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- 1. Multiple Choice
In case of open questions the intonation goes...
up
down
remains flat
- 2. Multiple Choice
You called her to say we were coming, didn’t you?
Is the intonation in this tag question
up in pitch; used for asking
down in pitch; used for stating the opinion
- 3. Multiple Choice
You’ve got the keys, haven’t you?
We can paraphrase the question in the following way
Do you have the keys with you?
You must have taken the keys with you
Have you left the keys at home?
- 4. Multiple Choice
They put them in the garden?
Intonation can change the mood and communicative purpose of the statement .
What is the purpose conveyed in this case?
to give a fact that something is in the garden
to make sure that something is in the garden
to show surprise as one did not expect that something was in the garden
to make it clear that one is unsure if something is it the garden
- 5. Multiple Choice
Define the intonation scheme for the following sentence
Jonny, whom everyone avoided, turned out to be a nice guy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option.
They were in the middle of the __________in New Mexico.
desert
dessert
- 7. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option.
"Couple of __________, please!"
beers
bears
- 8. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option.
____________ should remember that the euro was itself born out of crisis.
daughters
doubters
- 9. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option.
Which word is a rhyme for "toe"?
brought
though
thought
- 10. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option.
She liked to walk with __________ feet when the pavement had been warmed by the sun.
bear
bare
- 11. Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence where the linked phrase is marked correctly
The end of the film was brilliant.
The end of the film was brilliant.
The end of the film was brilliant.
The end of the film was brilliant.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence where the linked phrase is marked correctly
When I go on holiday I just want to lie on the beach.
When I go on holiday I just want to lie on the beach.
When I go on holiday I just want to lie on the beach.
When I go on holiday I just want to lie on the beach.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence where the linked phrase is marked correctly
I ate the whole cake in one go.
I ate the whole cake in one go.
I ate the whole cake in one go.
I ate the whole cake in one go.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence where the linked phrase is marked correctly
It was too high up for me to reach.
It was too high up for me to reach.
It was too high up for me to reach.
It was too high up for me to reach.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence where the linked phrase is marked correctly
I always go to the gym in the morning.
I always go to the gym in the morning.
I always go to the gym in the morning.
I always go to the gym in the morning.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Are code and cod pronounced the same way?
yes
no
- 17. Multiple Choice
Choose the option that is stressed correctly
Adult
adUlt
both options are correct (British and American English)
- 18. Multiple Choice
Does effort rhyme with afford?
yes
no
- 19. Multiple Choice
Choose the right pronunciation of the word “schedule”.
/ˈʃedjuːl/
/ˈskedjuːl/
both (British/ American English)
- 20. Multiple Choice
Are the letters “ir” in the word “virtual” pronounced the same way as in the words “bird” and “first”?
yes
no
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which syllable is stressed in “maximize”?
first
second
third
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which syllable is stressed in” heaven”?
first
second
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”?
first
second
third
fourth
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which syllable is stressed in “accuracy”?
first
second
third
fourth
- 25. Multiple Choice
How many syllables are in the word “relaxation”
one
two
three
four
- 26. Multiple Choice
What words are usually unstressed?
nouns
verbs
prepositions
adjectives
- 27. Multiple Choice
What word is stressed in the audio?
you
bunch
roses
red
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which is the normal neutral stress pattern?
If we COOK, could you WASH the DISHES?
If WE cook, could YOU wash the dishes?
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which stress pattern corrects this statement? "I'm sure they work for the police."
THEY don't, but WE do.
They don't, BUT we do.
- 30. Multiple Choice
When speaking English, we try to create a rhythm in which the time between stressed words is
the same
different
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