1. Claudia Cárdenas

2. Intonation
• The way voice goes up and down in pitch
• The beautiful Mountain appeared transfixed in
the distance.
• He can come on Sundays as long as he doesn't
have to do any homework in the evening.

3. Prepositions
• before, next
Auxiliary to, opposite Pronouns
verbs • they, she, us
• don't, am,
can, were
Determiners Conjunctions
• the, a, Function • but, while,
some, a few words as

4. Tones, tonic syllables and tone units
• Tonic syllables: syllables where the main pitch
movement occurs
• Onset syllables: syllables that establish a pitch
that stays constant up to the tonic syllable
• Tone units: enclosed within two pairs of slanted
lines
– //She LIVES in LONdon//

5. EXERCISE
• How many tonic syllables, onset syllables and
tone units can you identify?
– She’s lived in London since she was twenty
• Show the intonation with an arrow
– What time does your train leave?
– What time does your train leave?
• Fall and fall rise

6. Intonation patterns

7. Information • Who, what, where
questions • Falling intonation, first time
• Yes-no answer
Questions • Rising
• Falling
Statements • He lives in the house on the corner. It’s over there
• Falling
Imperatives • Sit down, put it on the table
• Showing less certainty
Question tags • Rising
• Rising, rising and falling
Lists • You need a pen, a pencil and some paper.

8. • Erik plays the flute, clarinet and
saxophone. Isn’t that great?

9. Identify the intonation patterns in the next
tapescript
Tara: Why did you leave London? You had a good job.
Mel: Yes, but I’ve got a better job here.
Tara: But the country’s so boring.
Mel: No, it isn’t. It’s much more exciting than London.
Seacombe has got shops, a cinema, a theater and a
park.
Tara: Ok. Everything is wonderful! So when can I visit you?

10. • http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciati
on/upper-
intermediate%20intonation%20exercise.htm