Feedback #7

​ Fill in the blanks. There are three levels of stress in English sentences.

Level 1: strong stress: ​ ​ (a)   words

Level 2: normal stress: ​ (b)   words

Level 3: unstressed: ​ (c)   words

• content
• structure
• focus

Choose a sentence with the correct ending intonation.

<What do you prefer to be called, Ben or Benjamin?>

• A

• B

Choose a sentence with the correct ending intonation.

<Do you want to eat before the show or after?>

• A

• B

Choose a sentence with the correct ending intonation.

<Should we go by plane or drive the car?>

• A

• B

Choose a sentence with the correct ending intonation.

<Would you like meat or fish?>

• A

• B

Choose a sentence with the correct ending intonation.

<Do you want cake or doughnuts?>

• A

• B

True or False?

<Structure words are necessary to the meaning of a sentence.>

• True

• False

True or False?

<Structure words are important to grammatical structure and speech rhythm.>

• True

• False

True or False?

<Structure words are never stressed.>

• True

• False

Predict the focus. (Some of the longer sentences have two focus words.)

Then practice the sentences and record them.

A: When is the next bus?

B: Which bus?

A: The bus to the shopping mall.

B: There are two shopping malls.

Do you want the best mall or the closest mall?

A: I want to go to the best mall, of course.

B: That bus should be here soon.

You can walk to the closest one.