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Unit 14

Better English Pronunciation for Communication A Practical Course for Students of English Wang Guizhen Faculty of English Language & Culture Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Unit 14. Intonation Units of English. Intonation: Why?.

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Unit 14

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  1. Better English Pronunciation for CommunicationA Practical Course for Students of EnglishWang GuizhenFaculty of English Language & CultureGuangdong University of Foreign Studies

  2. Unit 14 Intonation Units of English

  3. Intonation: Why? A.It shows the relationship of words within and between sentences; B.It tells something about the feeling of the speaker.

  4. a m a i c a c i J a a a J m falling rising m a a i a J c falling-rising Types of Intonation • 1. Falling tone • 2. Rising tone • 3. Falling-rising tone

  5. Reading aloud – Read the following using appropriate intonation • Selling an Old House • A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He attempted to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to solve the problem by using a real estate agent. • The agent promptly advertised the house and a few days later, the owner saw a very attractive photograph of the house, with a wonderful description of its gardens, in an expensive magazine. • After he read the advertisement through, the house owner hastened to telephone the real estate agent. “I’m sorry, Mr. Jones,” said the man, “ but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all. Do you know why? After reading your advertisement in that magazine, I can see that it’s exactly the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life.”

  6. Reading aloud –Pay special attention to the appropriate use of intonation.. • A man was tired of living in his old house in the country. • He wanted to sell it and buy a better one. • He attempted to sell it for a long time. • He was not successful. • He decided to solve the problem by using a real estate agent. • The agent promptly advertised the house. • The owner saw a very attractive photograph of the house. • He saw a wonderful description of his gardens. • He saw the advertisement in an expensive magazine. • He read the advertisement through. • The house owner hastened to telephone the real estate agent. • “I’m sorry, Mr. Jones,” he said. • Do you know why? • I’ve decided not to sell my house after all. • It’s exactly the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life.

  7. Do the following exercises online. IntroductionNucleus & intonationIntonationNucleusWhat informationGet information Say after me http://felc.gdufs.edu.cn/pronunciation/

  8. Structure of English Intonation P = Pre-head H = Head N = Nucleus T = Tail

  9. Elements in an intonation unit • The nucleus: the stressed syllable of the last 调核 prominent word in a tone unit • The tail: any syllable or syllables that may 调尾 follow the nucleus • The head: the part of a tone unit that extends from 调头 the first stressed syllable up to the nucleus • The pre-head: any unstressed syllable or syllables that 调冠 may precede the head - or the nucleus, if there is no head

  10. We are learning a foreign language. • We are LEARNing a FOReign LANGuage. • P HN T • P = Pre-head • H = Head • N = Nucleus • T = Tail

  11. Structures of an intonation unit • P H N T: We are learning a foreign language. • P H N: I am afraid we can't go. • P N T: We hope so. • P N: It was at night. • H N T: When are they coming? • H N: Peter has arrived. • N T: Look at him. • N: Help!

  12. Mark out the elements in the following intonation units. • P H N T : She'll be able to do it properly. • P H N : It was a very dark night. • P N T : He said so. • P N : They'll be late. • H N T : Isn't John going? • H N : Go ahead. • N T : Pardon? • N : Thanks.

  13. Mark out the elements in the following intonation units. • P H N T : She'll be able to do itproperly. • P H N : It was a very darknight. • P N T : He said so. • P N : They'll be late. • H N T : Isn't Johngoing? • H N : Go ahead. • N T : Pardon? • N : Thanks.

  14. The Stress Rules 1. Stress tends to fall on content words within an utterance. 2. Only a word’s stressed syllable carries the sentence stress. 3. Within an intonation unit, there may be several words receiving stress but only one has the nucleus. 4. New information tends to receive prominence and generally occurs towards the end of an utterance.

  15. Circle the prominent word in each tone unit. A: I’m starved. Let’s go and grab a bite to eat. B: Good idea. Where do you want to go? A: Well, there’s a nice Italian restaurant about a block from here. B: Do you have your heart set on Italian? What about a Chinese place? A: Oh, do you know one? B: I sure do. The food is delicious and it’s right around the corner. A: Great! Let’s go.

  16. Underline the prominent word in each tone unit. A: I’m starved. Let’s go and grab a bite to eat. B: Goodidea. Where do you want to go? A: Well, there’s a nice Italian restaurant about a block from here. B: Do you have your heart set on Italian? What about a Chinese place? A: Oh, do you know one? B: I sure do. The food is delicious and it’s right around the corner. A: Great! Let’s go.

  17. Identify the nucleus in each tone unit. A: I’m starved. Let’s go and grab a bite to eat. B: Goodidea. Where do you want to go? A: Well, there’s a nice Italian restaurant about a block from here. B: Do you have your heart set on Italian? What about a Chinese place? A: Oh, do you know one? B: I sure do. The food is delicious and it’s right around the corner. A: Great! Let’s go.

  18. Analyze the structure of each tone unit.(P=light blue; H=blue; N=red; T=brown) A: I’m starved. Let’s go and grab a bite to eat. B: Good idea. Where do you want to go? A: Well, // there’s a nice Italian restaurant about a block from here. B: Do you have your heart set on Italian? What about a Chinese place? A: Oh, do you know one? B: I sure do. The food is delicious // and it’s right around the corner. A: Great! Let’s go.

  19. Analyze the structure of each tone unit.(P=light blue; H=blue; N=red; T=brown) A: I’mstarved. Let’s go and grab a bite toeat. B: Good idea. Where do you want togo? A: Well, // there’s anice Italian restaurant about ablockfrom here. B: Do youhave your heartseton Italian? What about a Chineseplace? A: Oh, do youknowone? B: Isuredo. Thefood is delicious // and it’sright around thecorner. A: Great! Let’sgo.

  20. Mark the tones and analyze the structure of the tone units.http://www.eclass.com.cn/Pronunciation/unit14/index.htm 1. • What time is it? • It's ten to eleven. • Are we leaving now? • Let's go. 2. • When does the plane take off? • In a few minutes. • How long will the journey take? • Just an hour and a half. 3. • When did Jack come in? • He came in a while ago. • Is he doing his homework? • He's reading. 4. • Would you like some typical native food? • I'd love to. It looks delicious. • I'm sure you'll like it. • Thank you.

  21. Mark the tones and analyze the structure of the tone units. 1. • What↘timeis it? H N T • It'sten to e↘leven. P H N T • Are weleaving↗now? P H N • Let's↘go. H N 2. • When does the plane take↘off? H N • In afew↘minutes. P H N T • How long will the journey↘take? H N • Just an hour and a↘half. H N

  22. Mark the tones and analyze the structure of the tone units. 3. • When did Jack come↘in? H N • Hecame in a↘while ago. P H N T • Is hedoing his↗homework? P H N T • He's↘reading. P N T 4. • Would youlike some typical native↗food? P H N • I'd↘loveto. Itlooks de↘licious. P N T P H N T • I'msure you'll↘likeit. P H N T • ↗Thankyou. N T

  23. Listening for information (1) Listening for the intonation in communication

  24. (D = David G = Gloria) G: So what will you talk about in your first speech, David? D: I’ll deal with the most important issues. G: Good, but make it short and funny. The best speeches are the shortest. And the funniest are the most memorable. D: Sure, I’ll make it short and funny. Not more than one hour.

  25. Listening for information (2) Listening for the intonation in communication

  26. (D = David G = Gloria) • G: It's hot and sticky! Is it always as hot as this here in summer? • D: I thought you’d be used to hot weather. Didn’t you use to work in Mexico City? Temperatures get pretty high there, don’t they? • G: But it’s much drier there, so I didn’t mind the heat so much. The nights are cooler too, because the temperature drops quite a lot when the sun sets. • D: I see. What about the winters in Mexico? Are they the same as here in Guangzhou? • G: Oh no, the winters here are much milder. It’s far colder in Mexico. You have to wear a lot of extra clothes. • D: Just like in Beijing. • G: Oh no…not nearly as cold as that! Beijing must be one of the coldest cities in the world in winter. • D: Well, it’s all very different form England, isn’t it? • G: Yes, that’s certainly true. The English climate is much milder. And much more changeable, too.

  27. Assignment • On-line exercises http://felc.gdufs.edu.cn/pronunciation/ • Presentations • Reading aloud the passage on pp 166-7. • A one-minute mini-talk: (p.157) Pronunciation in communication: Making comparisons

  28. 恭贺新禧 Thank you and good luck!

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