English Pronunciation – Master Tones for Natural Speech

English Pronunciation - Tones

Learn some powerful techniques of the patterns and tendencies of English intonation and with practice you will be taking. It’s the tone that can make all the difference. that journey to sounding more like a native speaker.

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Course curriculum

1. Post Questions to the Community
2. Welcome to the course
3. What is intonation?
4. Why bother?
5. Intonation and non-native speakers
6. Is intonation learnable?
7. How the course is organised
8. Tones map
9. Exercises in each unit
10. Recommended approach
11. Note from John
12. Warm-up exercise - falling tone
13. Warm-up exercise - mid range pitch
14. Warm-up exercise - the rising tone
15. Warm-up exercise - the fall-rise tone
16. Warm-up exercise - the rise-fall tone
17. Introduction quiz
1. The Falling Tone
1. The Falling Tone with Statements - Instructions
2. The falling tone with statements - Instructions
3. Listen and repeat - Classroom Instructions
4. Falling tone - Instruction quiz
5. Listen and imitate a native speaker's tone exercise - Tiramisù recipe
1. The Falling Tone - Opinions
2. Warm-up
3. Listen and repeat exercise 1: Opinions
4. Listen and repeat exercise 2: Opinions
5. Listen and repeat exercise 3: Opinions
6. Listen and imitate a native speaker's tone exercise
7. Falling Tone- Opinions quiz
1. The falling tone - Statements of fact
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1- Facts
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Facts
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - facts
5. Listen and repeat exercise 4 - Facts
6. Listen and repeat exercise 5 - Facts
7. Listen and imitate a native speaker's tone - The UK
8. Falling Tone with facts quiz
1. Falling Tone - Assertions
2. Listen and repeat exercises - assertions
3. Listen and imitate a native speaker's tone
4. Assertion quiz
1. Falling Tone - Wh type questions
2. Listen and repeat exercises - Wh Questions
3. Wh questions
4. The wh questions quiz
1. Falling Tone - Tag Questions
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Question Tags
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Question Tags
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Question tags
5. Listen and imitate a native speaker's tone
6. Question tag quiz
1. Wh-questions and Tag Questions with a rising tone
2. "True or False Quiz " - Wh- questions and Question tags
1. Falling Tone - Commands
2. Listen and repeat exercises - Commands (the imperative)
3. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Commands
4. The commands quiz
1. The Falling Tone - Exclamations
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Exclamations
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Exclamations
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Exclamations
5. Listen and repeat exercise 4 - Exclamations
6. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Exclamations
7. The exclamations quiz
1. Read the sentences focusing on the Falling ( \ ) tone
1. Interjections and greetings - part 1
2. Interjections and greetings Part 2
3. Interjections and greetings quiz
1. Warm-up exercise for the rising tone
2. The Rising Tone
1. Rising Tone - Surprise
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Surprise
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Surprise
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Surprise
5. Listen and repeat exercise 4 - Surprise
6. Listen and imitate a native speaker exercise
7. Rising tone showing surprise quiz
1. Rising Tone - Showing Interest
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Interest
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Interest
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Interest
5. Listen and repeat exercise 4 - Interest
6. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Interest
7. The showing interest quiz
1. Read the word and the sentences focusing on the Rising ( / ) tone
1. The Rise-Fall Tone
2. Warm-up exercise for the rise-fall tone
1. The Rise-Fall Tone with choice
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Choices
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Choices
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Choices
5. Listen and repeat exercise 4 - lists
6. Listen and repeat exercise 5 - lists
7. Listen and imitate a native speaker - choices/lists/schedule of works
8. The rise-fall quiz
1. The Rise-Fall Tone with unfinished thoughts
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Unfinished thoughts
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Unfinished thoughts
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Unfinished thoughts
5. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Unfinished thoughts
6. The unfinished thoughts quiz
1. Rise-Fall tone with conditionals
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Conditionals
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Conditionals
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Conditionals
5. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Rise-fall with conditionals
6. Rise-fall tone with conditionals quiz
1. Read the sentences focusing on the Rise-fall ( / \ ) tone.
1. The Fall-Rise Tone
2. Warm-up exercise for the fall-rise tone
1. Fall-Rise Tone with doubt and uncertainty
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Fall-rise with doubt and uncertainty
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2 - Fall-rise tone with doubt and uncertainty
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3 - Fall-rise tone with doubt and uncertainty
5. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Fall-rise tone with doubt and uncertainty
6. The fall-rise with doubt and uncertainty quiz
1. Fall-Rise Tone with politeness
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1 - Fall-rise tone with politeness
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2: Fall-rise tone with politeness
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3: Fall-rise tone with politeness
5. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Fall-rise tone with politeness
6. Fall-rise tone with politeness quiz
1. Fall-Rise Tone with encouragement and motivation
2. Listen and repeat exercise 1: Fall-rise with motivation
3. Listen and repeat exercise 2: Fall-rise with motivation
4. Listen and repeat exercise 3: Fall-rise tone with motivation
5. Listen and imitate a native speaker - Fall-rise tone for motivation
6. Motivation and encouragement quiz
1. Read the words and the sentences focusing on the Fall-rise ( \ / ) tone
1. The Big Quiz
2. Listening exercise 1
3. Listening exercise 2
4. Listening exercise 3
5. Listening exercise 4
6. Listening exercise 5
7. Listening exercise 6
8. Listening exercises - Answer Key
1. Conclusive Statement

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Unlock the Power of Tones

Bhavi Desai

This course offers a deep dive into the often-overlooked aspect of tones in english language. The course structure is both comprehensive and well-organized. It starts with the basics of tone in English and gradually progresses to more advanced concepts. Each module is thoughtfully designed to build upon the previous one, creating a seamless learning experience. What sets this course apart is its emphasis on real-world application. English on Air has integrated practical exercises and real-life scenarios into the curriculum, making it highly relevant for daily communication.

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A practical guide to learn English tones

Jessica Valinetti

The course simplifies in details the intonation patterns, making it easy to understand. The self-practice exercises and explanations are clear and effective.

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Sing a song

. Jin

Tones are no mystery, just like singing songs. Gain confidence by recognizing different tones and using them in your communications.

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Got a lot to learn

Pradip Gaikwad

I truly enjoyed this course.

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Welcome to the 'Tones' course!

The Falling Tone

The Falling Tone - Instructions

The Falling Tone - Opinions

The Falling Tone - Facts

Falling Tone - Assertions

Falling Tone - Wh type questions

Falling Tone - Tag Questions

Wh-questions and Tag questions with a rising tone

Falling Tone - Commands

The Falling Tone - Exclamations

Self Practice

Interjections and greetings

The Rising Tone

Rising Tone - Surprise

Rising Tone - Showing Interest

Self Practice

The Rise-Fall Tone

The Rise-Fall Tone with choices / lists / schedule of works

The Rise-Fall Tone with unfinished thoughts

The Rise-Fall Tone - Conditionals

Self-practice

The Fall-Rise Tone

The Fall-Rise Tone with doubt and uncertainty

Fall-Rise Tone - Politeness

Fall-Rise Tone with encouragement and motivation

Self-practice

Testing your knowledge

Conclusions

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