4. Additional exercises

Exercise 1

Listen to these examples. Notice how the voice falls at the end.

It’s mine. She’s from Rome. Is it yours?

I met him at a disco.

Now listen to these examples. Notice how the voice rises at the end.

I think so. Probably. Are they here yet?

Is this the Paris train?

Exercise 2

Listen to these sentences halves. Write m in the space if the voice falls at the end and write k if it goes up. Two are done for you.

1. a) I went to London…m b) …on Saturday. k

2. a) David… b) …works in a bookshop.

3. a) There’s some cake… b) …in the kitchen.

4. a) In Hong Kong… b) …last year.

5. a) I’m fairly sure… b) …it’s upstairs.

6. a) Yes,… b) …of course.

7. a) Turn left here… b) …then go straight on.

8. a) Oh dear,… b) …I am sorry.

9. a) I like it… b) …very much.

10. a) I don’t smoke… b) …thank you.

Exercise 3

Listen to these short sentences and decide if the tone at the end is:

a) FALLING  b) RISING  c) FALLING - RISING

The first three are done for you. Notice that the tone starts in the last prominent word.

1. CAN you? b 6. What TIME is it?

2. That’s FINE. a 7. It’s BEAUtiful.

3. PRObably. c 8. SOMEtimes.

4. You DIDN’T. 9. I HOPE so.

5. Is THIS right? 10. HAVE another BIScuit.

Exercise 4

Listen to these short conversations. Concentrate particularly on what B says in each. The prominent words in B’s parts are in capital letters. The first tone B uses is shown with an arrow. Is the second tone B uses the same or different? Write S or D in the space.

		Same (S) or Different (D)
1. A: Shall we go for a drive?	B: mYES - mI’d LOVE to.	S
2. A: Have you finished painting?	B: mNO - NOT YET.
3. A: Can you come on Monday?	B: mYES - I THINK so.
4. A: Do you mind if I smoke?	B: mNO - not REAlly.
5. A: Bye.	B: Bye - see you toMOrrow.
6. A: Are you going on holiday this year?	B: perHAPS - I don’t KNOW yet.
7. A: Jim and Sheila are getting married!	B: REAlly - I THOUGHT they would.
8. A: When are you going to London?	B: mon SUNday - IF the WEAther’s good.

Listen again and decide what the second tone is that B uses in each sentence. Draw arrows to show if the tone is falling, rising or falling-rising.

Exercise 5

Work in pairs. Take A and B’s parts and say the short conversations together. A should check that B is using the correct tones.

5. Self-check questions

1. What is intonation?

2. Compare the head, the nucleus and the tail of the Take Off with the same components of the Glide Up.

3. Give the definition of an utterance.

4. Dwell on the difference between the Fall-Rise Divided and Undivided.

5. What is the structure of an utterance?

6. Compare the head, the nucleus and the tail of the Glide Down with the same components of the Dive.

7. What is the difference between a tone and a tune?

8. How can statements be pronounced?