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GRAMMAR FOCUS: Intonation, grammar and meaning
a) Listen to these sentences and decide if they are questions or not. Complete them with a full stop
or a question mark.
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Listen to these questions. Put an arrow at the end of each to show if the intonation goes up ↑ or
down ↓.
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Intonation is the way we move our voice up or down when we speak. Understanding English intonation can help you
understand some of the grammar and meaning of English sentences or smaller units of meaning.
1 My brother arrived yesterday
2 Your sister has lost her passport
3 Where’s the immigration officer
4 I don’t know who to speak to
5 Give me your identity card
6 The flight’s not till 11
7 Fill in this form and hand it in at the counter
8 Show me your visa
9 You’re here on holiday
10 I’ve got two credit cards
c) Listen to the sentences again and repeat them with the correct intonation.
1 Are you planning to attend college? .......
2 Where do your relatives live? .......
3 How long are you wanting to stay? .......
4 Will you try to get a job? .......
5 How much money do you have on you? .......
6 Have you been here before? .......
7 Were you born there? .......
8 When will you start your studies? .......
9 Who are you going to stay with? .......
10 Did you have a good flight? .......
Which type of questions does the intonation go up on and which does it go down on?
Listen to the questions again and repeat them with the correct intonation.
Listen to the sentences again and repeat them with the correct intonation.
b) Answer these questions by writing the numbers of the sentences above.
1 In which sentences does the intonation go up? .................................
2 In which sentences does the intonation go down? .................................
3 Which sentences don’t look like questions but are? .................................
4 Which sentences are statements? .................................
5 Which sentences are commands/instructions? .................................
A 1 That’s fantastic.
2 Oh no.
3 What a great idea.
4 Pity about that.
5 Cool.
6 Really.
In the sentences in A and B the intonation falls. In C it rises. What meaning does it express in A, B and
C? Listen to see.
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B 1 He won’t get there late, will he?
2 He’ll be alright, won’t he?
3 You remembered the passports, didn’t you?
4 You didn’t forget our tickets, did you?
5 You aren’t a student, are you?
6 You’ve already got a job, haven’t you?
C 1 He’ll be here by tomorrow, won’t he?
2 He won’t lose his documents, will he?
3 We need to fill in these forms, don’t we?
4 We don’t need to show our passports, do we?
5 She’s got her sponsor’s letter, hasn’t she?
6 She hasn’t got liquids on her, has she?