TEST 18. Pausing, stress and intonation. What are these people saying. Listen to the recording, and decide which sequence comes first

QUESTIONS AND TASKS

1. In what way are the words in the sentence made prominent?
2. How is the prominence of words realized?
3. What is the main function of sentence-stress?
4. Why is the personal pronoun I stressed in the reply:

‘Who has done this? – I have.’?

1. Which words are the communicative centres of the following sentences:

The girl has broken the CUP.

The girl has BRO ken the cup.

1. Translate the following sentence into Ukrainian: How badly he had said it. Yet he HAD said it. What is the attitude of the speaker? What are the means to convey the same idea in English and in Ukrainian?
2. Where would you use logical stress in these sentences: I’m not writing to YOUR friend. Nick is my friend as well. What does logical stress express here?
3. What kind of attitude is expressed in the reply of the second speaker? Speak out!’ said Martin, ‘and speak the truth.’ ‘I fear this IS the truth.’
4. Give examples where the shifting of tone unit -stress changes the meaning of the sentence. Use them in situations.
5. Shift the communicative centre in the following sentence: ‘I wish you’d stay for a few days. ’ Use the phrases in your own situations.
6. Why did the author italicize the words you and I in the situation: ‘You don’t live here?’ – ‘No, ‘ I said. ‘ I don’t. You wouldn’t if I did.’

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LABORATORY WORK # 11

TEST 13. CONTRASTIVE STRESS. Listen to the following sentence beginnings and underline a, b, c, or d to show how you think each sentence will continue. Then check with the recording.

1. Example: I didn’t paint the house YES terday…

a) … I CLEANED it. c) … I did it on SAT urday.

b) … LIN da did. d) … I painted the Ga rage.

2. Joe didn’t buy the house in nineteen ninety-six …

a) … that’s when he SOLD it. c) … it was his BRO ther.

b) … it was nineteen EIGH ty-six. d) … it was nineteen ninety- FIVE.

3. I didn’t paint the house yesterday…

a) … I CLEANED it. c) … I did it on SAT urday.

b) … LINDA did. d) … I painted the GA rage.

4. Joe didn’t buy the house in nineteen ninety-six…

a) … that’s when he SOLD it. c) … it was his BRO ther.

b) … it was nineteen EIGH ty-six. d) … it was nineteen ninety- FIVE.

5. I didn’t paint the house yesterday …

a) … I CLEANED it. c) … I did it on SA turday.

b) … LIN da did. d) … I painted the GA rage.

6. Joe didn’t buy the house in nineteen ninety-six…

a) … That’s when he SOLD it. c) … it was his BRO ther.

b) … it was nineteen EIGH ty-six. d) … it was nineteen ninety- FIVE.

7. I didn’t paint the house yesterday.

a) … I CLEANED it. c) … I did it on SA turday.

b) … LIN da did. d) … I painted the GA rage.

8. Joe didn’t buy the house in nineteen ninety-six…

a) … that’s when he SOLD it. c) … it was his BRO ther.

b) … it was nineteen EIGH ty-six. d) … it was nineteen ninety- FIVE.

TEST 18. PAUSING, STRESS AND INTONATION. What are these people saying? Listen to the recording, and decide which sequence comes first.

Example: a) I’m going to. (2)

b) I’m going, too. (1)

1. a) I’m afraid they can’t. b) I’m afraid. They can’t.

2. a) I don’t. No. b) I don’t know.

3. a) I don’t know, John. b) I don’t know John.

4. a) My aunt who lives in Leeds is coming for Christmas.

b) My aunt, who lives in Leeds, is coming for Christmas.

5. a) I met the chief Executive (Mary Smith) and the Company Secretary. (= 2 people)

b) I met the chief Executive, Mary Smith, and the Company Secretary. (= 3 people)

6. a) I bought them for dogs. b) I bought them four dogs.

7. a) – What should I do? – Obey Angela. b) – What should I do? – Obey, Angela.

8. a) ‘Joe’, said the boss, ‘is stupid’. b) Joe said the boss is stupid.

9. a) I’m going to see Uncle Ken. b) I’m going to sea, Uncle Ken.