P4 Indicating speech patterns

There are several ways to indicate speech patterns:

• Underline the words or parts of words that the speaker stresses

• Draw arrows going up or down to show where the speaker has a rise or drop in pitch ⤴ ⤵

• Link words that are combined

• Cross out sounds that are dropped

Listen to the following sentence and notice how the speech patterns are indicated. Pause the audio after you have heard the sentence.

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Now listen again to the passage in Exercise P3 and indicate the speech patterns using the methods above.

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Since the seventh century, large bells have been used in cathedrals, churches, and monasteries. The greatest bell in the world is in Moscow. This famous "King of Bells" weighs about one hundred ninety-eight tons. The next two largest bells are also located in Russia. One near St. Petersburg weighs one hundred seventy-one tons, and another in Moscow weighs one hundred ten tons. Great Paul, the bell at St. Paul's in London, is the largest bell in England, but weighs a mere seventeen tons.

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P5 Imitating speech patterns

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