Emphatic Intonation They "flew to eLondon.(simple statement.The nucleus is on the last stressed syllable of the intonation unit,which is the normal way of the sentence spoken in English.) They "flew eto "London.(The nucleus is on the preposition:to which is usually unstressed.The speaker wants to highlight the direction:They flew to London,not from London. They eflew to "London.(The nucleus is on the verb:flew.The speaker wants to highlight how they travelled:They flew to London,not drove to London. eThey "flew to "London.(The nucleus is on the personal pronoun:they,which is usually unstressed.The speaker wants to highlight who did this:They,not you or we,flew to London. Examples and exercises:p.133-135.❖ They "flew to èLondon. (simple statement. The nucleus is on the last stressed syllable of the intonation unit, which is the normal way of the sentence spoken in English.) ❖ They "flew èto "London. (The nucleus is on the preposition: to, which is usually unstressed. The speaker wants to highlight the direction: They flew to London, not from London. ) ❖ They èflew to "London. (The nucleus is on the verb: flew. The speaker wants to highlight how they travelled: They flew to London, not drove to London. ) ❖ èThey "flew to "London. (The nucleus is on the personal pronoun: they, which is usually unstressed. The speaker wants to highlight who did this: They, not you or we, flew to London. ) ❖ Examples and exercises: p.133-135. Emphatic Intonation