Unit 08 Reading is fun Unit 8 Activity
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Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Unit - 8 Activity - 9 Competency level – 3. 5 Identifies different intonation patterns and uses of word stress. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. What is intonation? Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Without intonation, it's impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words. Listen to somebody speaking without paying attention to the words: the 'melody' you hear is the intonation. It has the following features: Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. • It's divided into phrases, also known as 'toneunits'. • The pitch moves up and down, within a 'pitch range'. Everybody has their own pitch range. Languages, too, differ in pitch range. English has particularly wide pitch range. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. • In each tone unit, the pitch movement (a rise or fall in tone, or a combination of the two) takes place on the most important syllable known as the 'tonic-syllable'. The tonic-syllable is usually a high-content word, near the end of the unit. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. These patterns of pitch variation are essential to a phrase's meaning. Changing the intonation can completely change the meaning. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Example: Say: 'It's raining'. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Now say it again using the same words, but giving it different meaning. You could say it to mean 'What a surprise!', or 'How annoying!', or 'That's great!'. There are many possibilities. Grade 11 - English
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Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Question 1 What is intonation? Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Answer What is intonation? Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English I’ll give you some easy ways. I see these as startingpoints, rather than rules. Some examples are: • Wh-word questions: falling intonation What are you writing? When will you go?
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English • Yes/No questions: rising Do you like cake? Did you write the essay? • Statements: falling It’s an interesting essay. Lidula and Evin are good friends.
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. • Question-Tags: 'chat' – falling That’s a sad story. Isn’t it? 'check' – rising Nimal is absent. Isn’t he? Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English • Lists: rising, falling I went to the market and bought rice, vegetables, fruits and cheese.
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English 5. Stressing the importance of something Use rising intonation on specific words in a sentence to emphasize their importance. “I hope you got the red scarf. ”
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Stress the underlined words • Damith removed the tyre. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Stress on syllable • • • SIMple im. POssible to. Day Animal Customer Grade 11 - English
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Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English • Most Yes/No questions use rising intonation. • Information questions (what , who , when , where , why etc. ) use falling intonation.
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Question 2 • Give the right intonation, up or down(Rising or falling) 1. Who is your friend? 2. How old are you? 3. Is he writing it? 4. Did she eat it? 5. Who are you?
Grade 10 - English Unit 10 - Personality Answers 1. Who is your friend? 2. How old are you? 3. Is he writing it? 4. Did she eat it? 5. Who are you? down up up down
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Intonation We can understand • The expression and thoughts • Intonation is about how we say things rather than what we say.
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English We could see the following features • It has tone units • The pitch moves up and down • The stress is on the most important word • Changing the intonation can change the meaning
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English We can take these as starting points rather than rules. • Wh questions: falling intonation • Yes/No questions : rising • Statements : falling
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Lets try an exercise Read the following with correct stress and intonation. 1. Do you want some coffee? 2. He passed his driving test. 3. He thinks he can. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Answers 1. Do you want some COffee? 2. He passed his DRIving test. 3. He thinks he CAN.
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Question 3 Read the following with correct stress and intonation. 1. Usually he comes on Sunday. 2. My sister who is a teacher has three children.
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English Answers. 1. Usually he comes on SUNday. 2. My SISter who is a TEAcher has THREE CHILdren.
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English
Unit 08 – Reading is fun. Grade 11 - English
