IntonationUNIT2

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01NoticeIT

ListentothepoemTheNightHasaThousandEyesreadwithoutintonation.1Listentothepoemreadwithintonation.Howdoyouthinktheeffectsofthetwowaysofreadingvary?2

TheNightHasaThousandEyesThenighthasathousandeyes,Andthedaybutone;YetthelightofthebrightworlddiesWiththedyingsun.Themindhasathousandeyes,Andtheheartbutone;YetthelightofawholelifediesWhenloveisgone.—FrancisWilliamBourdillonListentothesecondrecordingagain.Markthepoemwith“↗”and“↘”pitchmarksoverthefocuswords.3

02UnderstandIT

RULE1Inastatementoraquestionthatpresentsachoice,thefirstalternativehasarisingpitchandthesecondhasafallingpitch.Listentotherecording.Thenreadaloudthefollowingsentencesusingrisingorfallingintonations.

RULE2Whenyoulisttwoormoreitemsinaseries,thepitchrisesonthestressedsyllableofeveryitemexceptthelast.Therisesignals“moretocome”;thefallsignals“theend”.

RULE3Ifyouwantclarificationorrepetitionofaspecificitem,thepitchrisesonthespecificitemyouwantclarified.

RULE4Whenyouusedirectaddressattheendofasentenceoraquestion,aperson’snameisusuallyspokenasaseparatephrasewhichcanstartlowandriseslightly.

RULE5Inawh-question,ifthepitchfalls,thespeakerisprobablyseekingmoreinformation.Ifthepitchrises,thespeakerisprobablyrequestingrepetitionorclarification.

03LearnIT

1)Istheexamtodayortomorrow?2)Wouldyouratherwalkorride?3)TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyprotectstheair,soil,andwater.4)A:Thecheapestone-wayfareis$1,500.B:One-wayfare?A:I’msorry.Imeanround-trip.5)A:TherewasaterribleearthquakeinTurkey.B:Where?(or)Where?A:InTurkey.(or)Istanbul.6)Wehavetopay,John.7)Ididn’tcall,Lee.1Readaloudthefollowingsentences,usingvar