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I 

trust you 

found her 
ˏ
well.
 

Take no notice of him.
 We must

do as he 
ˏ
says. 
 
 
 
2.
In questions
:
a) 
special questions
, calm, but very disapproving.
 
 
e.g. I don’t agree.

Why 
ˏ
not? 
b) 
general questions
, expressing disapproval, scepticism 
 
e.g. I’m sorry, Mummy.


Are you 
ˏ
really sorry? 
 
 
 
3.
In imperatives
, reprovingly critical, resentful. 
 
e.g. He’ll let me have it by Monday.


Don’t be

too 
ˏ
sure. 
 
 
 
4.
In exclamations
, calm, reserving judgement, expressing casual acknowledgement. 
 
e.g. You can have it if you like.


Thanks very 
ˏ
much.” 
 
 
Exercises
 
1. Read carefully the following conversational situations. Concentrate your attention on 
the intonation of the replies: 
Verbal Context 
 
 
 
 
Drill 
S t a t e m e n t s (encouraging further conversation,
reprovingly critical, guarded, reserving judgement)
 
I’m told you refused his offer. 
That’s quite right. 
Can I have another apple? 
Well, I don’t know. 

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He’s nice, isn’t he?
So I’m told. 
So they say. 
I feel terrible about it.
You’ve nothing to reproach yourself about. 
I’ve just been playing badminton. 
I hope you had a good game. 
S p e c i a l q u e s t i o n s (calm, but very disapproving) 
You were rather harsh with him. 
Well, what of it? 
Please, don’t do that.
And why shouldn’t I?
Harry’s just arrived.
Who on earth told him to come?
I thought she was in France.
Where did you get that idea from? 
G e n e r a l q u e s t i o n s (disapproving, sceptical) 
I’d no idea how to get there.
Couldn’t you have asked? 
He’s not good enough, I tell you. 
Mayn’t you be mistaken? 
We must get on with it now.
Couldn’t it be left till this evening? 
I m p e r a t i v e s (reprovingly critical, resentful) 
I’ve asked Mary but she hasn’t any.
Ask Mabel then. 
I won’t have anything to do with him. 
Don’t be so silly. 
She’s so terribly rude.
Don’t take any notice of her. 
I’m terribly sorry. 
Don’t apologise. 
E x c l a m a t i o n s (calm, reserving judgement,
expressing casual acknowledgement) 
I can’t help you. 
Very well. 
You can have it if you like.
Thanks very much. 
2.
Practise the story for test – reading