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. (And I created a Checklist just for you) Are you ready? Let’s go. I marked all pauses and the stressed words, showed the intonation going up and down. Let’s look closer. - Good morning. How can I help you? Pause is after “morning”. “Good” is stressed, intonation goes up. “Morning” has long O, intonation goes down. “How” – intonation goes up. “Can I” are linked, we say them together, with lowered tone and a bit quicker than the rest of the sentence. “Help” is stressed, intonation goes down. - I would like to schedule a checkup. Pauses are after “like” and “schedule”. “Would like” are linked, we say them together, with lowered tone and a bit quicker than the rest of the sentence. “Like” is stressed, “schedule” is stressed, intonation goes up. “Checkup” is stressed, intonation goes down. - Have you been to this office before? Pause is after “been”. “Have you been" are linked, we say them together, with lowered tone and a bit quicker than the rest of the sentence. “Have” is stressed. “Been” – intonation goes up. ”Office is stressed. “Before” – intonation goes up. - No. This is my first visit. Pause is after “no”. “This is” are linked, we say them together, with lowered tone and a bit quicker than the rest of the sentence. “First” is stressed, “visit” – intonation goes down. If you are interested in learning more about English intonation and Rhythm, you can download free English Intonation and rhythm checklist. I put the link below the video. Please like, comment and share. Thank you. Comments are closed.
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