Exercise 8.8

Adapted from: Smakman (2014)

 

Listen to the intonations of the speaker in recording 8d and decide what these intonations mean. Copy-paste the sentences into your Pronunciation Portfolio and write down the correct subtle meanings next to the sentences. Compare your answers to your classmate’s answers and decide on the right meanings together, based on what you hear.

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Choose from: bored, contradicting someone, expressing that there’s more to come, neutral, sure, emphatic, sceptical, reminding someone, disinterested, and doubtful.

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1. No.                             

2. Yes.                           

3. Harry?

4. Siobhan.                    

5. I suppose.                  

6. Go to bed.                 

7. I did!               

8. Nice.                          

9. Are you sure?            

10. Watching telly

11. Without delay?

12. It adds up to four.

13. Tomorrow?

14. Tomorrow!

15. Ron will be there.

16. it adds up to four.

17. Ron will be there.

18. Ron will be there?

19. Are you sure?

20. Without delay?

21. Ron will be there!

22. Three thirty!

23. Are you from around here?

24. Watching telly.

25. I did!

26. Hermione, …

27. Hermione!

28. Ron will be there.