Hello, my name is______________. I'm taking American Accent Training.

 There's a lot to learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible.

I should pick up on the American intonation pattern pretty easily,

although the only way to get it is to practice all of the time.

Read each column down, keeping the same intonation pattern.

 A                  B                C                   D

Exercise 1-20; Sound/Meaning Shifts  CD 1 Track 29

Intonation is powerful. It can change meaning and pronunciation. Here you will get the chance to play with the sounds. Remember, in the beginning, the meaning isn't that important?Djust work on getting control of your pitch changes. Use your rubber band for each stressed word

Exercise 1-31: Contrasting Descriptive and Set Phrases     CD 1 Track 44
Repeat after me.

     scriptive Phrase              Set Phrase

 1. It's a short nail.            

Exercise 1-34: Contrasting Descriptive and Set Phrases           CD 2 Track 2
 
Repeat the following pairs.
     
    Set Phrase                           

Review Exercise 6: Realty? Maybe!             CD 3 Track 56

Repeat the following statements and responses expressing the various feelings.

1. Really? (general curiosity)               Maybe.