Яков Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 2 курс

The one near Piccadilly Circus.

How did you get there?

By a fourteen bus.

Why didn't you go by tube?

I can't bear the Underground.

General questions

(conveying mildly surprised acceptance

of the listener's premises; sometimes sceptical)

D'you think I should ring him?

Mightn't it be better to wait?

I hate the thought of spring cleaning.

Ought we to delay it any longer, though?

I don't really want to meet them.

Will you be able to get out of it?

I'm sorry, but I hate cocoa.

Would you like a cup of tea, then?

Thank you for all you've done.

Is there anything else I can do to help?

He's promised to stop smoking.

Does he really mean what he says?

Imperatives

(sounding lively; suggesting a course of

action to the listener)

I hate quarrelling with Clara.

Then make it up with her.

I shan't be able to phone you.

Drop me a line, then.

Sorry I forgot to change my shoes.

Just look at the mud you've brought in here.

I can't think what to say.

Don't say anything at all. Leave it entirely to

me.

What shall I do with this?

Put it in the waste paper basket.

Exclamations (conveying mild surprise)

He won't give us permission.

So that's that.

I gave him a piece of my mind.

Well done! Good for you!

Tom has passed his exam.

Well fancy that!

I've just become a father.

Congratulations, my dear chap!

I forgot every word about it.

What a fine mess you've made of things!

We'll go there on Friday.

The sooner the better!

I'm sorry to have to vote against you.

A fine friend you turned out to be!

2. Listen to the replies and repeat them is the intervals. Make your voice follow the

intonation line exactly.

3. Listen to the Verbal Context above and reply in the intervals concentrating your

attention on the intonation line .

4. In order to fix Intonation Pattern XI in your mind, ear and speech habits pronounce

each reply several times until it sounds perfectly natural to you.

5. listen to your fellow-student reading the replies. Tell him (her! what his (her) errors

in pronunciatioa and intonation are,

6. a) Listen to a fellow-student reading the Verbal Context below. Pronounce each of the following replies in

two ways: first with Intonation Pattern X, then with Intonation Patters XI. Observe the intonation line. State the

difference in attitude. Ask a fellow-student to comment oa the attitudes you are trying to render:

Verbal Context

Drill

Has she caught up with the group?

Better than that. She is the best in the group

now.

I'm glad you've made some progress.

So is my teacher.

Why doesn't she join our trips?

Sometimes she does.

What's his mark in physics?

I don't remember.

I'm an amateur.

I should never believe it. You're good at tennis

indeed.

Where is my pen? It's gone again.

You never remember where you put your things.

Thank you very much for your help.

Not at all. Just happy to help you any time.

Let's go to the pictures in the

I really can't. I've got a lot of work to do.

evening.

We're leaving tonight:

It's a pity. You promised to stay with us a bit

longer.

I'm going to consult a doctor.

It's high time you thought about your health.

It's not my size.

Well, what size do you take, then?

I saw Mike the day before yesterday.

How is he getting on?

She went to the circus on Sunday.

Why didn't she take the children with her?

Mary is waiting for you.

Why has she come?

I got back yesterday.

And where did you go, I wonder?

I don't know Peter's address.

Why didn't you ask him about it before?

She promised to bring the book.

Does she always keep her promises?

They say they'll help us.

Do they really mean that?

Shall we ask her to speak to him?

Will it be of any use?

Shall we go for a walk to the forest?

Isn't it still pouring?

I didn't understand the rule.

Wouldn't it be better for you to ask the teacher

to explain it again?

They won't come to the party.

Do they still feel offended?

I can't wait for him any longer.

Couldn't we ring him up, then?

I'm very much obliged to him.

Tell him about it, then.

He asked her about her age.

How silly of him!

She made me come for the second

What a shame!

time.

She's laid up with quinsy again.

Poor thing!

Thank you for your very good news.

Don't mention it.

He promised to speak to her.

The sooner the better.

b) listen to a fellow-student reading the first sentence of the Verbal Context above.

Reply in your own way, using Intonation Pattern XI. The drill will continue until every student

has participated. Keep the exercise moving rapidly. Be careful about the intonation line and

try to convey the proper attitude.

7. Read the following dialogue with a fellow-student» using Intonation Pattern

XI. Special questions should sound interested, lively, brisk. The replies sound lively,

friendly and warm:

A: What was that you said?

B: Where did you go for your summer holiday?

A: First to London and then to Cornwall.

B: How long did you live in London?

A: Just a week.

B: Which part of your holiday did you prefer?

A: Oh, our fortnight in Cornwall.

B: Where did you stay while you were down there?

A: In a little village near Penzance.

B: What sort of weather did you have in London?

A: The best we could possibly have hoped for.

B: What did you do there?

A Sightseeing mostly.

8. A student will read the Verbal Context below. Other students will read the

replies in turn, using the High Fall and the logical stress on the same word to make

the utterance emphatic. Define the attitude you are trying to express:

Verbal Context

Drill

He's ruined my shoes.

Make him buy you a new pair.

None of us wants to go.

Someone will have to go, won't they?

Aren't you lucky?

That's what everybody says.

How does your wife find it?

She likes it as much as I do.

What's Vernon's opinion?

He can't make up his mind which he prefers.

What an amazing trick! .

Can't imagine how it's done.

I can't make head or tail of it.

Let Johnson have a look at it.

Don't bother to fetch me.

It's not in the least trouble. I do the same for all my

guests.

9. Listen to your teacher read the context sentences below. Pronounce each of

the following replies in two ways: first with Intonation Pattern II, then with Intonation

Pattern XI. Observe the intonation line. Convey the suggested attitudes:

Verbal Context

Drill

When's the concert?

Next Sunday.

a) categoric, dispassionate

b) warm, airy, lively

I feel so sleepy.

So do I.

a) categoric, dispassionate

b) lively

What was it like in Nigeria?

Oh, the heat was terrible.