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Keep Green, Keep Clean CHAPTER 15

Intonation, Stress and Sentence Rhythm
Intonation is the rise and fall of the voice in speaking. The combination of stressed and
unstressed syllables and the intonation forms the sentence rhythm.
Examples Intonation Explanation

Was the camping
trip challenging? Rising () Yes and No questions have rising intonation.

Which activity did he excel in? Falling () Wh-questions have falling intonation.

He excelled in one activity. Falling () Simple sentences have falling intonation.

TASK 1 Read the dialogue with the proper intonation.

Elaine: Did both of you just sign up for the survival workshop?
Fazli: Yes, we did.
Rania: You sound surprised. Why?
Elaine: I’m surprised as I know both of you are not the outdoor type.
Rania: You are right. But, our uncle posed us a challenge yesterday.
He is taking us camping and we have to be prepared.
Elaine: Where will you be camping?
Fazli: On Redang Island.
Elaine: On Redang Island? Wow! You’ll be doing the flying fox, rock climbing,
walking up the waterfall and a few other challenging activities!
Fazli: That’s why we are going for the survival workshop.
Elaine: I see. Enjoy yourselves.

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G a E Let's Speak Correctly Century
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Skills
Everyone is given a card with a Yes or No The group that creates the best story out
question, Wh-question, a simple sentence, a of their sentences and reads with correct
complex sentence or a compound sentence.
intonation is judged the winner.
Students sit in their groups and read out
the sentence that is on each of their cards.

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