American accent training

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Review Exercise B: Intonation Review Test

CD 3 Track 60

Pause the CD and put an accent mark over the word that should be stressed. Check the Answer Key, beginning on page 193. 1. They live in Los Angeles. 11. We like everything. 2. Give me a paper bag. 12. It's a moving van. 3. Is that your lunch bag? 13. It's a new paper. 4. 7-11 is a convenience store. 14. It's the newspaper. 5. Lucky's is a convenient store. 15. The doll has glass eves. 16. The doll has eyeglasses. 6. Do your homework! 7. He's a good writer. 17. It's a high chair. 8. It's an apple pie. 18. It's a highchair. (for babies) 9. It's a pineapple. 19. It's a baseball. 10. We like all things. 20. It's a blue ball. 108

Three-Word Phrases Review Exercise C: Modifying Descriptive Phrases

CD 3 Track 61

When you modify a descriptive phrase by adding an adjective or adverb, you maintain the original intonation pattern and simply add an additional stress point.

Descriptive Phrase 1.

It's a short nail. It's a chocolate cake. 3. I took a hot bath. 4. It's a hard drive. 5. It's the back door. 6. There are four cards. 7. It's a little spot. 8. It's a good book. 9. It's a __________________ 10. It's a __________________ 11. It's a __________________ 2.

Modified Descriptive Phrase It's a really short nail. It's a tasty chocolate cake. I took a long, hot bath. It's a long, hard drive. It's the only back door. There are four slick cards. It's a little black spot. It's a really good book. It's a __________________ It's a __________________ It's a __________________

Review Exercise D; Modifying Set Phrases

CD 3 Track 62

When you modify a set phrase, you maintain the same pattern, leaving the new adjective unstressed.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Set Phrase

Modified Set Phrase

It's a fingernail.

It's a short fingernail.

It's a pancake. It's a hot tub. It's a hard drive. It's the backbone. It's a card trick. It's a spotlight. It's a phone book. It's a

It's a delicious pancake. It's a leaky hot tub. It's an expensive hard drive. It's a long backbone. It's a clever card trick. It's a bright spotlight. It's the new phone book. It's a


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