TONE, TONE UNIT AND INTONATION

TONE TONES ARE THE MAIN MOVEMENTS WITHIN A TONE UNIT. THE CAN FALL OR FALL-RISE OR RISE.

TONE UNIT A tone unit is an utterance supported on a single, continuous airstream

INTONATION FOR YES/NO QUESTIONS Questions expecting a yes/no answer: Rising 1. Is it the blue one? 2. Have you got a pen? 3. Is it yours?

YES/NO QUESTIONS VS. WH QUESTIONS

STATEMENTS,IMPERATIVESAND QUESTION TAGS EXPECTING CONFIRMATION Statements, imperatives and question tags expecting confirmation have falling intonation Statements 1. I love pasta 2. He will travel to London tomorrow morning. 3. She loves dancing. Imperatives 1. Sit Down. 2. Stand up. 3. Be quiet. .

1. You are French, aren´t you? 2. She is the teacher, isn´t she? Question tags expecting confirmation 1. You are French, aren´t you? 2. She is the teacher, isn´t she? 3. We are Friends, aren´t we? Lists of items: rising, rising, and finally falling 1. You need a pen, an eraser, some paper and some colors