Lesson: Intonation (Rising and Falling Intonation)

Objective:
To develop students' ability to recognize rising and falling intonation patterns and to use
them with accuracy in their own speech.

KEY POINTS

Here are 10 Examples of Rising Intonations.

1. This is madness.
2. I wouldn’t do that.
3. This must end now.
4. Go to your room now.
5. We should evacuate immediately.
6. Are you hungry?
7. Is the doctor out today?
8. You must be thirsty?
9. Are you out of your mind?
10. Is she for real?

Here are 10 Examples of Falling Intonations.

1. Its nice to meet you.

2. Have a great day.
3. We’re going to watch some movies.
4. I think we’re lost.
5. Here’s the cup you’ve been looking for.
6. Where is the nearest police station?
7. Who’s that cute girl over there?
8. How is it possible?
9. When can I meet your parents?
10. Why are you not texting back?

Activity 1
Answer Me!
Directions: Draw arrow down if the statement has rising intonation otherwise draw
arrow up
1. Nice to meet you.
2. I’ll be back in a minute.
3. She doesn’t live here anymore.
4. Dad wants to change his car.
5. Here is the weather forecast.
6. Do you like your new teacher?
7. Cloudy weather is expected at the end of the week.
8. May I borrow your dictionary?
9. We should work together more often
10. I'm going for a walk in the park.
11. Have you finished already?
12. 12. Do you have any magazines?
13. Do you sell stamps?
14. What a beautiful voice!
15. You're a new student aren't you?

Activity 2:
Direction:
Write you first name after the question which has a rising intonation and your surname
after the question which has a falling intonation.

A. How does an elephant sleep?

B. What did you learn from your field trip?
C. Is it safe to cross the hanging bridge?
D. Do plants sleep at night?
E. Are you afraid of ghost?

*****************GOD BLESS!******************
 Lesson: Word Stress
Objective/s:
 Determine the function of stress/accent in a word
 Apply correct placement of stress signal to words used as a noun or a verb

You Should Know!

Stress or accent is relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in
a word, or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence. This emphasis is typically caused
by such properties as increased loudness and vowel length, full articulation of the vowel,
and changes in pitch. The terms stress and accent are often used synonymously in this
context, but they are sometimes distinguished.

Ex. Read the following words and pay attention to which syllable in the word is stressed:
o comPUter
o GOvernment
o enVIronment
o DICtionary
o beHAVior
o VIolence
o SENtence

Noun and verb syllable stress

Some nouns and verbs have the same form in English. For example:
She set an Olympic record. (noun)
She’s recording her new song in the studios. (verb)
However, the pronunciation (i.e. syllable stress) is different. Where “record” is used
as a noun, the stress is on the first syllable: RE-cord (where “re” is the same sound as
the “re” in “relative”).
But when “record” is used as a verb, the stress is on the second syllable: re-CORD,
and the “re” sounds like “ri”, as in “remember”.)
Here are some more examples of nouns and verbs that have the same form, but
different pronunciation. You can listen to the audio (under each pair of sentences) to hear
the differences in syllable stress.
Activity 1
Answer Me!

Directions: Tell whether the underlined word is a noun or a verb as used in the sentence.
1. This is a cheap import.”
2. They import their oil from the UK.”
3. Oil is one of their biggest exports.”
4. “We need to export more.”
5. “We’ve seen a decrease in the bird population.”
6. “Numbers are decreasing every year.”
7. “Is there a discount on this?”
8. “They discounted the theories.”
9. “I’d like a refund please.”
10. “We’ll refund you 50%.”
11. “Do you need a permit to fish here?”
12. “They won’t permit her to leave the country.”
13. “They’re reporting armed conflict in the area.”
14. “His opinion conflicted with hers.”
15. “Your offer is so low it’s an insult.”

Activity 2
Directions: Put correct stress signal for the following words
Ex. (Noun) upgrade (Verb) upgrade
NOUN VERB
1. record record
2. survey survey
3. protest protest
4. contest contest
5. content content
6. increase increase
7. project project
8. insult insult
9. combat combat
10. rewrite rewrite