3. Intonation patterns I
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Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Without intonation, it's impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words. There are two basic intonation patterns: Rising and Falling. With rising intonation you have to raise slightly the pitch at the end of the sentence, whereas with falling intonation you go down a bit.
We use falling intonation with:
We use rising intonation with:
Listen to examples of sentences with falling and rising intonation. |
Pregunta Verdadero-Falso
Watch the video below which introduces intonation and explains how falling intonation works. Say if the following statements are True or False:
1. Thanks to intonation, our voice doesn't sound flat.
2. Intonation can help you to know when's your turn to participate in conversations.
3. Falling intonation communicates certainty and completion.
4. The three lines of melody the speaker talks about are examples of falling intonation.
5. In a line of melody, the voice changes in the last content word of the statement.
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Look at the list of sentences in the table below. Do they have falling or rising intonation? Read the information provided in the introduction again and write 1 if the sentences have rising intonation or write 2 if, on the contrary, they have falling intonation. Use the spaces provided to write the number.
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2. Falling Intonation | |
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