Literature:

1. Практическая фонетика английского языка. Учебник / е.Б. Карневская, л.Д. Раковская, е.А. Мисуно, з.В. Кузьмицкая. / Под редакцией е.Б. Карневской. Мн., 2008.

2. Work-book on English Intonation for 1st Year Students / е.Б. Карневская и др.Мн. 2003

1^st Year / 1^st Term

Correspondence Department

Material to be prepared and revised for the credit in practical phonetics

I. Prepare the following texts and dialogues for reading aloud and comment:

1. On the sound phenomena you’ve studied during the term;

2. On the intonation patterns used in non-final intonation-groups (a), parenthetical words and phrases (b), in the reporting phrases (c), in the Direct Address (d).

A. Read the texts that follow using appropriate intonation patterns on non-final intonation-groups.

1. In front of the house we have a small garden, in which we grow flowers; roses, tulips and so on. At the back of the house there's a much larger garden with a lawn and some fruit-trees. There's also a vegetable garden where we grow all kinds of vegetables, such as potatoes, cabbages, cauliflowers, onions and tomatoes. At the side of the house is a garage where I keep my car.

2. Salem house was a square, sad-looking brick building. David was taken into a school room which seemed sad and empty to him. The room was very dirty. Bits of paper were lying on the floor and the walls were covered with ink. Besides, there was a strange unpleasant smell in the air. Mr. Mell explained to David that the boys hadn't come back from their holidays yet.

3. There are five members to our family: Joe, Dale, Jaclyn and Katherine and a silly dog named Champ. Joe is an engineer. He works for the City of Waterloo and looks after the building of roads and bridges. His job title is Director of Engineering. Joe enjoys skiing, golf, boating and hockey. Dale has several jobs. She looks after the home, runs an afterschool math and reading program and works part-time as a writer. Dale enjoys skiing and playing tennis. Jaclyn is 14 years old and will be going to high school in September. She loves to play sports. She plays hockey, tennis, baseball and likes to ski.

B. Read this dialogue. Choose appropriate intonation patterns for parenthetical phrases according to their position and semantic weight.

• I suppose, you remember the Browns' house in the village?

• Yes, of course; we used to go and play there when we were kids. By the way, who's living there now?

• Some people from London. As a matter of fact, they aren't living here permanently. They only spend the week-ends here, as a rule.

• How d'you get on with them?

• Well, you see, I've only met them a few times. They are a pleasant young couple, as far as I can tell.

C. Read the following texts using appropriate intonation patterns on the Reporting phrases.