Lesson 11 Speaking Skills
1.Pronunciation: Rising and falling intonations with questions
A. Intonation with wh-questions
How do you pronounce wh-questions? Did you ever use intonation in your wh-questions knowingly? Take a look at the following questions. How do you say them? Say the following questions to your partner and notice how you produce them. Do you feel that you produced them correctly?
1.What are you doing?
2.Where are you going?
3.How much does the pair of shoes cost?
4.Why are they so late?
5.Who was the girl you were talking to?
- Read the following short note in the Box below about how you can produce wh- questions and yes/no questions.
Example Dialogue
Amare: Hello Gemechu. How are you?
Gemechu: I’m fine and you?
Amare: I have become serious about learning better English.From today, I will not speak Amharic with you.
Gemechu: Why?
Amare: Because, I want to improve my English speaking skills.
Gemechu: It’s a good idea. I agree.
Amare: Yes, if we want to develop our spoken English we must practice to speak in English.
Gemechu: You are right. Moreover, we should not think of other’s criticism.
Amare: We should also develop our reading and writing habits.
Gemechu: But how can we do that?
Amare: We can develop reading skill through reading of fiction and newspapers. We can develop writing through free writing on day to day experiences.
Gemechu: I have difficulty in understanding English spoken by native speakers.