Author: Trinh Thi Ly
INDEX
1. Raise an issue........................................................................................................1
2. Table of content....................................................................................................2
2.1. Reasoning base..................................................................................................2
2.2.2 The types of English intonational tone…………………………….................5
2.3. The limitation and measures of the special subject......................................16
2.4. The result of practical teaching......................................................................17
3. Summary and suggestions.................................................................................20
1. Raise an issue
1.1. Reasons for choosing the subject.
1. My friends expected him to buy a new house.
(My friends expected him to buy a new ↘house.)
2. She likes her parents to pay money.
Put the symbol “↘” at the end of each sentence and practise reading aloud these sentences :
1. Put your books on the table.
(Put your books on the ↘table.)
2. Take your hands out of your pockets.
Put the symbol “↘” at the end of each question and practise reading aloud these questions :
1. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
(What do people often do to prepare for ↘Tet?)
2. How many solutions did the expert offer?
Put the symbol “↘” at the end of each exclamatory sentence and practise reading aloud these sentences :
1. Watch out!
(Watch ↘out!)
2. What a wonderful holiday!
Put the symbol “↘” at the end of each tag question and practise reading aloud these questions :
1. You live here, don’t you?
(You live here, don’t ↘ you?)
2. No one likes snakes, do they?
Put the symbol “↗” at the end of each question and practise reading aloud these questions :
1. Have you talked to her?
(Have you talked to ↗her?)
2. Do you like this picture?
Put the symbol “↗” at the end of each question and practise reading aloud these questions :
1. You have talked to her, haven’t you?
(You have talked to her ↗haven’t you?)
2. You like this picture, don’t you?
Put the symbol “↗” at the end of each question and practise reading aloud these questions :
1. A: I’m going to Turkey this summer.
B:Are you? That’s great.
A: ……………………………………………………………………………
B: ……………………………………………………………………………
(A: I’m going to Turkey this summer.
B:Are ↗ you? That’s great.)
2. A: I went to Iceland to visit the volcanoes.
B: You went where? To visit what?
A: ……………………………………………………………………………
B: ……………………………………………………………………………
(A. I went to Iceland to visit the volcanoes.)
B: You went ↗where? To visit ↗what?)
3. A: My new iphone cost me $800.
B: Your new iphone cost you how much?
A: ……………………………………………………………………………
B: ……………………………………………………………………………
(A: My new iphone cost me $800.
B: Your new iphone cost you ↗how much?)
4. A: What do you want?
B: What do I want? I just want a cup of coffee.
A:…………………………………………………………………………….
B: ……………………………………………………………………………
(A: What do you want?
B: What do I ↗want? I just want a cup of coffee.)
5. A: I’m quitting school.
B: You are quitting school?
A: That’s right.
B: That’s an interesting thing to do.
A:…………………………………………………………………………….
B: ……………………………………………………………………………
A:…………………………………………………………………………….
B: ……………………………………………………………………………
(A: I’m quitting school.
B: You are quitting ↗school?
A: That’s right.
B: That’s an interesting thing to do.)
Put the symbol “↗” or “↘”at the end of each question and practise reading aloud these questions :
1. Does she work in the city or in the suburb?
(Does she work ↗in the city ↘in the suburb?)
2. Is this the front or the back of the dress?
Put the symbol “↗” or “↘”at the end of each listing statement and practise reading aloud these listing statements :
1. I enjoy playing tennis, climbing mountain and flying kites.
(I enjoy ↗ playing tennis, climbing mountain and ↘ flying kites.)
2. I would like some eggs, some milk, some cheesse and some bread.
Put the symbol “↗” or “↘”at the end of each statement and practise reading aloud these questions :
1. So you both live in London? I do…(but Mary lives in York).
(So you both live in London? ↗ I ↘ do…( but Mary lives in York).)
2. What was the new teacher like? Hmm, he is young…. (but his teaching method is incomprehensive).
Put the symbol “↗” or “↘”at the end of each conditional sentence and practise reading aloud these conditional sentences :
1. If the weather is good, we will have lunch outside.
(If the weather is ↗ good, we will have ↘ lunch outside .)
2. If he had listened to me, he wouldn’t have failed in the exams.
2.3. The limitation and measures of the special subject.
2.3.1. The limitation of the special subject.
2.3.2. The measures of the special subject.
Because incorrect intonation can result in misunderstandings, speakers losing interest or even taking offence. To improve the limitation, it is important for both teachers and students to take in the rules of intonation in English.
Teachers:
Learners:
2.4. The result of practical teaching.
1. My friends expected him to buy a new house.
2. Have you talked to her?
3. Does she work in the city or in the suburb?
…………………………………………………….
6. You like this picture, don’t you?
7. I enjoy playing tennis, climbing mountain and flying kites.
9. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
10. A: I’m going to Turkey this summer.
B:Are you? That’s great.
A: ………………………………………………
B: ………………………………………………
11. What was the new teacher like?
Hmm, he is young…. (but his teaching method is incomprehensive).
12. Watch out!
13. If the weather is good, we will have lunch outside.
…………………………………………………….
14. You live here, don’t you?
1. My friends expected him to buy a new ↘house.
2. Have you talked to ↗her?
3. Does she work ↗in the city ↘in the suburb?
5. Put your books on the ↘table.
7. I enjoy ↗ playing tennis, climbing mountain and ↘ flying kites.
9. What do people often do to prepare for ↘Tet?
10. A: I’m going to Turkey this summer.
B:Are ↗ you? That’s great.
12. Watch ↘out!
13. If the weather is ↗ good, we will have ↘ lunch outside .
14. You live here, don’t ↘ you?