Intonation in English ( для 9-11 классов)

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  intonation.
  rising intonation
  

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  Intonation describes how the voice rises and falls in speech. The three main patterns of intonation in English are: falling intonation, rising intonation and fall-rise intonation.
  

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  The rising tone is used
  at the end of general questions
  Is she here?
  in requests
  Could you help me?
  at the end of introductory phrases beginning the sentence
  As usual, he was late
  in the first part of alternative questions
  Is it short or long?
  in the second part of tag questions
  Nice weather isn't it?
  in direct address
  Mike, where are you?
  in enumerations
  I bought milk, cheese and fruit
  

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  Check out some examples:
  1. Are you American?
  2. Does she know about this?
  3. Can you lend me a pencil?
  4. Is the movie good?
  5. Are we leaving soon?
  Rising intonation is also used in expressions like:
  1. Excuse me?
  2. Really?
  Here are some question pairs with both rising and falling intonation. 1. Do you know that woman? How do you know that woman?
  2. Do you go to school here? Why do you go to school here?
  3. Did you buy a new laptop? What kind of laptop did you buy?
  4. Do you work? Where do you work?
  Rising intonation is when we raise the pitch of our voice at the end of a sentence. We use this kind of intonation in questions that are answered with “yes” or “no” (these are called yes/no questions).