‚wet. |
We’re ‘wet. |
We’re wet. |
He’s ‚rich. |
He’s ‘rich. |
He’s rich. |
Exercise 4. /Track 60/
Practise the High Rise, the Low Rise, the High Fall and the Fall-Rise on three syllables.
a) Nucleus + Two-syllable Tail
IH ’Are we to. ’Will they be. ’Doesn’t it. ’Haven’t they. ’Which is it.
IL |
II |
III |
‚I’m in it. |
‘I’m in it. |
I’m in it. |
‚Borrow one. |
‘Borrow one. |
Borrow one. |
‚John took it. |
‘John took it. |
John took it. |
‚Wait for them. |
‘Wait for them. |
Wait for them. |
‚That was it. |
‘That was it. |
That was it. |
b) One-syllable Prehead + Nucleus + One-syllable Tail
IH Are ’they here. Is ’yours good. In ’London. The ’first one. Would ’this fit.
IL |
II |
III |
They ‚may have. |
They ‘may have. |
They may have. |
I ‚shall be. |
I ‘shall be. |
I shall be. |
He ‚asked you. |
He ‘asked you. |
Heasked you. |
There’s ‚plenty. |
There’s ‘plenty. |
There’s plenty. |
It’s ‚risky. |
It’s ‘risky. |
It’s risky. |
c) Two-syllable Prehead + Nucleus
IH Will it ’do. Is it ’brown. Will you ’wait. Can I ’start. Were they ’mixed.
IL |
II |
III |
She could ‚hear. |
She could ‘hear. |
She could hear. |
It’ll ‚do. |
It’ll ‘do. |
It’ll do. |
There were ‚eight. |
There were ‘eight. |
There were eight. |
I can ‚start. |
I can ‘start. |
I canstart. |
They were ‚mixed. |
They were ‘mixed. |
They were mixed. |
Exercise 5. /Track 61/
Practise the High Rise, the Low Rise, the High Fall and the Fall-Rise on four syllables.
a) Nucleus + Three-syllable Tail
IH ’Are you the one. ’Will she be there. ’Won’t it be done. ’What did you say. ’Which did he take.
IL |
II |
III |
‚They were in it. |
‘They were in it. |
They were in it. |
‚These’ll be good. |
‘These’ll be good. |
These’ll be good. |
‚You could do it. |
‘You could do it. |
You could do it. |
‚Keep it for us. |
‘Keep it for us. |
Keep it for us. |
‚That isn’t it. |
‘That isn’t it. |
That isn’t it. |
b) One-syllable Prehead + Nucleus + Two-syllable Tail
IH Is ’Paul away. Would ’wool be best. Are ’these to go. Does ’laughing help. Is ’this the one.
IL |
II |
III |
She’s ‚done with it. |
She’s ‘done with it. |
She’s done with it. |
There ‚wasn’t one. |
There ‘wasn’t one. |
There wasn’t one. |
It’s ‚probable. |
It’s ‘probable. |
It’sprobable. |
They ‚hope it will. |
They ‘hope it will. |
Theyhope it will. |
He’d ‚wait for us. |
He’d ‘wait for us. |
He’d wait for us. |
c) Two-syllable Prehead + Nucleas + One-syllable Tail /Track 62/
IH Is it ’cleaner. Will you ’tell me. Could we ’trace it. Was she ’pushing.
Are there ’sixty.
IL |
II |
III |
He’s the ‚owner. |
He’s the ‘owner. |
He’s the owner. |
You must ‚tell me. |
You must ‘tell me. |
You musttell me. |
We could ‚trace it. |
We could ‘trace it. |
We could trace it. |
She was ‚pushing. |
She was ‘pushing. |
She was pushing. |
It’s an ‚extra. |
It’s an ‘extra. |
It’s an extra. |
d) Three -syllable Prehead + Nucleus
IH Will they be ’there. Were you in ’time. Are they as ’good. Where there e’nough. Can she do ’this.
IL |
II |
III |
We were in ‚time. |
We were in ‘time. |
We were in time. |
They under ‚stood. |
They under ‘stood. |
They understood. |
We can do ‚this. |
We can do ‘this. |
We can do this. |
You were a‚sleep. |
You were a‘sleep. |
You were a sleep. |
It was the ‚best. |
It was the ‘best. |
It was the best. |
Exercise 6.
Ear-training. Identify simple tones demonstrated on one, two, three and four syllables. Mark the tones.
a) On one syllable
/Track 63/
1. Now |
2. Now |
3. Five |
4. Five |
5. Eight |
6. This |
/Track 64/
1. High |
2. High |
3. High |
4. Run |
5. Run |
6. Run |
7. Sad |
8. Sad |
9. Wait |
10. Push |
/Track 65/
1. Here |
2. Here |
3. Here |
4. Here |
5. Come |
6. Come |
7. Come |
8. Come |
9. Good |
10. Good |
11. Good |
12. Laugh |
13. Laugh |
14. Guess |
15. Which |
/Track 66/
1. More |
2. More |
3. More |
4. More |
5. Pull |
6. Pull |
7. Pull |
8. Pull |
9. Read |
10. Read |
11. Read |
12. Race |
13. Race |
14. Race |
15. Shake |
16. Shake |
17. Up |
18. Up |
19. Books |
20. Watch |
b) On two syllables /Track 67/
1. He will |
2. He will |
3. Has she |
4. Take it |
5. I can’t |
6. It was |
7. Really |
8. Really |
9. Hardly |
10. Hardly |
11. We may |
12. It does |
13. Can you |
14. Can you |
15. Can you |
c) On three syllables /Track 68/
1. I was there |
2. I was there |
3. I was there |
4. It was good |
5. It was good |
6. It was good |
7. Was it there |
8. They couldn’t |
9. They couldn’t |
10. They couldn’t |
11.Has John come |
12. Wonderful |
13. Possibly |
14. Remember |
15. Did you wait |
16. We thought so |
17. It’s a shame |
18. Where was it |
19. Wait for me |
20. Wait for me |
d) On four syllables /Track 69/
1. Can you do that |
2. Can you do that |
3. Can you do that |
4. I want you to |
5. We asked you to |
6. It’s a pity |
7. I was ready |
8. They were rotten |
9. It’ll be good |
10. He must have gone |
11. It’s the best one |
12. Give it to me |
13. I was indoors |
14. Was he at home |
15. You could write it |
16. I shall be there |
17. They were the best |
18. What did you say |
19. You could write it |
20. We should have laughed |
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