美式英语正音训练第1期:美音语调
Chapter 1 American Intonation The American Speech Music What to Do with Your Mouth to Sound American One of the main differences between the way an American talks and the way the rest of the world talks is that we don't really move our lips. (So, whe
美式英语正音训练第2期:练习1
Exercise 1-1: Rubber Band Practice with Nonsense Syllables Take a rubber band and hold it with your two thumbs. Every time you want to stress a word by changing pitch, pull on the rubber band. Stretch it out gently, don't jerk it sharply. Make a loop
美式英语正音训练第3期:阶梯状语调
Staircase Intonation So what is intonation in American English? What do Americans do? We go up and down staircases. We start high and end low. Every time we want to stress a word or an idea, we just start a new staircase. That sounds simple enough, b
美式英语正音训练第4期:名词语调
Exercise 1-2 noun intonation Practice the noun stress pattern after me, using pitch change. Add your own examples of the end. Add your own examples. ......1...... Dogs eat bones. ......2...... Mike likes bikes. ......3...... Elsa wants a book. ......
美式英语正音训练第5期:声明语调与代词
Statement Intonation with Pronouns When you replace the nouns with pronouns (i.e., old information), stress the verb. They eat them. As we have seen, nouns are new information; pronouns are old information. In a nutshell, these are the two basic into
美式英语正音训练第6期:名词和代词的语调
Exercise 1-3: Noun and Pronoun Intonation In the first column, stress the nouns. In the second column, stress the verb. Fill in your own examples at the bottom. 填写你自己的例子 ......1...... Bob sees Betty. He sees her. ......2...... Betty k
美式英语正音训练第7期:陈述句语调与疑问句语调的对比
Statement Versus Question Intonation You may have learned at some point that questions have a rising intonation. They do, but usually a question will step upward until the very end, where it takes one quick little downward step. A question rises a li
美式英语正音训练第8期:句子语调测试
Exercise 1-4: Sentence Intonation Test Pause the CD and underline or highlight the words that you think should be stressed. Check Answer Key, beginning on page 193 1. Sam sees Bill. 11. He sees him. 2. She wants one. 12. Mary wants a car. 3. Betty li
美式英语正音训练第9期:使用语调的四个主要原因
Exercise 1-5: Four Main Reasons for Intonation Depending on the situation, a word may be stressed for any of the following reasons: New Information Opinion Contrast and the word Can't 1. New Information It sounds like rain. Rain is the new informatio
美式英语正音训练第10期:音高和语义的变化
Exercise 1-6: Pitch and Meaning Change Practice saying the four sentences after me. Pay close attention to the changes in pitch that you must make to convey the different meanings intended. The words to be stressed are indicated in bold face. 1. It s
美式英语正音训练第11期:自我练习
Exercise 1-7: Individual Practice Practice saying the sentences after the suggestion and the beep tone. You will be given only a short time in which to reply so that you won't have the leisure to overthink. Start speaking as soon as you hear the tone
美式英语正音训练第12期:Pretty的含义
Exercise 1-8: Meaning of Pretty Native speakers make a clear distinction between pretty easily (easily) and pretty easily (a little difficult). Repeat the answers after me paying close attention to your stress. Question: How did you like the movie? A
美式英语正音训练第13期:音调变化 Exercise 1-9 Inflection
Exercise 1-9: Inflection Notice how the meaning changes, while the actual words stay the same. ......1...... I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it. ......2....... I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all. ......3......
美式英语正音训练第14期:自我练习
Exercise 1-10; Individual Practice Now, let's see what you can do with the same sentence, just by changing the stress around to different words. I'll tell you which meaning to express. When you hear the tone, say the sentence as quickly as you can, t
美式英语正音训练第15期:Exercise 1-11 Translation
Exercise 1-11: Translation Take the sentence I didn't say he stole the money and translate it into your native language. Write it down below, using whatever letters or characters you use in your language. Now that you have written your sentence down,
