3.2. Read the text and speak on the intonation of wh-questions.

Intonation of Wh - Questions

Intonation of Wh – Questions (Special questions) are most commonly used with the falling tone on the last stressed syllable preceded by the Falling Head or the High (Medium) Level Head. Such questions sound serious, searching and business-like, e.g.:

Why did you decide to do that? (F.H.)

What’s the matter? (H.L.H.)

With the low rising tone preceded by the Falling Head or the High (Medium) Level Head special questions sound friendly and sympathetic showing the speaker’s interest in the other person or in the subject of the conversation, e.g.:

Where do you live now? (F.H.)

What’s your name? (H.L.H.)

For repeated or echoing special questions in unemphatic speech the low rising tone on the question word is also common, e. g:

Verbal Context Response

I went with Jack. Who did you go with?

It took me two hours. How long?

3.3. Practise the following wh-questions questions and imitate their intonation patterns.

1. Why is he coming? 2. What are you going to do about it? 3. What’s been keeping you this time? 4. Why are you so angry with him? 5. What’s the programme for this evening? 6. What time will you call round? 7. How did he find out? 8. Well, what’s the news, Mr.White? 9. And how do you ˙like these ˙gloves? 10. When do you ˙like your tea? 11. What’s been troubling you? 12. What’s the matter with you?

___________________ CLASS 7

1. Sound practice section.

1.1. Do the following exercise paying special attention to the sounds //, //, sentence stress and nuclear tones.

Student A	Student B
1 Paula, please, pause for proper applause.	What …for?
2 They normally use a lot of soap when they wash their dog before a competition.	Why …? When…?
3 This shop sells sport short socks with spots.	Which…? What…with?
4 They sprawled awkwardly under the awning..	How …?
5 George bought a posh new Ford last August.	Who…? What kind of…?

Interview For a Job.

a: Why do you want a job with the Northern Record?

B: I'd like to become a sports reporter. I always read the Northern Record. I

saw your job advertisement. So I filled in an application form.

a: What other jobs have you done?

в: I've got a job in a sports shop, at the moment. Last August, I was a hotel porter. It was a holiday job, in a seaside resort.

a: Are you interested in sport?

B: Yes, I like watching football. I always watch my local football team when they play at the Sports Centre. I also watch sport on television quite often. And I go jogging every morning.

A: Right. Now, I'll tell you what this job involves.....

1.2. Revise reading rules by transcribing the following words.

The word		Its transcription	The word		Its transcription
1	maintain, v.		6	genuine, a.
2	discipline, n.		7	reinforce,
3	accomplish, v.		8	encourage, v.
4	consistent, a.		9	embarrass, v.
5	lighten, v.		10	shortcomings, n.