Exercise 1-38: Consistent Noun Stress in Changing Verb Tenses This is a condensed exercise for you to practice simple intonation with a wide range of verb tenses. When you do the exercise the first time, go through stressing only the nouns Dogs eat b...
Exercise 1-37: Descriptions and Set PhrasesGoldilocks Read the story and stress the indicated words. Notice if they are a description, a set phrase or contrast. For the next level of this topic, go to page 111. Repeat after me. There is a little girl...
Exercise 1-36: Description and Set Phrase Test Let's check and see if the concepts are clear. Pause the CD and underline or highlight the stressed word. Check Answer Key, beginning on page 193. Repeat after me. ......1...... He's a nice guy. ......2....
Intonation can indicate completely different meanings for otherwise similar words or phrases. For example, an English teacher teaches English, but an English teacher is from England; French class is where you study French, but French class is Gallic...
Exercise 1-34: Contrasting Descriptive and Set Phrases Repeat the following pairs. An English teacher... ...teaches English An English teacher... ...is from England. An English book... ...teaches the English language. An English book... is on any sub...
Nationalities When you are in a foreign country, the subject of nationalities naturally comes up a lot. It would be nice if there were a simple rule that said that all the words using nationalities are stressed on the first word. There isn't, of cour...
第一章 练习32:二字组短语的强调 Exercise 1-32 Two-Word Stress Exercise 1-32: Two-Word Stress Repeat the following pairs. a light bulb, a light bulb. blue pants, ble jeans. a cold fish, a goldfish. a gray hound, a greyhound. an old key,...
第一章 练习31:描述性短语和固定短语的对比 Exercise 1-31 Contrasting Descriptive and Set Phrases Exercise 1-31: Contrasting Descriptive and Set Phrases Repeat after me. ......1...... It's a short nail. It's a fingernail. ......2.......
第一章 练习27:《丑陋的小鸭子》含描述性短语的故事 Exercise 1 -27 Descriptive Phrase StoryThe Ugly Duckling Exercise 1-27: Descriptive Phrase Story The Ugly Duckling The following well-known story has been rewritten to contain o...
第一章 练习26:两类描述性短语 Exercise 1 -26 Two Types of Descriptive Phrases continued Exercise 1 -26: Two Types of Descriptive Phrases Repeat ......1...... It's a short nail. It's really short. ......2...... It's a chocolate cake. It's...