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A-Tonality Tonicity and Tone: Let’s mark the three Ts in the following sentences.
remember that when you mark Tonality, you decide where you are making a pause in
the sentences.

Pre-head: red
Head: blue
Nucleus: green
Tail: violet
Onset: in bold

a. / Remember the keys / the purse / and our new backpack /.

b. / My sister is taking her umbrella / because John/ warned her about rain /.

c. / He wants to be a doctor / in the future /.

d. / I don’t know her / but I think / she is a good singer /.

e. / I don’t think / she’s being the next counsellor /.

f. / Some of us / are very pleased with the new teacher /.

B) Write whether the following pairs differ in Tonality, Tonicity or Tone.

1. a. yes, /she’ my sister. TONALITY

b. yes, she is my sister.

2. a. What aboutヽyou? TONE

b. What about⸝ you?

3. a. She’s very ヽhappy TONE

b. She’s very ៴ happy.

4. a. /Frank /is telling the truth./ TONALITY

b. /Frank is telling/ the truth./

5. a. Some of us are not tired. TONICITY

b. Some of us are not tired.

6. a. I don’t believe him. TONICITY

b. I don’t believe him.

C) Now listen to the audio you have in the classroom and draw lines where the
speaker divides the words into groups. or I.P.

/ A man wanted to buy his wife a new dress / because it was her birthday / so / he went to a
department store / and looked around / and he was looking for about an hour / but he
couldn’t decide / and finally this shop assistant / came and asked if he needed help / he said
he was looking for a dress / and the shop assistant asked / is it for you sir? /

D) Now mark intonation parts: Pre-head, Head, Nucleus, Tail.

Pre-head: red
Head: blue
Nucleus: green
Tail: violet

g. John likes fish.

h. This is my bedroom.
i. He’s always joking.
j. Is it your pencil?
k. Where does your sister live?
l. Please, / don’t touch the door.
m. I saw that film / but I didn’t like it.