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Tham khảo tài liệu 'mastering skills for the toefl ibt advanced part 70', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | KO Intonation is also very important to English. The pitch of thé speaker s voice alerts listeners to the particular message being conveyed. By modifying the pitch of the voice to rise fall or do both the speaker stresses certain words and meanings. When modifying the pitch the speaker often lengthens the amount of time each word is pronounced chapter 8 Stress and Intonation Changing pitch for emphasis At the beginning of a conversation the last content word in each sentence is usually the focus of meaning. Therefore the primary stress in these sentences usually falls on the last content word. The sound of the speaker s voice rises on the focus word and then falls. If the sentence is a question the sound of the speaker s voice rises but does not fall at the end of the sentence. Ex. Is that a deer No it Is a big dog. However the focus of a sentence can change. Thus one sentence can have more than one intonation pattern. By noticing the word the speaker emphasizes the listener can guess what will come next. Ex. It is not small dog. It is a big dog. V. . . .- Step 1 Q Listen to the first sentence and underline the focus word. Then choose the sentence most likely to come next. f Track. 226 1. It is a bad idea to wait until the night before a test to begin studying. a. Tests are some of the hardest parts of school. b. It is also not wise to wait until the last minute to do homework. 2. Teenagers should have certain restrictions on their driver s licenses. a. Children should not be allowed to smoke until they reach adulthood. b. However those over 18 do not need any driving restrictions. I s 3. Are you sure you do not want to have lunch with me a. No lunch is not until one o clock. b. No I am eating lunch with another friend. I 4. That is a really large piece of cake. a. Actually I made the cake for somebody else. b. It is way too much for me to eat. Q Listen again and repeat the sentences. Ensure your voice is rising on the stressed syllables and dropping afterwards. .