Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 3 курс [calibre 2.43.0]

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bad?

When the speaker wants to draw special attention to a word in a sentence he makes it more prominent than the other stressed

words. It is given a greater degree of force and has wider range of pitch (the High Fall, the Rise-Fall, etc.). .

Such extra stress singles out the nuclear word (or words) to emphasize the attitudinal meaning. This type of sentence stress is

called emphatic.

EXERCISES

9. Listen carefully to the following conversational situations. Concentrate your attention on the nuclear word marked by the emphatic

stress in the replies.'

Verbal Context

But you don't really mean to say that you couldn't love me if

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my name wasn't Ernest?

But your name is Ernest.

Yes, Mr. Worthing, what have you got to say to me?

You know what I have got to say to you. Finished what may I

Mamma! I must beg you to retire. This is no place for you.

ask?

Besides, Mr. Worthing has not quite finished yet.

I am glad to hear it. A man should always have an occupation

Do you smoke? — Well, yes, I must admit I smoke.

of some kind.

How old are you? — Twenty- nine.

A very good age to be married at.

Well, I own a house in Belgrave Square.

What number in Belgrave Square?

I was in a hand-bag — a somewhat large, black leather

In what locality did this Mr. James or Thomas Cardew come

hand-bag, with handles to it — an ordinary hand-bag, in

across this ordinary hand-bag?

fact.

I would strongly advise you, Mr. Worthing, to try and acquire

May I ask you then what you would advise me to do ?

some relations as soon as possible, and to make a definite

You know his brother has measles.

effort to produce at any rate one parent, of either sex

He ought to be isolated.

before the season is quite over.

If you don't believe me, look for yourself.

Most of the children here have had measles.

So you have done it at last.

I have got him isolated — in a kind of way.

Why didn't you speak to my father yourself on the boat?

That may be your idea of isolation. I'm afraid it isn't mine.

Yes, at least Cokane's done it.

You had no right to speak to me that day on board the

I didn't particularly want to talk to him.

steamer.

It was you who spoke to me. Of course I was only glad of the

chance.

Why does he help you like that?

Because that's the only way he can help me.

10. Listen carefully to the replies and repeat them in the intervals. Single out the emphatic stress with your voice.

11. Listen to the Verbal Context and reply in the intervals.

12. In order to fix Emphatic stress in your mind, ear and speech habits repeat the replies yourself until they sound perfectly natural to you.

13. Listen to your fellow-student reading the replies. Tell him what his errors in intonation are.

14. Read the conversational situations above.

15. Listen carefully to the following dialogue. Mark the stresses and tunes. Observe the means of singling out the nuclear word. Practise the

dialogue.

When does the train for Clacton leave?

In a quarter of an hour's time.

When is it due to arrive there?

Ten fifty-seven.

What's the time of the next Clacton train?

Twelve five.

Which do you think will be less crowded?

Oh, the later one.

Which platform does it depart from?

Number fourteen.

What's the price of a single third class ticket?

Fourteen and eightpence.

What's the difference between that and a first class?

Seven shillings exactly.

Where do I change for Braintree?

At Witham Junction.

How do I get to platform fourteen?

Over the bridge and straight on.

Where will I find the left- luggage office?

It's quite close to platform twelve

16. Read the following conversational situations. Observe the position of logical stress in the replies. Make the stress emphatic

wherever possiblef Give your own replies to the same verbal context

I don't believe he could be such a nuisance.

We can't put up there for the night.

What am I to do with the potatoes?

You mustn't believe all the gossip you hear.

Harris started to peel the potatoes.

Then let's try some other place.

We worked steadily for 25 minutes and did

You must scrape them.

4 potatoes.

Why didn't George do the same?

Would you like me to play the banjo?

It's absurd to have only 4 potatoes in an Irish stew.

Harris has got a headache.

I think I'll try something else.

But you have never learned to play it.

Shall I play some more?

The music might do him good.

Mr. Brown has met with an accident on his way there.

You ought to.

I'm sure she will make friends with her relatives.

I'm afraid I can't stand your music.

She is evidently a very nervous person.

So he has.

She certainly will.

I know she is.

17. Read the following situations. Apply the logical or emphatic stress where necessary. Make your speech expressive enough.

Whatever his difficulties, no matter if he railed against the dirt and poverty which he often had to combat, she always had the same

reply: "It's real work anyway." (AJ.Cronin)

Now I find myself in your company, Doctor Oxborrow, maybe you'll find it convenient to explain how Tudor Evans, Seventeen Glyn

Terrace, came off my list on to yours. (AJ.Cronin).

D i a n a : There's such a smell of burning, Daddy. I think something's on fire. Can I go down and see?

N u r s e (sniffing): There is a smell of burning. I'll go. (J.Galsworthy)

C o l o n e l : If I'm to put money in, I'm bound to look at it all round.

L e v e r (with lifted brows): Please don't imagine that I want you to put money in. (J.Galsworthy)

C o l o n e l : Don't say anything against Molly, Nell!

M r s . H o p e : Well, I don't believe in husband and wife being separated. That's not my idea of married life.

(The Colonel whistles guizzically.) Ah, yes, she's your niece, not mine! (J.Galsworthy)

S i r C h a r l e s (politely): Oh! Wel ! I don't understand her, of course.

J o a n : You don't want to understand her.

S i r C h a r l e s : Not very much, perhaps. (J.Galsworthy)

"Who has done this?" exclaimed Miss Mills, succouring her friend.

I replied, "I, Miss Mills, I have done it!" (Ch.Dickens)

"Why do you trouble me s o ! " she cried, reproach flashing from her very finger-ends.

"I trouble you? I think, I may ask, why do you trouble m e ? " (T.Hardy)

18. Read the following dialogue. Mark the stresses and tunes. It is not expected that each member of the group will mark the text in exactly

the same way. Finally practise reading your corrected variant. Retell it.

"Are you Miss Barlow?"

"Yes, aren't you Doctor Page's new assistant?"

"That's hardly the point, though as a matter of fact I am Doctor Manson. I believe you have a contact here: Idris Howells."

"Yes, I know."

"Don't you realize it's quite against the rules to have him here?"

"If Idris had stopped off, he'd have missed his milk, which is doing him such a lot of good."

"It isn't a question of his milk. He ought to be isolated."

"That may be your idea of isolation. I'm afraid it isn't mine."