Stress and Intonation
True or False:
This is an example of an open question: What is your favorite type of pizza?
True
Territory= an area of land that belongs to a certain animal.
True.
What is a content word?
Content words are nouns and adjectives that give carry meaning in a sentence.
What two people are speaking?
James and Lisa
True or False:
The intonation for a closed question goes down.
False
Give a definition for the word: factor
Something that partly causes or contributes to a situation.
Give an example of a "function word".
Is, are, a, the, who, in, what, etc.
Where do the man and woman plan to go next week?
The beach
Write one example of a closed question and one example of an open question. And, mark the intonation for each question.
Answers will vary.
Give a definition for the word: conduct.
To do something such as an experiment.
What are three content words in this sentence:
Today is my birthday, so we are going to the restaurant.
Today, birthday, restaurant
Where do you think these people are?
What does the word "reserve" mean?
The library.
To put something on hold so you can get it at a later time.
Mark the stressed syllables in the following words:
romantic, possible, education
romantic, possible, education
Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word from page 14 of your book.
My trip to the store was very ________________ because the sales associate did not help me find what I was looking for.
frustrating
What are four content words in this sentence:
The woman is a famous author of many popular books.
Woman, famous, author, popular, books
Why is the man in college?
His mom forces him to enroll.
List the three suffixes that cause changes in the syllable stress.
What is the change that happens to the syllable stress?
-ic, -ity, -tion
Fill in the blanks using vocabulary words from page 14.
Some customers have ______________ to a particular brand. For example, my sister only ever buys Nike shoes. However, some customers just want to buy what's in store. It is frustrating when things are not available, or they are ______________.
Some customers have __loyalty__ to a particular brand. For example, my sister only ever buys Nike shoes. However, some customers just want to buy what's in store. It is frustrating when things are not available, or they are __out of stock__.
What are five content words from these sentences:
My sister, Mary, is a filmmaker in Los Angeles. She has worked with film for ten years and she has produced many movies.
sister, Mary filmmaker, Los Angeles, film, ten years, movies
In the recording the woman says "It's raining cats and dogs!" Then, the man says, "More like lions and wolves".
Why do you think the man responds this way?
The man responds to the women this was because he is referring to the fact that it is raining very hard and that it is a very strong storm.