DIALOGUES FOR PRACTICE

Analyse the intonation patterns of these dialogues according to discourse function.

DIALOGUE A (Brazil, 1998: 59)

a. Listen to this dialogue and mark intonation patterns.

b. Analyse the intonation patterns according to discourse function.

c. Practise the dialogue with a partner.

(Two friends are talking about the meetings at a Philosophical Society that speaker A has joined a long time ago)

A: The meetings are pretty good usually.

B: Perhaps I should come along some time.

A: Well, tonight’s speaker is Agnes Thomson.

B: I seem to have heard of her. Is she British?

A: I think so. But she got her master’s and her doctorate in the States.

B: What does she talk about?

A: Well, she made her name with some work she did on Wittgenstein.

DIALOGUE B (Brazil, 1998: 71)

a. Listen to this dialogue and mark intonation patterns.

b. Analyse the intonation patterns according to discourse function.

c. Practise the dialogue with a partner.

(Speaker A: receptionist in a company. Speaker B: caller.)

A: Jonson and Jonson Limited. Good morning. Can I help you?

B: Good morning. Do you have a Mr Robertson there, please?

A: We do have a Mr Robertson, yes.

B: Could I have a word with him?

A: Who is it calling please?

B: The name’s Jordan. I’m from John Davies and Co.

A: Oh, yes. One moment Mr Jordan. I’ll see if he’s in.

Pronunciation for Advanced Learners of English . Unit 6- 6.11 by sebmer21

DIALOGUE C

a. Analyse the intonation patterns according to discourse function.

b. Practise the dialogue with a partner.

(Lisa and John are a married couple who are talking about a friend. She has just had a conversation with that friend on the phone. Now she is washing the dishes while John is reading the newspaper)

Lisa: // ↘ THAT was SaMANtha // ↗ on the PHONE// ↘↗ HOnestly // ↘ i don't KNOW how she DOES it //

John: // ↘saMANtha // ↘ WHAT'S she DONE now//

Lisa:// ↘NOthing // ↗REALly / / ↘THAT's what's aMAzing // ↘ but SOMEbody // ↘ has SENT her// // ↘ a DOzen ROses //

John: // ↗ a DOzen WHAT//

Lisa: // ↘a DOzen ROses //

John: II ↘↗ROses // ↗ and at THIS time YEAR //

Lisa: // ↗ YES// ↗ and a DOzen roses // ↗he must be KEEN //

John:// ↗ is it her BIRTHday or something //

Lisa: // ↘↗ NO // ↘↗and WHAT's MORE // ↘ they were RED roses//

John: // ↘↗NOW // ↘ a dozen RED roses// ↗ you KNOW what that MEANS//

Lisa:// ↗ YES// ↘ I KNOW // ↗ WHAT you are going to SAY//

John: // ↘↗ MEANS // ↘ he's NOT just KEEN // ↘ he's in LOVE with her //

DIALOGUE D

a. Analyse the intonation patterns according to discourse function.

b. Practise the dialogue with a partner.

(Lisa and Tony are close friend. They meet by chance in the street. Lisa is curious about Tony´s job interview.)

1. // ↘↗ helLO tony // ↘↗ DID you go for your INterview yesterday //

2. //↘ HI lisa //↘YES. //↘ i DID //

3. // ↘HOW did it GO //

4. //↘ ALL RIGHT // ↘↗i THINK //

5. //↘↗ALL RIGHT // ↘↗you DON'T sound very SURE //

6. //↘ i MEAN // ↘↗ i MAnaged to answer all the QUEStions //↘↗ and i THIN'K i said the right THINGS // ↘but i DON´T think // ↘ i wore the right CLOTHES // .

7. // ↘ WELL // ↘↗there's NO point WORRying about it // ↘↗ what's DONE // ↘ is DONE //

8.// ↘ YES lisa // ↘ i KNOW // ↘↗There's Nothing i can DO about it //↘ of COURSE //↘↗ i CAN'T CHANGE anything // ↘ but i CAN'T help THINKing about it //

9.// ↘ i'm SURE. // ↘↗you needn't WORRY // ↘ what DID you wear // ↘ ANY way //

10.// ↘ i HAD to put my JEANS on //

11.// ↘↗your JEANS // ↘ OH i SEE //

12// ↘↗ but I wore a TIE //

13.// ↘↗ NEver MIND // ↘↗ you SAID the right things // ↘ ANYway //... //↘ but TOny // ↗ surely you REAlised// ↗ everybody would be wearing SUITS // ↗ a job like THAT // ↗ SUCH a good SAlary // ↗ with SO much responsibility // ↘ you OUGHT to have known BETTer than to wear jeans//

14.// ↘ don't reMIND me // ↘↗ i KNOW it was STUpid //

15.// ↘ well WHAT was the PROblem // ↘ i KNOW // ↘↗ you've GOT a suit //.

16. // ↘ oh YES // ↘↗ i've GOT one // ↘ it was at the CLEANer's //

17. // ↗ it was WHERE //

18. // ↘ at the CLEANer's // ↘it still IS //

19. // ↘ you're HOPEless //↗ here you ARE // ↗ with the CHANCE of a LIFEtime // ↗to get exACtly the job you WANT // ↗ you have ALL the right qualifiCAtions // ↗ a LOT of exPErience // ↗ NO family TIES // ↘↗ and when the DAY of the interview aRRlVES // ↘↗ YOU'RE in the INterview room// ↘ and your SUITS at the CLEANer's//

20. // ↘ i KNOW // ↘ i KNOW//

21. //↘WELL // ↘WHAT HAppened // ↗ did you forGET to GO for it // ↗ lose your TICKET // ↘or WHAT //

22. // ↘ NO // ↘↗ but i ASKED saMANtha // ↘ to pick it UP for me // ↘ and they GAVE her the WRONG one // ↘↗ by the time i got BACK to the SHOP // ↘it was CLOSED //

This is the set of files (Dialogues C and D)

Bradford's selection by sebmer21