KHÓA LUYỆN PHÁT ÂM CHUẨN – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG LESSON - SENTENCE Listening for Intonation in Questions and Ans wers (AmE) Audio for Intonation in Questions and Answers General questions Do you want to /go there? – \Yes, I \do Did Anton call you /yesterday? – \No, he \didn't Have you seen my /glasses? – \Yes They are in the \kitchen Are you going to wash the /car? – Maybe \later I'm \tired now Could you open the /window, please? – \Sure No \problem Can I borrow your /dictionary, please? – \Sorry I \need it Special questions Where does he \live? – He lives in New \York What did you \buy? – I bought /bread, /meat, /carrots, and \potatoes When will she come \back? – She'll be back in an \hour How often you \visit them? – Every \Sunday Why was she \angry? – I don't \know Who told you \about it? – \ /Laura Alte rnative questions Would you like /coffee or \tea? – \Coffee, please Did she go to /Italy or \France last year? – She went to \Italy Tag questions Nice \weather, \isn't it? – It sure \is He can \drive, /can't he? – /No, he \can't KHÓA LUYỆN PHÁT ÂM CHUẨN – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG She speaks \English, /doesn't she? – I \think so Statements Betty lives in \London Victor works at a \bank I haven't read this \book We went to the theater \yesterday Special questions What is his \name? Where does he \live? When did you \call him? Why are you \late? General questions Do you visit them /often? Have you seen my /keys? Are you ready to /start? Could you give me a /pen, please? Alte rnative questions Do you want /coffee or \tea? Does he speak /English or \German? Tag questions It's a beautiful \town, \isn't it? She \knows him, /doesn't she? Commands \Stop it! Sit \down Close your \books Exclamatory sentences KHÓA LUYỆN PHÁT ÂM CHUẨN – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG What a wonderful \present! How \nice of you! Direct address /Peter, can you /help me? Mrs /Smith, this is Mary \Brown Enume rating /One, /two, /three, /four, \five She bought /bread, /cheese, /oranges, and \apples Introductory phrases If he /calls, tell him about the \conference, please According to his /words, he was at \home Sentence Stress and Rhythm Sentence stress Sentence stress is the governing stress in connected speech All words have their individual stress in isolation When words are connected into sense groups (also called thought groups, i.e., logically connected groups of words), and sense groups are connected into sentences, content words keep their stress, and function words lose their stress The most important words in the sentence receive stronger stress The last stressed word in the sentence receives the strongest stress with the help of a fall or a rise ANN is READing a NEW \BOOK WHAT BOOK is she \READing? Does she LIKE the /BOOK? Stress in some words or word combinations may be shifted or weakened in a certain way to keep the rhythm of speech For example: New YORK – NEW York CITy; in the afterNOON – AFternoon SLEEP Tina gave the book to \ANN I said that \MAX gave the book to Ann \HE gave her the book Sentence stress and rhythm Sentence stress is the main means of providing rhythm in speech Rhythm is the key to fluent English speech Imagine a metronome beating the rhythm The stressed syllables are like the beats KHÓA LUYỆN PHÁT ÂM CHUẨN – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG of the metronome: regular, loud, and clear The unstressed syllables between the beats are shortened, obscured, and joined together Look at this sentence: Kevin sent a letter Let's mark the stressed syllables: KEVin SENT a \LETter KEVin SENT a \LETter