Lesson 45. And Suddenly...
Intonation in storytelling
Lesson 45; Part A
In storytelling, we often use the past continuous tense for backgroundinformation and the past simple for main events, and we often usedifferent intonation patterns with these two tenses. Listen and noticethe different intonation in the first and second half of each sentence. 1 I was walking along the street↑ one day, ana I saw a wallet↓ on the pavement↓. 2 I was waiting for the bus↑ yesterday, and I heard an explosion↓. 3 I was lying in bed↑ last night, and I heard a knock at the door↓. 4 I was watching the news↑ one night, and I saw myself↓ in the shopping↓ centre. | |
Listen and repeat. street↑ one day - along the street↑ one day -I was walking along thestreet↑ one day bus↑ yesterday - waiting for the bus↑ yesterday -I waswaiting for the bus↑ yesterday bed↑ last night - lying in bed↑ last night-I was lying in bed↑ last night news↑ one night - watching the news↑ onenight - I was watching the news↑ one night a wallet↓ - a wallet↓ on the pavement - and I saw a a wallet↓ on the pavement explosion↓ - an explosion↓ - and I heard an explosion↓ the door↓ - a knock atthe door↓ - and I heard a knock at the door↓ myself↓ in the shoppingcentre - and I saw myself↓ in the shopping centre | |
Listen and speak together with the recording. 1 I was walking along the street↑ one day, and I saw a wallet↓ on the pavement. 2 I was waiting for the bus↑ yesterday, and I heard an explosion↓. 3 I was lying in bed↑ last night, and I heard a knock at the door↓. 4 I was watching the news↑ one night, and I saw myself↓ in the shopping centre↓. |
Lesson 45; Part B
Wе also often use the ↑ type of intonation with other kinds of background information. Listen and repeat. on Tuesday↑, I think as usual↑ and suddenly↑ round about midnight↑ | |
Listen and repeat. Then speak together with the recording. 1 I was walking along the street↑ one day, on Tuesday↑, I think, and I saw a wallet↓ on the pavement↓. 2 I was waiting for the bus↑ yesterday, as usual↑, and suddenly↑ I heard an explosion↓. 3 I was lying in bed↑ last night, round about midnight↑, and I heard a knock at the door↓. 4 I was watching the news↑ one night, and suddenly↑ I saw myseIf↓ in the shonning centre↓. |
Exercises
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