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Intonation and Stress Practice

Student speaking with speech bubbles showing intonation patterns

🗣️ Part 1: Question Intonation with "Should"

1. Listen to your partner read these questions. Circle the correct intonation pattern:

"Should we go to the cinema tonight?"

Voice goes UP at the end ↗

Voice goes DOWN at the end ↘

2. Practice with your partner. Mark the intonation with arrows (↗ or ↘):

a) Should I bring my umbrella? _____

b) Should we study together for the test? _____

c) Should they arrive early for the meeting? _____

3. Work in pairs. Choose the best response and practice the dialogue:

Student A: "Should we order pizza for lunch?"

"Yes, that sounds great!"

"No, let's cook something."

"Maybe we should try something healthier."

4. Create your own "should" question and practice with a classmate:

My question: Should ________________________________?

📍 Part 2: Word Stress Patterns

5. Work with your partner. Underline the stressed syllable in these words:

a) tech-no-lo-gy (example)

b) bio-lo-gy

c) psy-cho-lo-gy

d) his-to-ri-cal

e) e-co-no-mics

f) edu-ca-tion

6. Listen to your teacher and circle the words you hear:

geography

mathematical

gymnastics

information

scientific

7. Complete the sentences with words from the box. Practice saying them with correct stress:

Box: dramatic | physics | celebration | energetic

a) The school _____________ was fantastic!

b) She's very _____________ in the morning.

c) I love studying _____________ because it's interesting.

d) The play was very _____________.

🎭 Part 3: Speaking Practice

8. Role-play activity: Work in groups of 3. Practice this conversation with correct intonation and stress:
Student A: Should we study biology or chemistry tonight?
Student B: I think we should focus on mathematics.
Student C: That's a fantastic idea! Should we meet at the library?
9. Self-reflection: How confident do you feel about your pronunciation today?

Very confident - I can help others!

Quite confident - I need a little more practice

Not very confident - I need more help

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