Unit 14 English Pronunciation英语语音练习

Unit 14 Intonation Units of English

Listening Exercise 1

Listen to the following and mark out the nucleus and the structure of the intonation units.

Example: I'm afraid I won't be able to come. P H N

P H N

1.How did you come to school? _____________________

2.When are the children leaving? _____________________

3.What did you say to the students? _____________________

4.Where are we going tonight? _____________________

5.They were extremely tired. _____________________

6.They couldn't even speak properly. _____________________

7.They sang beautifully. _____________________

8.They were at home last night. _____________________

9.We drove very fast yesterday. _____________________

10.We were in a great hurry. _____________________

11.You can't be serious. _____________________

12.Are you hungry? _____________________

13.Are they coming soon? _____________________

14.Do you speak French? _____________________

15.Did he tell you his name? _____________________

16.Do you know what I mean? _____________________

17.Were you at the party last night? _____________________

18.Don't you understand? _____________________

19.Is there a post office nearby? _____________________

20.Do you like the film? _____________________

Listening Exercise 2

Listen to the following and mark out the intonation and the structure of the intonation units.

Example: I used to work at a bank.

P H N

Do you speak French and English?

P H N T

1.Please take a seat.

2.I'll be with you in a few minutes.

3.I'm afraid he's gone.

4.I didn't know what to say.

5.He was my friend.

6.He put it down and left.

7.Who is going to see the film?

8.Here's your tea.

9.I bought some books yesterday.

10.Do you need a map?

11.They're coming next week.

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13.Ask me a question.

14.What time is it?

15.Realize your youth while you have it.

16.Did he ask a question?

17.Are they hungry?

18.Did they say anything?

19.Does it work?

20.Was it snowing yesterday?

Listening Exercise 3

Listen to the following conversations and mark out the nucleus of each of the intonation units.

Example:

—Where were they last week?

—They drove to England.

—Did they drive fast?

—They drove ninety miles an hour.

1.

—What time is it?

—It's ten to eleven.

—Are we leaving now?

—Let's go.

2.

—When does the plane take off?

—In a few minutes.

—How long will the journey take?

—Just an hour and a half.

3.

—When did Jack come in?

—He came in a while ago.

—Is he doing his homework?

—He's reading.

4.

—Would you like some typical native food?

—I'd love to. It looks delicious.

—I'm sure you'll like it.

—Thank you.

—Would you care for a drink?

—No, thank you. I don't drink.

—May I bring you a soft drink?

—Just a glass of water.

6.

—May I help you?

—Do you have any evening dresses?

—What size do you wear?

—Medium size.

7.

—What's happened to Tom?

—I haven't seen him since last April.

—Janet told me he's now in the army.

—He's always been interested in sailing.

8.

—Where did you get your bathing suit?

—In the shop round the corner. Do you like it?

—Was it expensive?

—It was less expensive than the one I used to wear.

9.

—Is your cousin a student in this university?

—Yes, she's a junior in this university.

—She'll be graduating a year from now.

—She would like to go on with her postgraduate study.

10.

—What did he buy?

—He bought a bicycle.

—Was it for himself?

—No, it's for his son.

Speaking Exercise 1

Listen and repeat the following conversations and mark out the nucleus of each of the intonation units.

Example:

—Are you leaving on Monday?

—Probably before Monday.

1.

—He looks a bit tired, doesn't he?

—Yes, very tired.

—What did he do last night?

—He worked all night last night.

—Are you free on Sunday?

—What time on Sunday?

—I was thinking of a picnic on Sunday.

—We can go in the afternoon.

3.

—Have you got any in dark gray?

—No, only light gray, I'm afraid.

—I'll have the one in light blue then.

—But we have dark blue.

4.

—Are you felling better?

—Oh, yes. Much better.

—Will you take some more pills?

—I've taken some pills.

5.

—He's a university professor, isn't he?

—Yes, a very famous professor, actually.

—Does he teach history?

—He teaches social history.

6.

—Did you say Pat was in the front garden?

—No, she was in the back garden.

—Was she working in the garden?

—She was reading in the garden.

7.

—I want some shoes.

—What kind of shoes?

—Sports shoes.

—How do you like this pair of black shoe?

8.

—I buy books at the library.

—No, you borrow books at the library.

—But they sell extra books at the library once a month. —Oh, I didn't know that.

9.

—Where are you going?

—America.

—Where in America? To the north or to the south?

—Neither. I've seen the north and the south. I'm going east.

10.

—I lost my coat.

—What is the colour of your coat?

—It was a white coat.

—Is this one your coat?

Listening Exercise 4

Listen to the following talk and fill in the information you hear from the talk.

Population involved in different kinds of work in Britain

Now, three hundred years ago, ninety percent of the population in Britain were involved in agriculture, the production of food. A hundred and seventy years ago at the beginning of the industrial revolution in Britain, thirty-three percent of the population were involved in agriculture. Thirty-three percent at the beginning of the industrial revolution were involved in industrial production and a further thirty-three percent were involved in services, white-collared workers we'd call them today. Now, those figures are of Britain at the beginning of the industrial revolution. Nowadays only two percent of the population is involved in food production in agriculture. Listening Exercise 5

Listen to the following interview and fill in the questionnaire that follows.

Questionnaire

https://www.360docs.net/doc/c615153779.html, _________________________

2.Age _________________________

3.Profession _________________________

4.Marital status _________________________

5.Number of children _________________________

6.Number of doctors in the Surgery _________________________

7.Number of patients cared for _________________________

8.Number of surgeries taken per week _________________________

9.Time spent on paperwork and administration _________________________

10.Earnings before deductions _________________________

11.Average number of hours' work per week excluding hours on call ___________

12.Average number of hours spent actually working on call __________________

13.Number of weeks' holiday per year _________________________

14.Working conditions _________________________

15.Average time spent with each patient _________________________

16.Disadvantages of being a doctor _________________________

________________________________________________________________ 17.Attractions of being a doctor _________________________

________________________________________________________________ Speaking Exercise 2

Listen and repeat the following sentences from the interview and mark the nucleus of each of the intonation unit.

1.Thank you for seeing me.

2.Could I ask you how old you are?

3.Children?

4.One daughter.

5.Do you live near the surgery?

6.All of it sometimes.

7.I work an average of forty hours a week.

8.You mean the number of weeks' holiday I get a year?

9.And what about salary, if you don't mind answering the question?

10.Do you ever regret becoming a doctor?

11.Naturally there are disadvantages.

12.It's certainly never boring being a doctor!

Speaking Exercise 3

Practice reading the following dialogue in pairs:

(S = Student, female D = Doctor, male)

S: Thank you for seeing me. My college is doing a job survey and we've all been given different people to interview.

D: That's all right… as long as it doesn't take too long…

S: Right…er, co uld I ask you how old you are?

D: 35.

S: Children?

D: One daughter.

S: Do you live near the surgery?

D: Well, it's about a twenty-minute drive from the surgery. Place called Stamford. S: Are you the only doctor or are there…?

D: I'm one of four partners and we look after 6500 patients.

S: Do you find being a doctor takes up most of your time?

D: All of it sometimes. My time is more or less divided between taking surgeries and visiting patients. The paperwork and administration take up around two hours a day.

S: So you really are kept busy.

D: I suppose all in all I work an average of forty hours a week, plus a further twenty-six hours on call (six of which I might actually work). Of course, the hours differ from day to day and include some weekends and public holidays. S: But you get a regular summer, or rather holiday allowance?

D: You mean the number of weeks' holiday I get a year?

S: Yes, I…

D: Six weeks, fairly standard for doctors.

S: And what about salary, if you don't mind answering the question?

D: Not at all. I earn about ￡39000 a year, before tax and before the deduction of ￡15000 expenses. That's based largely on the number of patients we have, plus odd things like injections.

S: Right. Now… let me see… oh, yes… working conditions. I suppose they're satisfactory.

D: Yes, the surgery's pleasant and I enjoy getting to know people, although I spend on average only about eight minutes with each patient.

S: Do you ever regret becoming a doctor?

D: Naturally there are disadvantages, such as irregular working hours and the effect they have on family life but the best things for me are the thanks I get from people for the help I give them… and the variety. It's certainly never boring being a doctor!

S: Right. That's about all… thanks very much indeed.

Listening Exercise 6

Listen to the following dialogue and answer the questions that follow. Listen again and imitate the pronunciation and intonation in the sentences.

(D = David G = Gloria)

G: So what will you talk about in your first speech, David?

D: I’ll deal with the most important issues.

G: Good, but make it short and funny. The best speeches are the shortest. And the funniest are the most memorable.

D: Sure, I’ll make it short and funny. Not more than one hour.

Listening Exercise 7

Listen to the following dialogue and answer the True/False questions that follow. Listen again and imitate the pronunciation and intonation in the sentences.

(D = David G = Gloria)

G: It's hot and sticky! Is it always as hot as this here in summer?

D: I thought you’d be used to hot weather. Didn’t you use to work in Mexico City?

Temperatures get pretty high there, don’t they?

G: But it’s much drier there, so I didn’t mind the heat so much. The nights are cooler too, because the temperature drops quite a lot when the sun sets.

D: I see. What about the winters in Mexico? Are they the same as here in Guangzhou?

G: Oh no, the winters here are much milder. It’s far colder in Mexico. You have to wear a lot of extra clothes.

D: Just like in Beijing.

G: Oh no…not nearly as co ld as that! Beijing must be one of the coldest cities in the world in winter.

D: Well, it’s all very different form England, isn’t it?

G: Yes, that’s certainly true. The English climate is much milder. And much more changeable, too.