美式英语正音训练第6期:名词和代词的语调

Exercise 1-3: Noun and Pronoun Intonation In the first column, stress the nouns. In the second column, stress the verb. Fill in your own examples at the bottom. 填写你自己的例子 ......1...... Bob sees Betty. He sees her. ......2...... Betty k

美式英语正音训练第4期:名词语调

Exercise 1-2 noun intonation Practice the noun stress pattern after me, using pitch change. Add your own examples of the end. Add your own examples. ......1...... Dogs eat bones. ......2...... Mike likes bikes. ......3...... Elsa wants a book. ......

美式英语正音训练第3期:阶梯状语调

Staircase Intonation So what is intonation in American English? What do Americans do? We go up and down staircases. We start high and end low. Every time we want to stress a word or an idea, we just start a new staircase. That sounds simple enough, b

美式英语正音训练第1期:美音语调

Chapter 1 American Intonation The American Speech Music What to Do with Your Mouth to Sound American One of the main differences between the way an American talks and the way the rest of the world talks is that we don't really move our lips. (So, whe

美式英语正音训练第9期:使用语调的四个主要原因

Exercise 1-5: Four Main Reasons for Intonation Depending on the situation, a word may be stressed for any of the following reasons: New Information Opinion Contrast and the word Can't 1. New Information It sounds like rain. Rain is the new informatio

美式英语正音训练第8期:句子语调测试

Exercise 1-4: Sentence Intonation Test Pause the CD and underline or highlight the words that you think should be stressed. Check Answer Key, beginning on page 193 1. Sam sees Bill. 11. He sees him. 2. She wants one. 12. Mary wants a car. 3. Betty li

美式英语正音训练第12期:Pretty的含义

Exercise 1-8: Meaning of Pretty Native speakers make a clear distinction between pretty easily (easily) and pretty easily (a little difficult). Repeat the answers after me paying close attention to your stress. Question: How did you like the movie? A

美式英语正音训练第10期:音高和语义的变化

Exercise 1-6: Pitch and Meaning Change Practice saying the four sentences after me. Pay close attention to the changes in pitch that you must make to convey the different meanings intended. The words to be stressed are indicated in bold face. 1. It s

美式英语正音训练第11期:自我练习

Exercise 1-7: Individual Practice Practice saying the sentences after the suggestion and the beep tone. You will be given only a short time in which to reply so that you won't have the leisure to overthink. Start speaking as soon as you hear the tone

美式英语正音训练第31期:Exercise 1-37 Descriptions and Set Phrases

Exercise 1-37: Descriptions and Set PhrasesGoldilocks Read the story and stress the indicated words. Notice if they are a description, a set phrase or contrast. For the next level of this topic, go to page 111. Repeat after me. There is a little girl

美式英语正音训练第32期:Exercise 1-38 Consistent Noun Stress in Changing Verb Tenses

Exercise 1-38: Consistent Noun Stress in Changing Verb Tenses This is a condensed exercise for you to practice simple intonation with a wide range of verb tenses. When you do the exercise the first time, go through stressing only the nouns Dogs eat b

美式英语正音训练第33期:Exercise 1-39 Consistent Pronoun Stress In Changing Verb Tenses

Exercise 1-39: Consistent Pronoun Stress In Changing Verb Tenses This is the same as the previous exercise, except you now stress the verbs: They eat them. Practice this until you are quite comfortable with the intonation. Notice that in fluent speec

美式英语正音训练第34期:Exercise 1-40 Intonation in Your Own Sentence

Exercise 1-40: Intonation in Your Own Sentence On the first of the numbered lines below, write a three-word sentence that you frequently use, such as Computers organize information or Lawyers sign contracts and put it through the 25 changes. This exe

美式英语正音训练第36期:Exercise 1-43 You Can or No

Exercise 1 -43: Yes, You Can or No, You Can't? Next you use a combination of intonation and pronunciation to make the difference between can and can't. Reduce the positive can to [k 'n] and stress the verb. Make the negative can't ([k渀(t)]) sound v

美式英语正音训练第37期:Exercise 1-44 Building an Intonation Sentence

Exercise 1 -44: Building an Intonation Sentence Repeat after me the sentences listed in the following groups. 1 I bought a sandwich. 2 I said I bought a sandwich. 3 I said I think I bought a sandwich. 4 I said I really think I bought a sandwich. 5 I

美式英语正音训练第38期:Exercise 1-47 Regular Transitions of Adjectives and Verbs

Exercise 1-47: Regular Transitions of Adjectives and Verbs A different change occurs when you go from an adjective or a noun to a verb. The stress stays in the same place, but the -mate in an adjective is completely reduced [-m't], whereas in a verb,

美式英语正音训练第39期:Exercise 1-48 Supporting Words

Exercise 1-48: Regular Transitions of Adjectives and Verbs Mark the intonation or indicate the long vowel on the italicized word, depending which part of speech it is. Pause the CD and mark the proper syllables. See Answer Key, beginning on page 193.

美式英语正音训练第40期:Exercise 1-53 Reduced Sounds

Exercise 1-53: Read aloud from the right-hand column. The intonation is marked for you. To today tonight tomorrow to work to school to the store We have to go now. He went to work They hope to find it. I can't wait to find out. We don't know what to

美式英语正音训练第41期:Exercise 1-54 Intonation and Pronunciation of That

Exercise 1-54: Intonation and Pronunciation of That That is a special case because it serves three different grammatical functions. The relative pronoun and the conjunction are reducible. The demonstrative pronoun cannot be reduced to a schwa sound.

美式英语正音训练第42期:Exercise 1-55~56

Exercise 1-55: Crossing Out Reduced Sounds Pause the CD and cross out any sound that is not clearly pronounced, including to, for, and, that, than, the, a, the soft , and unstressed syllables that do not have strong vowel sounds. Exercise 1-56: Readi