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Why didn't you take advantage of an opportunity to tell them the truth?

Isn't it a decent film?

What are you going to do to clear everything up?

Who told you the time doesn't suit us?

Why didn't he try to propose to her?

Jane is on the list of students going to London.

What inspired the poet to write the verses?

She couldn't accept his gifts.

His action aroused everybody's indignation.

Their unexpected coming was a surprise to us.

Why were you not frank with him?

Can you spare me a few minutes?

Why don't you do anything to gain more experience in writing essays?

We can't approve of her being idle all the time.

Is he dreaming of a good collection of stamps?

He made no effort to make everybody sure he was right.

Couldn't you let me know about it before?

My shoes are too tight.

He was cross because you beat him.

What weather we're having!

Don't treat me like a baby.

You seem very happy about your success.

Can we afford to buy it?

We ought to stay in tonight.

9. Your teacher will suggest a verbal context. You in turn respond to it by using:

a).statements, sounding self-satisfied, challenging, censorious, disclaiming responsibility;

b)special questions, sounding challenging, antagonistic, disclaiming responsibility;

c)general questions, sounding impressed, challenging, antagonistic;

d)imperatives — disclaiming responsibility;

e)exclamations — impressed.

10.Make up a conversation between two hikers using phrases with Intonation Pattern XIV.

11. This exercise is meant to develop your ability to hear and reproduce intonation. Listen to the extract from "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome

K.Jerome carefully sentence by sentence (see p. 356). Mark the stresses and tunes. Practise reading the text according to the model you have listened

to.

12.This exercise is meant to develop your ability to read and narrate a text with proper intonation.

a) Listen to the text. Write it down. Mark the stresses and tunes. Practise reading the text.

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. Retell the story according to the model you have listened to.

13.Read and retell any extract from "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome.

SECTION THREE

Temporizers. Emphatic Stress

Temporizers

EXERCISES

l. Listen carefully to the following conversational situations. Concentrate your attention on the intonation of the replies.

Verbal Context

What about you, darling?

And what do you think of London, Mrs. Thompson?

Would you like to stay up on deck or go down below?

There's apple tart and cream, or chocolate trifle.

Is it possible to see anything of London in one or two days?

(While shopping.)

I've been told that there are no winter sports in England.

Do you think I shall have time for that?

How many rooms are there in the house?

Do you want it short or just trimmed?

Wil you have anything to drink, sir?

What would you say are the most popular games in England

Let me see, one, two, three ...