FINAL ORAL EXAM

ADVANCED PRONUNCIATION THREE (AP3)

(Focus on Pronunciation; Units: 42-49)

Area to focus on: Production of rhythm and intonation patterns

Read the following out loud. Pay special attention to the rhythm, and intonation. Fit everything into smooth
and natural rhythm.

1. Leave the box on the table, not the floor. (Contrastive stress)

2. It might have been better this way. (Reduction of modals)

3. Would you like a table inside or outside? (Or-question with choice)

4. Shall I prepare beef, or chicken, or duck…? (Listing intonation; Incomplete or-question)

5. Do you know what time the game starts? (Final rising intonation)

6. Go straight… and then turn left… (Non-final intonation)

7. Excuse me, sir. Could you tell me the time? (Low-rising intonation)

8. Tina, who is wearing a blue dress, is my friend. (Intonation for appositives)

9. It’s incomplete, I think. (Intonation for parentheticals)

10. I knew you hated clowns! You didn’t like the present, did you? (Tag question for confirmation)

END OF TEST

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