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Crafting meaning Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools

Oh, it was actually really good!
Better than I expected, surprisingly!

How was your day? (with a falling tone). It usually suggests an inquiry without
any particular emphasis.

Not bad, got a lot done.
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It was okay, just another day.

3. Questions with inverse word order have both rising and falling intonations. These are
questions where an auxiliary or helping verb is placed before the subject. They are
also called questions without interrogative pronouns, e.g., Are you going with me?

4. Fall-Rise Intonation (⸌⸍): The voice falls and then rises. This intonation is typically
used at the end of statements when the speaker is unsure about something or may
have more to add. The fall-rise tone shows dependence and continuity. This tone
conveys the feeling of reservation when a speaker has reserved something to add to
his words. This pattern is also used in polite requests or suggestions. For example:
• So, you’d be willing to confirm that? ...Well ... I suppose so.
• Sure?
• He has arrived?

Exercise 1�11

Read the following sentences with appropriate intonation.
(a) She aspires to become a big farmer.
(b) We should be conscious of time.

(c) It’s 8 a.m.
(d) It’s 8 a.m.?
(e) How was your day?
(f) Oh, it was actually really good!
(g) So, you’d be willing to confirm that? ...Well ... I suppose so.

(h) He has arrived?
(i) Don’t tell me that.

Activity 1�9
Prepare a speech about any of the cross-cutting issues you are familiar with and
read it before an audience. Focus on the correct placing of stress and appropriate
use of intonation.

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