Adverbial Clauses of Condition and Time Model:
a)
If you → want to have a
rest, → go to the ˎ
country. b)
If you → want to have a ˏ
rest, | → go to the ˎ
country. c)
→ When he ˏ
comes | → ask him to ˎ
wait. Logical Stress Model:
I can ˎ
do it. ˎ
I can do it. If the nucleus is shifted from the last notional word to some other word of the
intonation-group the sentence stressed is called logical.
Exercises 1. Complete the following sentences in turn. Observe the sequence of tones. Keep the
exercise moving on rapidly:
1. If you are going to stay in England for some time, … 2. If you are not fond of music, … 3. If you are at
the cinema, … 4. If you want to have a really quiet holiday, … 5. If you want to send a telegram, … 6. If
you want a guide to show you round, … 7. If it rains, … 8. If you have to do some shopping, … 9. As I
was working, … 10. When it is as cold as that, …11. While we were watching the last scene, … 12. And
before their tour came to an end, … 13. When the actor appeared on the stage, … 14. When he saw the
old man for the first time, …15. When he learnt the news, ….
2. Read the joke. Find the main phrase in the text. Split up each sentence into intonation-
groups, mark the stresses and tunes. Underline the communicative center and the nuclear
word of each intonation-group. Make up tonograms.
