English Intonation and Rhythm - Everyday Dialogues - at the doctor 4

  English intonation and rhythm. I'm sure you've been wondering "Why people don't understand me! I say all the right words, I put them in the right order in the right form." This is all because of the English intonation and rhythm. You have to sound like them. Let me show how they do it.
  Ready? Here you are. I marked all pauses and the stressed words, showed the intonation going up and down. Let’s look closer.
- It looks like you have an ear infection.
Pauses are after “like” and “have”. “It looks” are linked. They are pronounced together, with lowered tone and a bit quicker than the rest of the sentence. “looks” is stressed, “like” - intonation goes up. “Have” is stressed, intonation goes up. “Ear” is stressed. “Infection” - intonation goes down.
- I’ll give you a prescription for antibiotics.
Pauses are after “you” and “prescription”. “I’ll” are linked. “Give” is stressed, “you” - intonation goes up. “Prescription” is stressed, intonation goes up. “Antibiotics” is stressed, intonation goes down.
- You should take two pills every four hours for ten days.
Pauses are after “take”, “pills”, “hours”. “You should” are linked. “Take” and “two” are stressed. “Pills” – intonation goes up. “Four” is stressed. “Hours” – intonation goes up. “ten” is stressed. “Days” – intonation goes down.
- If it gets worse, call me right away.
Pauses are after “worse” and “me”. “If it” are linked. “Gets” is stressed. “Worse” – intonation goes up. “Call me” are linked. “Call” is stressed. “Right” is stressed.  “Away” - intonation goes down.
- Here is my phone number.
”Here is my” are linked. “Phone”” is stressed. “Number” -  intonation goes down.
- You can schedule a follow up checkup in two weeks.
Pauses are after “schedule”, “up” and “checkup”. “You can” are linked. “Schedule”” is stressed, intonation goes up. “A follow up” are linked. “Follow” is stressed. “Checkup” is stressed, intonation goes down. “In two” are linked. “Two” is stressed. “Weeks” - intonation goes down.
- We’ll see if it all cleared up.
Pauses are after “see” and “all”. “We’ll” are linked. “See” is stressed, intonation goes up. “If it” are linked. “All” is stressed. “Cleared up” are linked. “Cleared” – intonation goes down.
- Thank you. I will.
Pause is after “you”. “Thank you” are linked. “Thank“ is stressed, intonation goes down. “I will” are linked. “Will” is stressed, intonation goes down.
 
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