RISING

INTONATION
ON QUESTION
WORDS
 LISTING INTONATION

 I teach basic, intermediate and advanced.

 He's smart, funny, kind and attractive.

 I like mint, chocolate and vanilla ice cream.

 They have a dog, a cat, a parrot and a turtle.

 We will see yes/no questions and
true/false, questions lets understand the
difference
Yes/No/ vs True/False/ questions
The difference is in the type of information contained in the
text.

Yes/No/ – the text will contain the opinions, views or beliefs of

the writer or other people who are mentioned.
Do you like coffee with or without milk?

True/False/ – the text will contain factual information about a

topic.
Is blood red or brown?
 CHOICE QUESTIONS
WITH OR (yes/no questions) 
THE CHOICES ARE IN DIFFERENT THOUGHT GROUPS

Did you prefer water or juice?

Do you want to watch a scary movie or a romantic one?

Should we name our baby James or Adam?

 YES/NO
QUESTIONS WITH
OR (true/false)
S O M E Q U E S T I O N S W I T H OR D O N ' T P R E S E N T A LT E R N AT I V E A N D A R E
P R O N O U N C E D W I T H A F I N A L R I S I N G I N TO N AT I O N . T H E W O R D S
JOINED BY OR A R E G R O U P E D TO G E T H E R
 EXAMPLES
DID THEY SHOW  AVENGERS OR STAR WARS?

IS THE MEETING AT    7:00am OR 8:00am?

DID YOU GROW UP   WITH 2 OR 3 LANGUAGES?

 Open
Choice
Questions
T HE L AS T I S P R O N OU N C E W I T H
R I S I N G I N TO N AT I O N TO S H O W
T HAT T H E L I S T I S N O T
C O MP L E T E .
 What would you like to eat? We can have
pizza, hamburgers, chicken,….....?

What color should we paint the walls? 

EXAMPLES white, beige, cream, brown,…..?

What was your favorite subject in school?

Math, language, science, physics,….?
 USE RISING INTONATION
WHEN YOU DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND OR WANT
REPETITION
 USE FALLING
INTONATION WHEN YOU
WANT THE ANSWER

QUESTION
WORDS
 EXAMPLES
A: WE WENT TO TRUJILLO

B: WHERE? X: SHE WILL HAVE A PARTY

A: TRUJILLO Y: WHERE?

X: AT THE BEACH HOUSE

C: PAUL LOCKED THE DOOR

D: WHO? M: DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID?

C: PAUL, MY BROTHER
O: WHAT?

M: HE HAD BEEN ROBBED