Lesson 19 Title: Advanced Pronunciation and Intonation
Subtitle: Lesson 19
Presented by: Fatima
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Introduction to Pronunciation and Intonation

Key Points:
Pronunciation involves the correct articulation of sounds.

Intonation refers to the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, which affects the meaning of sentences.

Stress and rhythm are crucial in making your speech sound natural and understandable.

In this lesson, we’ll explore how stress, rhythm, and intonation affect meaning and help convey emotions and emphasis in spoken English.

By the end of the class, you’ll have practiced these elements in various contexts to improve your fluency and communication skills.

Let’s break down the basics of stress and intonation.

Word Stress:
Refers to the emphasis placed on one syllable within a word.

Example: the word record
when stressed on the first syllable
RE-cord - it’s a noun.
when stressed on the second syllable
re-CORD - it’s a verb.

Sentence Stress:
Focuses on emphasizing the most important words in a sentence, often the content words like nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Example: “I didn’t say she stole the money” can have different meanings depending on which word is stressed.

Intonation:

Rising Intonation:
Typically used in yes/no questions.
Are you coming?

Falling Intonation:
Common in statements and wh-questions.
Where are you going?

Rising-Falling Intonation:
Often used in expressing surprise or irony.
Oh, really?

1. Word Stress

Identify the stressed syllable in the following words:

1. Photograph
2. Increase
3. Conduct

2. Sentence Stress

Emphasize different words in the sentence “She didn’t invite me to the party” to change the meaning:

1. She didn’t invite me to the party.
➲ Someone else did.

2. She didn’t invite me to the party.
➲ It didn’t happen.

3. She didn’t invite me to the party.
➲ But maybe she mentioned it.

4. She didn’t invite me to the party.
➲ She invited someone else.

5. She didn’t invite me to the party.
➲ But maybe to another event.

3. Intonation Practice

Read the following sentences and mark where the intonation rises or falls:

1. Are you going out?
➲ Rising

2. What’s your name?
➲ Falling

3. I can’t believe you did that!
➲ Rising-Falling

4. It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
➲ Rising

That’s all for today!

We will continue learning more in our next class.

Goodbye!