CM N4 Intonation

Ex. 1 Circle the stressed syllable in the following words :

academy

academic

lecture

lecturer

art

artistic

biology

biological

statistics

statistical

politics

political

physics

physical

consult

consultation

educate

educational

examine

examination

maths

mathematics

mathematical

mathematician

special

specialise

specialisation

speciality

psychology

psychologist

psychological

psychologically

Ex. 2 Decide whether the stressed syllable is the first or the second one in the following words:
1) The farm was planned to produce [
2) We had to subject [
3) I did not object [

] organic produce [
] the subject [

] to the object [

].

] to a series of tests.
] of his argument.

Ex. 3 Underline the stressed syllable in the following bold words then read the sentences out loud to
yourself.
1- They paid 1 million transfer fee for transferring the player to their team.
2- Although they suspected several people were partly involved, the police decided to concentrate on Joe
as the main suspect.
3- There are conflicting views as to the cause of the conflict.
4- All this upset over the wedding has really upset them.
5- The cost of living has increased while there has been a decrease in wages.
6- A work permit permits you to work for a period of six months.
7- I wish I could record a hit record!
8- Despite the disgraceful conduct of the audience, James went on conducting the orchestra.
9- At present, patients with blindsight can accurately point to stimuli presented in their visual fields.

Ex. 4 In the following sentences, underline the stressed syllables in all multi-syllabic words then read the
sentences out loud to yourself.
1- Shes studying psychology at university and hopes to become a psychologist.
2- Psychoanalysis is a very interesting subject but I dont want to be subjected to a long lecture about it,
thank you very much!
3- Other studies have shown that the genetic contribution to mental ability actually seems to increase from
about 20 per cent during infancy.
4- We create an environment that is correlated with our genetic propensity.
5- Many modern researchers believe that rationality is objective and open to mathematical analysis.

Ex.5 Read the following sentence out loud :

She didnt murder her husband
Which word would you stress in order to express the following ideas :
a) She murdered Susans husband =
b) She murdered her brother =
c) She just knocked him unconscious =
d) Youre mistaken. It was her brother who did it =
e) I swear to you its not true =

Ex. 6 Practice changing the stressed word in the following sentence :

Are you coming to Majorca with us this summer?
Add an explanation after each of the following sentences to justify the stressed word.
a) Are you coming to Majorca with us this summer? =
b) Are you coming to Majorca with us this summer? =
c) Are you coming to Majorca with us this summer? =
d) Are you coming to Majorca with us this summer? =
e) Are you coming to Majorca with us this summer? =

Ex. 7 - Mark the stressed words in the following sentences. After you have found the stressed
words, practice reading the sentences aloud.

John is coming over tonight. We are going to work on our homework together.

Ecstasy is an extremely dangerous drug.

We should have visited some more castles while we were traveling through the back roads
of France.

Jack bought a new car last Friday.

They are looking forward to your visiting them next January.

Exciting discoveries lie in Tom's future.

Would you like to come over and play a game of chess?

They have been having to work hard these last few months on their challenging experiment.

Shakespeare wrote passionate, moving poetry.

As you might have expected, he has just thought of a new approach to the problem.

Intonation reveals emotion, irony, beliefs :

The Times is read by the people who run this country.
The Financial Times is read by the people who own this country.
The Mail is read by the wives of the people who run this country.
The Express is read by the people who think this country should be run as it used to be run.
The Telegraph is read by the people who think it still is.
The Guardian is read by the people who think they should be running this country.
The Mirror is read by the people who think they are.
The Sun is read by the people who don't care "who runs this country as long as she's got big tits".
Ex.8 Prophetic Syllables

Exam January 2014

Give the number of the stressed syllable (NB Prophetic syllables!) :
1) typical

2) pediatric 3) American

6) genetics

7) emotional 8) opportunity

4) regularity

5) Peruvian

9) paediatrician

10) crystallize

Exam January 2013

Give the number of, and circle, the stressed syllable in each of the following words:
1) officials

2) developing

3) nations

4) disability

5) Paralympic

6) transferred

7) especially

8) prosthetic

9) difficult

10) charity

Exam January 2012

Circle the stressed syllable in each of the following words
1) psychological

2) essential

3) humanitarian)

4) medical

5) traditions

6) depression

7) society

8) ability

9) meditation

10) systematically