1 -
.......... the good reviews, the film was a box office failure
Instead of Apart from In spite of In the event of
2 - You
should ....... two hours for the journey Permit allow give let
3 - He looked
........ his record collection to see if he could find the album
At up through out
4 - In the
1970s she .................flared trousers like everybody else
would have
had was used to have used to having used
to had
5 - I
finished two novels ......... the holiday Over through since while
6 - He's
always complaining........ his flatmates About of around at
7 - They are
always shouting ..... their children To about down at
8 - She was
........... with murder Charged accused arrested sentenced
9 - When I
was 40, I wanted to start something new, so I took.... painting
On up after over
10 - The dog
will not bite you.......... you leave it alone
Provided unless when if only
11 - I
wouldn't recommend .......... that car; it's got a lot of faults
you to buy you buy buying that
you would buy
12 - She
resembles her mother very closely; she is not at all ...... her mother
Like as resembling taking after
13 -
We...........for a few hours when the lightning struck
were walking had been walking have walked walked
14 - This
stew would taste better if you added a ........ of butter
Slice piece knob rasher
15 - He
........ shout even though I asked him to keep the noise down
Would will insisted on won't
Determinants of
Intonation
Focus
word :The way you
choose the word ,which conveys the important information or the message.
Word
Stress : Stressing on
the focus word, making sure the information or meaning conveyed is not altered.
Thought
groups : Grouping of
words, which makes sense or pausing at the right places, so the meaning
conveyed is not altered.
Sentence Intonation Test
1)Sam
sees Bill
2)She
wants one
3)Betty
likes English
4)They
play with them
5)Children
play with toys
6)Bob
and I call you and Bill
7)You
and bill read the news
8)It
tells one
9)Bernard
works in a restaurant
10)He
works in one.
11)He
sees him
12)Mary
wants a car
13)She
likes it
14)They
eat some
15)Len
and Joe eat some pizza
16)We
call you
17)You
read it
18)The
news tells a story
19)Mark
lived in France
20)He
lived there
Pageant A public entertainment
consisting of a procession of people in costume. Ex. Miss India is a beauty
pageant.
Palatable Pleasant or acceptable to the
mind. The truth is not always very palatable
Hemorrhage Bleeding, esp when sudden and in
large amounts.
Enigma Puzzle, mystery
Enunciate To say or pronounce words
clearly. An actor must learn to
enunciate.
Fleet A group of ship.
Flibbertigibbet A silly person who talks too much and
cannot be relied on.
Flutist A person who plays
flute,especially as a profession
Improve To become or make
something better.
Adequate Sufficient
Inane Silly, not meaningful.
An inane remark/question.
Muscle Body tissue.
Neurology Scientific study of nerves and
their diseases.
Nought Zero
Odyssey A long journey full of
experiences.
Ostrich A large African bird
Par
excellence Better than all others
of its kind. He is an artist par excellence.
Probe Investigation
Taurus Bull
Treasure Gold, silver,jewels, buried
treasure.
A dried sweet grape is called a Raisin
Something in its natural state or uncooked is Raw
Something that isn't imagined or made up is Real
The back part of something is the Rear
To accept, take or get something is to Receive
A wild dance party with thousands of people is called a Rave
The thing used for shaving hair from the skin is called a Razor
A person who is impolite or doesn't show respect is Rude
A tough elastic material which is used to make tyres and
erasers is called Rubber
What word is the opposite of urban and means the
countryside Rural ____________________________ 
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