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...
Exercise 1-11: Translation CD 1 Track 18 Take the sentence I didn't say he stole the money and translate it into y our native language. Writeit down below, using whatever letters or characters you use in your language. _______________________________...
Exercise 1-12: Create Your Own Into nation Contrast CD 1 Track 19 Write a short sentence and indicate where you think the most normal intonation would be placed. Then, change the meaning of the sentence slightly and change the intonation accordingly....
Exercise 1-13: Variable Stress CD 1 Track 20 Notice how the meaning of the following sentence changes each time we change the stresspattern. You should be starting to feel in control of your sentences now. 1. What would you like ? This is the most co...
Exercise 1 -14: Make a Variable Stress Sentence CD 1 Track 21 Now you decide which words should be emphasized. Write a normal, everyday sentence with atleast seven words and put it through as many changes as possible. Try to make a pitch changefor ea...
Application of Intonation CD 1 Track 22 There is always at least one stressed word in a sentence and frequently you can have quite a fewif you are introducing a lot of new information or if you want to contrast severa l things. Look atthe paragraph i...
Exercise 1 -15: Application of Stress CD 1 Track 23 Mark every word or syllable with ' where you thin k that the sound is stressed. Use the first sentenceas y our example. Check Answer Ke y , be ginning on pa ge 193. Pause the CD. Hello, my name is__...
How You Talk Indicates to People How You Are CD 1 Track 24 Beware of Revealin g a Personalit y that You Don't Have! There is no absolute right or wrong in regard to intonation because a case can be made for stressingjust about any word or syllable, b...
Exercise 1-16: Paragraph Intonation Prac tice CD 1 Track 25 V From your color-marked copy, read each sentence of the paragra ph in Exercise 1-15 after me. Use your rubber band, give a clear pitch change to the highlighted word s, and think about the...
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...
