2010-08-19 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-28: Sentence Stress with Set Phrases CD 1 Track 41

Repeat the following sentences.

Noun Noun/Adj. Set Phrase

1. It's a finger. It's a nail. It's a finger nail.

2. It's a

2010-08-19 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

CD 1 Track 42

Pause the CD and add a noun to each word as indicated by the picture. Check Answer Key,

beginning on page 193.

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

The following well-known story has been rewritten to contain only descriptions. Stress the second word of each phrase. Repeat after me.

Exercise 1-27: Descriptive Phrase Story—The Ugly Duckling C

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Set Phrases CD 1 Track 40

A Cultural Indoctrination to American Norms

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1 -26: Two Types of Descriptive Phrases CD 1 Track 38

Repeat.

Adjective Noun Adverb Adjective

1. It's a short nail. It's really short.

2. It's a chocolate cake. It's dark

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-25: Sentence Stress with Descriptive Phrases CD 1 Track 37

Repeat the following phrases.

Adjective Noun and Adjective

1. It's short. It's a short nail.

2. It's chocolate.

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Two-Word Phrases

Descriptive Phrases CD Track 36

Nouns are "heavier" than adjectives; they carry the weight of the new information. An adjective and a noun combination is called a descriptive

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-24: Single-Word Phrases CD 1 Track 35

Repeat the following noun and adjective sentences.

Noun Adjective

1. It's a nail. It's short.

2. It's a cake. It's chocolate.

3

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Complex Intonation

Word Count Intonation Patterns CD 1 Track 34

This is the beginning of an extremely important part of spoken American English—the rhythms and intonation patterns of the long

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-23; Syllable Count Test CD 1 Track 33

Put the following words into the proper category based on the syllable count intonation. Write the

pattern number in the space provided. Check

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-22: Syllable Patterns CD 1 Track 32

In order to practice accurate pitch change, repeat the following column. Each syllable will count as

one musical note. Remember that words that e

2010-08-18 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Syllable Stress CD 1 Track 31

Syllable Count Intonation Patterns

In spoken English, if you stress the wrong syllable, you can totally lose the meaning of a word:

"MA-sheen" is hardly recog

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-21: Squeezed-Out Syllables CD 1 Track 30

Intonation can also completely get rid of certain entire syllables. Some longer words that are

stressed on the first syllable squeeze weak s

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-20; Sound/Meaning Shifts CD 1 Track 29

Intonation is powerful. It can change meaning and pronunciation. Here you will get the chance to

play with the sounds. Remember, in the beginn

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-19: Spelling and Numbers CD 1

Track 28

Just as there is stress in words or phrases, there is intonation in spelling and numbers. Americans seem to spell things out much more than ot

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-18: Reading with Staircase Intonation CD 1

Track 27

Read the following with clear intonation where marked.

Hello, my name is__________________. I'm taking American Accent Train

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-17: Staircase Intonation Practice CD 1 Track 26

Draw one step of the staircase for each word of the paragraph. Start a new staircase for every

stressed word. There usually is more t

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-16: Paragraph Intonation Practice CD 1 Track 25

V From your color-marked copy, read each sentence of the paragraph in Exercise 1-15 after me. Use

your rubber band, give a clear pitc

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1.15 application of stress

Mark every word or syllable with an accent marker where you think that the sound is stressed. Use the first sentence as your example. Check the anwer key beginni

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

How you talk indicates to people how you are. Be aware of revealing your personality that you don’t have. There is no absolute right or wrong in regard to intonation, because a case can be made for s

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Application of Intonation CD 1 Track 22

There is always at least one stressed word in a sentence and frequently you can have quite a few

if you are introducing a lot of new information or if y

2010-08-17 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1 -14: Make a Variable Stress Sentence CD 1 Track 21

Now you decide which words should be emphasized. Write a normal, everyday sentence with at

least seven words and put it through as

2010-08-16 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Execise 1-13 variable stress

Notice that the meaning of the following sentence changes each time we change the stress pattern. You should be starting to feel in control of your sentences now.

1.

2010-08-16 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-12: Create Your Own Intonation Contrast CD 1 Track 19

Write a short sentence and indicate where you think the most normal intonation would be placed.

Then, change the meaning of the

2010-08-16 所属栏目:美语口语发音训练

Exercise 1-11: Translation CD 1 Track 18

Take the sentence I didn't say he stole the money and translate it into your native language. Write

it down below, using whatever letters or character