eight?

eight?

Ladylyn
Ladylyn
INTONATION
WHAT IS INTONATION?

It is the rising and falling of the

voice in speech
RISING INTONATION

the pitch of the voice rises at the end of the

sentence.
we use rising intonation when we ask questions
answerable by yes or no, questions tags that are
real questions, and when we express doubt and
want confirmation.
 LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLE SENTENCES
INDICATING RISING INTONATION

Yes/no Questions :
(Questions that can be answered by 'yes' or 'no’.)
1. Do you like your new ➚teacher ?
2. Have you finished ➚already ?
3. May I borrow your ➚dictionary ?
4. Do you have any ➚magazines ?
5. Do you sell ➚stamps ?
QUESTIONS TAGS THAT SHOW UNCERTAINTY AND REQUIRE AN
ANSWER (REAL QUESTIONS) :

1.We've met already, ➚haven't we ?

2. You like fish, ➚don't you ?
3. You're a new student, ➚aren't you ?
4.The view is beautiful, ➚isn't it ?
FALLING INTONATION

The pitch of the voice falls at the end of the

sentence.
we use falling intonation when the sentence is a
plain statement, commands, wh-questions or giving
information.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLE SENTENCES
INDICATING FALLING INTONATION.

Statements :
1. I’ll be back in a ↘minute.
2. Nice to meet ↘you.
3. She doesn’t live here ↘anymore.
4. Dad wants to change his ↘car.
5. Here is the weather ↘forecast.
6. Cloudy weather is expected at the end of the ↘week.
7. We should work together more ↘often.
8. I'm going for a walk in the ↘park
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLE SENTENCES
INDICATING FALLING INTONATION.

Commands :
1. Write your name ↘here.
2. Show me what you’ve ↘written.
3. Leave it on the ↘desk. – Take that picture ↘down.
4. Throw that ↘out.
5. Put your books on the ↘table.
6. Take your hands out of your ↘pockets.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLE SENTENCES
INDICATING FALLING INTONATION.

 Wh- questions (requesting information) :

(questions beginning with 'who', ‘whose‘ , 'what', 'why', 'where', 'when', 'which', and 'how’)

1. What country do you come ↘from?

2. Who is ↘that ?
3. Where do you ↘work?
4. Which of them do you ↘prefer?
5. When does the shop ↘open?
6. How many books have you ↘bought?
7. Which coat is ↘yours?
8. Whose bag is ↘this?
 GROUP ACTIVITY
 Write your own conversation and present it in the class.

Rubrics:
Yell= 5
Correct Intonation= 25
Presentation= 20
Total = 50 points
QUIZ
WRITE FOUR SENTENCES RISING INTONATION AND FOUR
SENTENCES FALLING INTONATION

Rising Intonation
8.
9.
10.
11

Falling Intonation
12.
13.
14.
15.