Accentual Function: Intonation helps to produce the effect of prominence on syllables that need to be perceived as stressed,and in particular the placing of tonic stress on a particular svllable marks out the word to which it belongs as the most important in the tone-unit. 10.Ask the students to do more practice after class and get ready for presentation during the next sess 11.Summary of the English Back Vowels:The English back vowels have the following features in common: .Generally,intonation has four functions:semantic function;attitudinal function:grammatical function:accentual function. ●There four forms of intonation:falling.rising.falling-rising and rising-falling 12.After-class assignments:Make sentences in different forms,including statements wh-questions,imperatives and exclamations.Read aloud those sentences made students themselves and pay attention to different tones. Notes for Teachers Types of Intonation in English Inthis unit,we will leam types of intonation in English. We call the nelody of la .Intonation refers tothe total pattemof pitch hanges,risingan falling of the voice when a perso s speaking within an utterance.Intonation is another important element of spoken English.It is the English intonation which makes English sound really English. Intonation makes speech meaningful.English intonation adds the meaning of an utterance in two way A.It shows th lationship of words within and between sentences B.It tells something about the feeling of the speaker. In other words,different pitches may indicate different meanings for the same utterance.Different pitches help us express our feelings:happiness,sadness,surprise. e nc anger.and onn senin to the meaning of autterance thereto how kers talk a s well as to what they say.The HOW nd WHAT ethe give us the meaning of an English utterance We now see the importance to use the appropriate intonation patterns when we speak.Otherwise,we may be sending messages using intonations that contradict what we want words to say.Intonation patterns that disagree with the content of the utterance mav indicate doubt.s or confusion Basic intonation pattems English has two basic intonation patterns:rising and falling.When they go together,they can make a falling-rising tone. Look at the following Example: a)-Is/John in?⚫ Accentual Function: Intonation helps to produce the effect of prominence on syllables that need to be perceived as stressed, and in particular the placing of tonic stress on a particular syllable marks out the word to which it belongs as the most important in the tone-unit. 10. Ask the students to do more practice after class and get ready for presentation during the next session. 11. Summary of the English Back Vowels: The English back vowels have the following features in common: ⚫ Generally, intonation has four functions: semantic function; attitudinal function; grammatical function; accentual function. ⚫ There are four forms of intonation: falling, rising, falling-rising and rising-falling. 12. After-class assignments: Make sentences in different forms, including statements, wh-questions, imperatives and exclamations. Read aloud those sentences made students themselves and pay attention to different tones. Notes for Teachers Types of Intonation in English In this unit, we will learn types of intonation in English. We call the melody of language intonation. Intonation refers to the total pattern of pitch changes, i.e., the rising and falling of the voice when a person is speaking, within an utterance. Intonation is another important element of spoken English. It is the English intonation which makes English sound really English. Intonation makes speech meaningful. English intonation adds the meaning of an utterance in two ways: A. It shows the relationship of words within and between sentences; B. It tells something about the feeling of the speaker. In other words, different pitches may indicate different meanings for the same utterance. Different pitches help us express our feelings: happiness, sadness, surprise, annoyance, anger, and so on. In listening to the meaning of an utterance, therefore, we listen to how speakers talk as well as to what they say. The HOW and WHAT together give us the meaning of an English utterance. We now see the importance to use the appropriate intonation patterns when we speak. Otherwise, we may be sending messages using intonations that contradict what we want words to say. Intonation patterns that disagree with the content of the utterance may indicate doubt, sarcasm, or confusion. Basic intonation patterns English has two basic intonation patterns: rising and falling. When they go together, they can make a falling-rising tone. Look at the following Example: a) - Is John in?