Statement Versus Question Intonation CD 1 Track 10 录音下载
You may have learned at some point that questions have a rising intonation. They do, but usually a question will step upward until the very end, where it takes one quick little downward step. A question rises a little higher than a statement with the same intonation pattern.
"Here is my car."
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"Where is my car?"
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Emotional or Rhetorical Question Intonation
If you know that your car is parked outside, however, and someone doesn't see it and asks you where it is, you might think that it has been stolen and your emotion will show in your intonation as you repeat the question. As your feelings rise in an emotional situation, your intonation rises up along with them.
"Where is my car?" ............. r?
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Where ///// /////
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"Why? Is it gone?"
Exercise 1-4: Sentence Intonation Test
Pause the CD and underline or highlight the words that you think should be stressed. Check Answer Key, beginning on page 193.
1. Sam sees Bill. 11. He sees him.
2. She wants one. 12. Mary wants a car.
3. Betty likes English. 13. She likes it.
4. They play with them. 14. They eat some.
5. Children play with toys. 15. Len and Joe eat some pizza.
6. Bob and I call you and Bill. 16. We call you.
7. You and Bill read the news. 17. You read it.
8. It tells one. 18. The news tells a story.
9. Bernard works in a restaurant. 19. Mark lived in France.
10. He works in one. 20. He lived there.
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