Exercise 1-17: Staircase Intonation Practice CD 1 Track 26 Draw one step of the staircase for each word of the paragraph. Start a new staircase for everystressed word. There usually is more than one staircase in a se ntence. New sentences don't have
Exercise 1-18: Reading with Staircase Intonation CD 1Track 27 Read the following with clear intonation where marked. Hello, my name is__________________. I'm taking American Accent Training. There's a lot to learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable
Exercise 1-19: Spelling and Numbers CD 1Track 28 Just as there is stress in word s or phrases, there is intonation in spelling and numbers. Americansseem to spell things out much more than other people. In any bure aucratic situation, you'll be asked
Exercise 1-20; Sound/Meaning Shifts CD 1 Track 29 Intonation is powerful. It can change meaning and pronunciation. Here you will get the chance toplay with the sounds. Remember, in the beginning, the meaning isn't that impo r tantjust work ongetting
Exercise 1-21: Squeezed-Out Syllables CD 1 Track 30 Intonation can also completely get rid of certain entire syllables. Some longer words that arestressed on the first syllable squeeze weak syllabl es right out. Cover up the regular columns andread t
Exercise 1-9: Inflection CD 1 Track 16 Notice how the meaning changes, while the actual words stay the same. 1. I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it. 2. I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all. 3. I didn't say he stol
Exercise 1-10; Individual Practice CD 1 Track 17 Now, let's see what you can do with the same sentence, just by c hanging the stress around todifferent words. I'll tell you which meaning to express. When you hear the tone +, say the sentence as quick
Complex Intonation Word Count Intonation Patterns CD 1 Track 34 This is the beginning of an extr emely important part of spoken American Englishthe rhythmsand intonation patterns of the l ong streams of nouns and adjectives that are so commonly used.
Exercise 1-23; Syllable Count Te st CD 1 Track 33 Put the following words into the proper category based on the syllable count intonation. Write thepattern number in the space provided. Check Answer Key, beginning on p. 193. 图片1 图片2 图片3 图
Exercise 1-22: Syllable Patterns CD 1 Track 32 In order to practice accurate pitch change, repeat the following column. Each syllable will count asone musical note. Remember that words that end in a vowel or a voiced consonant will be longerthan ones
Syllable Stress CD 1 Track 31 Syllable Count Intonation Patterns In spoken English, if you stress the wrong syllable, you can totally lose the meaning of a word:MA-sheen is hardly reco gnizable as ma-SHEEN or machine.At this point, we wo n't be conce
Exercise 11-10: Practical ApplicationU.S./Japan Trade Friction CD 4 Track47 Listen to the following excerpt, and compare the two versions. Forty years after the end of World War II, Japan and the U.S. are again engaged in conflict.Trade frictions, wh
Exercise 11-9: Your Compound Nouns and Complex Verbs CD 4 Track 46 Using your compound nouns from Ex. 11-8, choose a verb and putit through all the changes.Remember that it helps to have a verb that startswith a vowel. Add explanatory words to round
Exercise 8-2: Lax Vowels CD 4 Track 16 The lax vowels are produced in the throat and are actually quite similar to each other. Let's practicesome lax vowels. See also Chapter 11 to contrastwith tense vowels. Remember to double the vowelwhen the word
Exercise 8-3; Bit or Beat? CD 4 Track 17 We've discussed intonation in terms of new information, contrast, opinion, and negatives. As youheard on p. 3, Americans tend to stretch out certain one-syllable words ... but which ones? Theanswer is simplewh
Exercise 8-4: Bit or Beat? Bid orBead? CD 4 Track 18 Read each column down. Next, contrast the singleand double tense vowels with each other; and thesingle and double lax vowels with each other. Finally read all four across. 图片1 Note Bear in mind
Exercise 8-5: Tense and Lax Vowel Exercise CD 4Track 19 Let's practice tense and lax vowels in context. The intonation is marked for you. When in doubt, tryto leave out the lax vowel rather than run the risk of overpronouncing it: l'p in place of lip
Exercise 8-6: The Middle I List CD 4 Track 20 The letter I in the unstressed position devolves consistently into a schwa. Repeat. 图片1 图片2 图片3 图片4
Exercise 8-7: Reduction Options CD 4 Track 21 In the following example, you will see how you can fully sound out a word (such as to), reduce itslightly, or do away with it altogether. 1. ... easier tū(w)ənderstand. 2. ... easier t(w)ənderstand. 3.
Exercise 8-8: Finding Reduced Sounds CD 4 Track 22 Go through the paragraph that follows and find the three []'s and the five to seven [u]'s. Rememberthat your own speech style can increase the possibilities. With to before a vowel, you have a choice
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