Contrastive Intonation
Instructions: Fill in the blanks as you listen. The blanks are pitch jumps.
Listen to this recording in order to fill out this set of sentences.
A: The team believes English should be the official language of the
United States.
B: The team believe English should be the official language.
A: In words, official is .
B: believe it is necessary.
A: Our argument is that government can function well if people
speak languages.
B: Oh, but a government function well. Examples from support
this view.
A: It is that knowledge of English is in order to be a
citizen.
B: In , in , it is necessary. A person can in
languages there.
A: Okay. But just my . It is costly for to
provide information and in several .
B: do you mean by too ?
A: me explain.
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