General Questions

(protesting, impatient)

1. I’m terribly hard up. Aren’t we all?

2. I can’t say I do like this coat. Would you have pre ferred the

plum-coloured one?

3. I’m quite booked up next week. Will the week after suit you

better?

4. In my view he’s a culprit. Could you be mis taken?

5. But I’m such a hopeless player. Does it matter what sort of

player you are? Imperatives

(lively, with a note of

critical surprise)

1. What on earth shall I do? Try a gain. (You’ve got no

al ternative.)

2. I couldn’t get them on the phone. Then send them e-mail.

3. What should I tell him? Tell him e xactly what you

think.

4. I won’t have that man in my house. Try to be reasonable, dear.

5. I’m an in telligent human being. Well be have like one t hen.

Exclamations (conveying a note of

unpleasant, critical

affronted surprise)

1. You’ve been very rude to her. Not in the least.

2. He simply won’t listen to reason. More fool him then.

3. Andy’s passed his finals. It’s almost in credible!

4. Look. It works.. So it does. How very odd!

5. I told him what I thought of him. Good for you!

Task 10. Choose the appropriate reaction according to the suggested attitude (from Карневская Е.Б., Раковская Л.Д., Мисуно Е. А. Практическая фонетика английского языка: Учебное пособие. – Мн.: Выш. шк., 1990. – CC.175-176)

(surprise)

1. A: What do you think of his behaviour? B: I could hardly be lieve my ears.

I could hardly be lieve my ears.

(detached attitude)

2. A: Can I have a morning off? B: I don’t see why not.

I don’t see why not.

(surprise)

3. A: When can I have my copy back? B: I sent it to you three days a go.

I sent it to you three days a go.

(casual attitude)

4. A: What was your holiday like? B: Nothing to write home about.

Nothing to write home about.

(surprise, protest)

5. A: I’m positive I saw you in Brighton. B: I’ve never been there in my life.

I’ve never been there in my life.

(casual attitude)

6. A: I wonder why Jim hasn’t come. B: He must have gone to the club.

He must have gone to the club.

(surprise, unexpectedness)

7. A: I’m going to study sociology. B: But you’ve always wanted to

be a doctor.

But you’ve always wanted to

be a doctor.

Task 11. Read carefully the following short conversations silently. Mark the intonation of the responses using Intonation Contour 3a. Then read the dialogues aloud observing the intonation pattern and expressing the appropriate attitude of the responses.

1. A: He says he’s hard up. B: That’s absurd. He’s got plenty

of money.

2. A: He says he knows nothing about it. B: I just can’t understand. I

distinctly remember telling him.

3. A: We’re doing it because we have to. B: Do you have to do it in fact?

4. A: You’re not a good swimmer, are you? B: Have I ever pretended to be?

5. A: What’s that you say? B: Why don’t you listen?

6. A: She’ll ring me up. B: What makes you so sure?

7. A: I just can’t make this thing work. B: Let me have a go at it.

8. A: It’s too late to walk. B: Take a bus then.

9. A: She says she’s thirty. B: Absolute nonsense!

10. A: He’s given up this idea. B: Sensible chap!

Task 12. Read the beginning utterances of a few short dialogues. Think about the possible responses (statements, questions, commands, requests, exclamations) and write them down. Using Intonation Contour 3a, mark the stresses and tunes in the responses. Then read the dialogues aloud observing the intonation pattern and the attitude conveyed by it.

1. A: Could you give me a lift? B: …

2. A: You said she was beautiful B: …

3. A: How did you come to lose your purse? B: …

4. A: You’ll have to use your own car. B: …

5. A: This isn’t the best solution. B: …

6. A: I must be home at six. B:

7. A: What a boring evening! B: …

8. A: I don’t live here. B: …

9. A: It’s no concern of mine. B: …

10. A: I won’t drink this juice. B: …

11. A: I simply can’t manage this alone. B: …

12. A: The shop’s shut. B: …

13. A: You said you’d buy me that ring. B: …

14. A: I’m afraid I’ve finished your beer. B: …

15. A: I hear you’re engaged. B: …

Task 13. Read the conversational situations below. Notice the suggested attitude of the responses (from Карневская Е.Б., Раковская Л.Д., Мисуно Е. А. Практическая фонетика английского языка: Учебное пособие. – Мн.: Выш. шк., 1990. – CC.176-177). Mark the stresses and tunes of the responses in accordance with the suggested attitude. Then practise the conversations aloud conveying the suggested attitude in the reactions.

1.She may fail in her exam. – What makes you think so? (surprise, a feeling of protest)

2. What time shall I join? – Doesn’t make much difference. (casual)

3. Look, what a lovely bag I’ve bought! – Why, you’ve got a collection of them already. (amazement)

4. The train leaves in 5 minutes. – Why didn’t you tell me about it before? (impatience)

5. George will be any minute now. I hope he won’t keep us too long. (casual, unimportant)

6. It was Jill’s birthday yesterday and you didn’t come. – I was absolutely sure her birthday was in June. (surprise)

7. Shall we go out or shall we stay in and watch TV? – I’ll leave it to you and Mary to decide. (detached, disinterested)

8. Kate has a terrible lot of work to do. – Why can’t you help her? (protesting, disapproving)

9. What excuse can I give? – Well, say you’ve got a previous engagement. (impatience)

10. Can we have a talk about it later? – I was hoping we’d get it all sorted out today. (protest, disagreement)

11. The proposal was totally absurd! – But it received overall support. (protest)

12. Jack was badly hurt in a car accident. – He didn’t even try to avoid the accident. (impatience)

13. Their constant quarrelling is spoiling the family atmosphere. – They don’t seem to care about anyone’s feelings. (cool, reserved)

14. Jack was so frightened by that scary story. – He shivers at the very thought of seeing a ghost. (support, personal concern and involvement)

Task 14.1. Read the conversation below (from Карневская Е.Б., Раковская Л.Д., Мисуно Е. А. Практическая фонетика английского языка: Учебное пособие. – Мн.: Выш. шк., 1990. – C.178). Make sure you understand the dialogue.

A: Feel like a trip up to Town this morning?

B: Town? This morning? But how can we? You’ve got an ap pointment with Jackson¦at his office, | at e leven thirty, haven’t you?

A: No, ¦ not now. I did have. But a few moments ago| his secretary rang up to cancel it. Jackson’s down with flu or something, ap parently.

B: Is he? But all the same, | why the sudden urge to go to London?

A: Well, I thought it might make a change.

B: Yes, ¦ but you were saying only yesterday| how much you dis like the big city nowadays.

A: Yes, ¦ I know I did. But we’re both free to day now. And it oc curred to me| we might make a >start| on the Christmas shopping.

B: Christmas shopping? Oh Lord! Must we? You know how I hate shopping, at the best of times.

A: I don’t see why you make such a fuss. You hardly ever go shopping.

B: Too often for my liking. But what’s the rush? We’re not out of Oc tober yet.

Task 14.2. Find sentences pronounced with Intonation Contour 3 and Intonation Contour 3a. Underline these sentences and comment upon the attitude conveyed by the intonation patterns in these contexts.

Task 14.3. Practise the conversation aloud. Mind the intonation marks. Express the attitudes suggested in the intonation.

Task 14.4. Act out the conversation conveying the attitudes correctly.

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