Exercises in intonation
French:
Good evening, friends! It's time for Questions and Answers. My name is Dick French, and I ask the questions.
There are many long words in English, and one of them is one mile long. What's the word, Ben?
Ben :
I'm sorry, but I don't know such a word.
Lucy: (With a smile)
Yes, I think I do. It's 'smiles.'
There is one mile between the first 's' and the last 's'.
Practice
1) Record your speech or conversation on a tape, and listen to it afterward and find out the acoustic effects of your voice.
