Яков Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 2 курс

We're moving on Tuesday.

Don't be silly! It's up to you! Don't make so much fuss about

it.

I can't undo the door!

Tell me what 1 can do, then! Don't you worry!

It's my turn to pay!

Do! Have a go! Don't be ridiculous! Don't be silly! Don't you

worry! It's up to to you!

I can't find my purse

Don't you worry! Don't make so much fuss about it.

anywhere.

12. This exercise is meant to develop your ability to hear and reproduce

intonation in conversation.

a) Listen to the dialogue "Dinner-table Talk" carefully, sentence by sentence. Write it

down. Mark the stresses and tunes. The teacher will help you to correct your variant. Practise

reading each sentence of your corrected variant

b) Record your reading. Play the recording back immediately for your teacher and

fellow-students to detect your errors. Practise the dialogue for test reading. Memorize and play

it with a fellow-student.

c) Pick out of the dialogue sentences pronounced with Intonation Patterns IX, X, XI.

Define the attitudes conveyed in them. Make up conversational situations with these phrases.

d) Make up conversational situations, using the following phrases:

Good evening,... .

I was asking ... .

I'm so glad ....

Oh, I think it's a ... .

Oh, only. ..

And how do you like ... ?

.... to be exact.

Is this your first... ?

Let's go into ... .

I feel quite at home ....

Will you sit... ?

Well, it's rather ....

How long ... ?

On the whole, ....

What do you think of ... ?

It's not so bad, once ....

I beg your pardon, I didn't quite catch what you

Will you have some more ... ?

said.

What about... ?

13. Translate into English. Use the corresponding phrases from item(d) above.

Do not let your Russian pronunciation habits interfere:

1. Я так рада, что вы смогли мне позвонить. 2. Он так рад, что я смогла его пригласить.

3. Я так рада, что вы смогли сделать это вовремя. 4. Чай готов. Ужин готов. Статья готова. 5.

Сколько времени вы находитесь в Москве? 6. Вы давно живете здесь? 7. Это твое первое

представление? 8. Это ваша первая картина? 9. Это ее первое сочинение? 10. Я чувствую себя

на юге как дома. 11. Я чувствую себя у Петровых как дома. 12. Я чувствую себя в Петербурге

как дома. 13. Простите, пожалуйста, сколько вам лет? 14. Я не расслышала, что вы сказали.

15. Я вас спрашивала, где вы родились. 16. Я вас спрашивала, как пройти к гостинице

«Минск». 17. О, Кавказ — превосходное место. 18. О, я думаю, Петербург — превосходный,

город. 19. О, я думаю, это превосходный рассказ. 20. Как вам нравится наша еда? 21. Как вам

нравится наша кухня? 22. Как вам нравится это утро? 23. О, это довольно скучно, не так ли?

24. О, она довольно капризна, не так ли? 25. Вообще-то она не такая уж плохая, если к ней

привыкнуть. 26. Не хотите ли еще рыбы? 27. Не хотите ли еще овощей? 28. Суп превосходен.

Обед был так вкусен. Торт великолепен. 29. Я так рада, что вам нравится. 30. Я так рада, что у

тебя это есть. 31. А что ты будешь есть на сладкое?

14. Head the following dialogue:

Ordering a Meal

— Is this table free, waiter?

— I'm sorry, sir, those two tables have just been reserved by telephone, but that one over

there's free.

— What a pity! We wanted to be near the dance floor. Still, it doesn't matter, we'll take it...

The menu, please.

— Here you are, sir. Will you dine a la carte or take the table d'hote?

— Well, let's see. What do you think, darling?

— Oh, I don't want much to eat. I'm not very hungry. I think I'll have — er — some oxtail

soup and fried plaice with chips.

— Hm. I'm rather hungry. I'll start with some hors d' x uvre.

— And to follow?

— A grilled steak with baked potatoes and peas,

— Will you have anything to drink, sir?

— Well, I'm rather thirsty. Bring me half a pint of bitter. What about you, darling?

— Well, I don't care for beer, but I will have a glass of cherry.

— Very good... What sweet would you like?

— I'll have fruit salad.

— So will I. And we'll have two coffees, please.

— Black or white?

— White, please. Oh, and two liqueur brandies.

— What a lovely waltz they are playing. Shall we dance?

— Yes, I'd love to...

— Waiter! The bill, please.

— Very good, sir.

— Here you are.

— Thank you very much, sir.

15. Make up a dialogue of your own, using some of the phrases of the dialogue

above.

16. This exercise is meant to develop your ability to read and retell a story with

correct intonation.

a) Listen to the story "Insufficient Local Knowledge" carefully, sentence by sentence.

Mark the stresses and tunes. The teacher will help you to correct your variant. Practise

reading your corrected variant.

b) listen carefully to the narration of the story. Observe the peculiarities in intonation-

group division, pitch, stress and tempo. Note the use of temporizers. Reproduce the model

narration you have listened to.

17. This exercise is meant to test your ability to analyze and reproduce

material for reading and retelling.

a) Read the joke silently to make sure you understand each sentence. Underline the

sentence expressing the essence of the joke. Split up each phrase into intonation groups if

necessary. Locate the communicative centre of each sentence. Mark the stresses ana tunes,

concentrate your attention on the attitude expressed. It is not expected that each student will

mark the story in exactly the same way. Discuss your variants in class. The teacher will help

you to choose the best variant. Practise your corrected variant for test reading,

b) Retell the joke in your own words:

The father of a family, who was angry with his children because they were displeased with

their food, exclaimed angrily one day at dinner: "You children are intolerable; you turn up your

noses of everything. When I was a boy, I was often glad to get dry bread enough to eat." "Poor

papa," said Rose, "I'm so glad you are having such a nice time now living with mama and us."

SECTION FIVECompound Tunes FALL + RISE

All the tunes containing more than one nuclear tone are called compound.

The Fall + Rise is a combination of the High Fall and the Low Rise.

The fall and the rise always occur on separate syllables. The fall starts from a very high level

and ends very low. Any syllables occurring between the High Fall and the Low Rise are said on a

very low pitch. Notional words are stressed. The falling part marks the idea which the speaker wants

to emphasize and the rising part marks an addition to this main idea.

The combination of the High Fall with the Low Rise is used in sentences expressing highly

emotional reaction to the situation. It is often heard:

1 . I n s t a t e m e n t s , sounding apologetic, appreciative, grateful, regretful,

sympathetic, persuasively reassuring, pleading, plaintive.

е.g.

Whose turn is it then? — It's `mine ,actually.

How did this get broken? — I'm most `terribly ,sorry.

2 . I n q u e s t i o n s :

a) I n s p e c i a l questions, sounding plaintive, pleading, weary, despairing;

sometimes warm, sympathetic.

е.g. Sorry I'm late. — Oh why „can't you „come on /time for once?

b ) I n g e n e r a l questions, conveying a plaintive, pleading, sometimes impatient

tone.

е.g. He played very badly today. — Will he ever be any ,better d'you think?

3 . I n i m p e r a t i v e s , sounding plaintive, pleading, reproachful.

е.g. It's all so depressing. — `Cheer ,up. (It can't „last for ,ever.)

I've nothing to do with it. — Now `do be ,reason-able, Charles.

4 . I n e x c l a m a t i o n s , warm, sympathetic, encouraging, sometimes

plaintive, puzzled, surprised.

Greetings and leave-takings sound pleasant and friendly being pronounced this way.

е.g. Good night, Peggy. — Good night, Mrs. ,Smith. See you on Friday. — Right you ,are!

EXERCISES

1. Listen carefully to the following conversational situations. Concentrate your attention

on the intonation of the replies:

Verbal Context

Dril

Statements

(sounding apologetic, appreciative, grateful,

regretful, sympathetic, persuasively reassuring,

pleading, plaintive)

Don't you like it?

I don't, frankly.

Any news of Tim?

He's coming home soon.

Haven't you finished it yet?

I've only just begun it, as a matter of fact.

It looks like rain, I'm afraid.

Perhaps it would be better to stay at home in that

case.

I've had it six years now.

You'll be buying a new one soon, I imagine.

Whyever bring a mac?

It was raining when I left this morning.

I thought of going for a stroll.

I'll come too, if I may.

It was quite an accident

But I told you not to touch it.

So it was you who borrowed my

I do hope you didn't mind.

spade.

He's accepted your offer.

I didn't dream he'd take me seriously.

It's a wonderful photo.

I knew you'd like it.

Help? Certainly.

I was sure I could count on you.

But why didn't you tell me?

So sorry.

I thought you ought to know.

Thank you for telling me, I do appreciate it.

I really must go now.

I do hope you have a comfortable journey.

It's all so discouraging.

I know exactly how you feel.

Sorry I haven't returned it yet.

That's quite all right. I'm in no particular hurry for

it.

I've already been waiting a year.

Then surely a few more days won't make much