Lesson 44. Not Half Past Two, Half Past Three.

Intonation for Old and New Information
Lesson 44; Part A
![]() ![]() A: What time are we meeting? Did you say half past two? B: No, not half past two↑ half past threе↓. (Two is old information; three is new information.) A: Edinburgh's one of my favourite places in England. B: But Edinburgh isn't in England↑, it's in Scotland↓ (Edinburgh and England are old information; Scotland is new information.) |
Lesson 44; Part B
![]() Listen. A: Edinburgh's oneof my favourite places in England. B: But Edinburgh isn't in England↑! |
Lesson 44; Part C
![]() Listen. A: Look - that wine costs £100↓! В: Yes, it's expensive↑, but everything↓ in this shop's expensive↑! (Expensive is the same information as costs £100.) |
Lesson 44; Part D
![]() Listen. A: Ithought that film was really good↓. B: Well, I thought the тusiс↑ wasgood. (The music is part of the film.) |
Exercises
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