Phonetic auditory test IV

FOR STUDENTS’ SELF-STUDY

Section IV

Topic: Intonation of Direct Address

Listen to the texts and do the tasks indicated in the instructions. The number of listenings is unlimited. After you have done the texts, check yourself against your teacher’s key.

I. Listen to the following sentences and dialogue. a) Mark the boundaries in the sentences with the Direct Addresses. Try to restore the punctuation marks and compare their number to the number of intonation boundaries. b) Mark the nuclear tones and pre-nuclear patterns in each sentence. Sort put the intonation patterns you have marked to illustrate the rules for the intonation of Direct Address in various position in the sentence.

1) – Henry this is Pat. – Hello Pat. Nice to meet you.

2) Where are you from Pat?

3) And how do you find London Pat?

4) Now Pat. What would you like to drink?

5) Pat do have some nuts.

6) Pat you sit here next to me.

7) Pat help yourself.

8) Pat what about some more to eat?

9) I ¦ hope you enjoyed your meal, Pat.

10) Well, Pat. We’re so glad you could come.

11) Thank you, Pat. Safe journey back. Bye now!

II. Listen to the dialogue. Insert the missing sounds. Formulate the rules for the pronunciation of the positive and negative forms of the verb “must” and the pronouns “some”, “any” in the middle of an utterance.

–|^^

–^

–

–|^

– ︴||

– ︴>︴^

– ||

– 

– ︴^||>︴

AUDITORY TEST V

FOR STUDENTS’ SELF-STUDY

(STUDENT’S VARIANT)

Section V

Topic: Intonation of Conversational Formulas

Listen to the texts and do the tasks indicated in the instructions. The number of listenings is unlimited. After you have done the texts, check yourself against your teacher’s key.

I. Listen to the following dialogues (each of them is recorded twice). a) Mark the nuclear tones and the pre-nuclear patterns paying special attention to the pronunciation of the formulas of politeness.

Greetings

1) – Hello. 267890.

– Hello. Is that Sarah?

– Speaking.

– Hi, Sarah. It’s Alan, Alan Cunningham.

– Alan! Hi! How are you? How are things?

2) – Hello. TVS Computer Services. Darren speaking. How can I help you?

• Good morning. Could I speak to your customer services department, please?

• Certainly.

Farewells

1) – That’s great, Barry. Have a good weekend!

– Same to you, too! Bye, Andy.

– Bye, Barry.

2) – Goodbye. It was a lovely evening. Thank you so much. We had a wonderful time.

– We enjoyed it, too. So glad you could make it. Safe journey back. See you soon.

– Bye.

– Good night. Take care.

Apologies

1) – Excuse me! Do you mind if >I ¦ sit down here?

– No, not at all.

2) – You forgot to post my letter.

– Sorry.

3) – You’ve spilt red wine on my dress!

– I am SO sorry. I do apologize, Madam.

Gratitudes

1) – This is a present for you.

– For me! Oh, how kind! You shouldn’t have, really. Thank you so much.

2) – This is a present for you.

– Thanks.

AUDITORY TEST VI

FOR STUDENTS’ SELF-STUDY

(STUDENT’S VARIANT)

Section VI

Topic: Intonation of Statements

Listen to the texts and do the tasks indicated in the instructions. The number of listenings is unlimited. After you have done the texts, check yourself against your teacher’s key.

I. Listen to the dialogues. Mark the nuclear tones and the pre-nuclear patterns in each sentence. Notice also that in some of the sentences the Rising-Falling nuclear tone is used.

1. – What was the film like? – Mm, it was good.

2. – What was the meal like? – Mm, it was good.

3. – What was the weather like? – Mm, it was good.

4. – What’s Sandra like? – Oh, she’s nice!

5. – What’s Sue like? – Oh, she’s nice.

6. – What’s Mrs Smith like? – Oh, she’s nice.

7. – What was the play like? – It was interesting.

8. – What was the tour like? – It was interesting.

9. – What was the town like? – It was interesting.

II. Listen to the texts. Insert the missing sounds. Formulate the rules for the pronunciation of the conjunction “as” and the positive and negative forms of the modal verb “must” in the middle of an utterance.

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

^

^



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II. a) ^\⁄︴_⁄︴|_\

b) ^︴^\

c) ^^^^\⁄︴¯_⁄_\

d) _⁄︴^^\︴_\

e)^^\︴^\︴_\

f) ^^\⁄︴¯_\