1. The Music of American English

American English 1. Do not speak word by word 2. Connect sound groups

Staircase intonation practice: Animals: (Unvoiced)cat, fish, goat, rat, wolf (Voiced), dog, bird, pig, bug Colors: (U) black, white (V) red Common Objects: (U)book, plate, cup, dish, soap (V)bed, knob, badge, trees Actions: (U)Eat, play, sleep, write, walk, read, run, jump (V)grab, hug, dig, drag, sing, love, sneeze Descriptive Words: (U) cute, hot, small (V)big, cold, old, good, bad, wise

Usage #2 Practice showing doubt: It looks good It sounds good It feels good It tastes good It smells good It seems good Try making a sentence and I will guess if you mean to give information or express doubt. It looks It sounds ... It feels ... It tastes ... It smells ... It seems ...

4 common uses of intonation: (Introduce new information) 1. The FOOD looks DELICIOUS. (Indicate doubt) 2. It LOOKS delicious...(But its probably not.) (Contrast) 3. It LOOKS delicious, but it TASTES terrible. (Emphasize what cannot be done) 4. I CAN'T look at it. I CAN'T eat it.

Usage #1: stress new information. DEB is MAD. SAM is FUNNY. The TEST was HARD. The WEATHER was GREAT. Your DRESS looks NICE. Mike was happy. The gift was expensive. The storm is over. Your shirt is dirty.

Usage #3 Stressing words that show contrast. I want CHOCOLATE, but she wants VANILLA. The homework was EASY, but the test was HARD. It is COLD in Canada, but it is WARM in Hawaii. The kids were HAPPY, but the parents were NOT.

Usage # 4: Stress "Can't" in a sentence: You can't take it all. You can't get wet. You can't give up. You can't compare yourself to him.

Usage #2 also includes the word "pretty" Usage #2: Add doubt to a statement. pretty=to a large degree ✅ PRETTY=(with rising intonation) expresses doubt.❓ I'm pretty SURE I'll be going I'm PRETTY sure I'll be going It's pretty HARD to explain. It's PRETTY hard to explain? (Is it actually hard) I'm pretty SURE she is lying I'm PRETTY sure she is lying (but not enough to bet) The game was pretty GOOD. The game was PRETTY good. I'm pretty SURE I'll be going. I'm PRETTY sure I'll be going. (Not enough to be excited)

The first conversation I had after work today used our practice intonation. I asked my daughter, “how was your day?” She answered, “It was PRETTY(rising intonation) good.” So based on that intonation do you think she had a good day? Should I respond, “that’s great!” Or should I say, “Really? What happened?”