Intonation of Orders and Requests

Ordersare usually pronounced with a falling tone.

Do Hold Open Show Say it!

Don’t do hold open show say it!

Requestsare usually pronounced with a rising tone.

Write Read Clear Repeat it for me!

Will you put pull push cook it for me!

UNIT 8

Consonants [p][t][d] Intonation of Statements

-Please could you help me? -Oh, … you want your parcel up there? -Yes, put it on the top of that pile of newspapers,please, thank you.

Consonant [p] Close your lips hard and push air forward in your mouth. Then quickly open your lips to release the air suddenly. Don’t use your voice.

!!!Aspiration – is the pronunciation of initial voiceless plosive phonemes [p, t. k] with a puff of breath.

pen pool pig pong	pack pass pepper Peter	up - stop apple – pets speak – pick	pat – pad pass – pause post – pole
Can you tell me the time? It’s twenty minutes to eight Do you want to go outto a restaurant for dinnertonight? No, it’stoo cold anddark. And I’m too tired. I’d rather stay at home and read a good book.

Consonants [t][d]Put your tongue on your teethridge and push air forward inside your mouth. Don’t use your voice for [t] and use your voice for [d].

toe take talk teen tin

it attentive atlantic attic utterance

pat cat at hat fat

dad donkey deed did dwell

adult editor reduce midday middle

bad stand ground had hand

Memory Work

1. I had the time of my life.

2. Out of sigh, out of mind.

3. A tidy tiger tied a tie tighter to tidy her tiny tail.

4. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A peck of pickled peppers Peter piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

5. When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?

6. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

7. If you understand, say ""understand"". If you don't understand, say ""don't understand"". But if you understand and say ""don't understand"". how do I understand that you understand?

Dialogue

A: Do you like my bike?

B: Yes, it’s a fine bicycle.

A: I think it’s very nice.

B: But why did you buy it?

A: I didn’t buy it. I’ve hired it for a fortnight.

B: But why? You don’t like cycling or any kind of exercise.

A: Well, Myra likes cycling. And I like Myra.

B: Does Myra like you?

A: In a fortnight she might if I’m still alive.