1. Presented to;
SIR M.ZAHID MEI
Presented by;
COURSE NAME; Phonology

2. RESEARCH TOPIC;
How does intonation affect meaning of a SENTENCE? Make
a lesson plan based on teaching intonation to the students.
Select any five sentences and present them in your class
varying the intonation in such a way that changes their
meaning? How your lesson plan has been a success in
teaching intonation.

3. INTONATION;
“The sound changes produced by the rise
and fall of the voice when speaking,
especially when this has an effect on the
meaning of what is said”.
Intonation is used to mark;
1- Gender 2- pace
3- Number 4- word order
5- Quantity 6- punctuation
7- tense or time 8- boundary features
9- modality

4. Some tools in intonation, use
of which change the meaning
Juncture: the manner in which
words come together and a
connection is made.
Stress: accent, the relative
prominence of a syllable or musical
note
Pitch: the property of sound that
varies with variation in frequency of
vibration

5. Lesson Plan (Grade 7)
Objectives of lesson: to create a
concept of change of meaning with
change in intonation
Lesson Opening: review of
related Lit., warm up activity.
Lesson body: intonation and its
types, sentence practice given to
the students to highlight the
stressed words.
Summary: an overall view with the
help of questioning with the
students

6. Emphasis on words make the
meaning different
EXAMPLES:
 1- Hello
 2- How are you
 Ali hit the alarm button
PRACTICE SENTENCES:
I‟m going to the bank, what about you?
B: I‟m going to the store, I need new shoes.
A: I need new shoes, just like you !
B: Then get your money and come along too!
A: That‟s a great idea for this beautiful day.
B: Let‟s stop for lunch at that small café.

7. Falling/Rising Intonation:
Fall: it is regarded as more or less
„neutral‟. It gives impression of
finality.
Rise: it shows something more is to
follow (Excuse Me; yes)
Fall-rise: it shows something
conceded or some hesitation
Rise-fall: shows strong feeling of
approval or disapproval

8. Learning Review
 English is a stressed language.
 We do not say all the syllables in
a word. In 1 word there will be 1
stress.
 The stress is always on the vowel
 Intonation patterns can help you
to improve your pronunciation.