錄音：AAT Exercise 1-59

BE AWARE! When I recorded this I was in a state of being half asleep yet half awake, SO IT COULD BE TERRIBLE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR EARS!

 

Exercise 1-59: Practicing Word Groups CD 2 Track

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When I read the paragraph this time, I will exaggerate the pauses. Although we're working on word

groups here, remember, I don't want you to lose your intonation. Repeat each sentence group after

me.

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.| I use the up and down, or peaks and valleys intonatîon

|

more than I

 

used to. I've been paying attention to pitch, | too. Iťs like walking

down a

staircase. | I've been

 

talking to a lot of Americans |

lately, and they tell me | that I'm

easier

 

to understand

. | Anyway, I could go on

and on, | but the

 

important thing is to listen well | and sound good. Well

, | what do

you

 

think? Do I?