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Drill IV. Read the following dialogue using Tone Group IV

intonation patterns where necessary. Mind that this is a friendly
conversation. Get it recorded.

 What's that building in the picture?

 It's St. Paul's Cathedral.

 I suppose it's very old.
 Yes, Christopher Wren built it.

 And when was that built?

 Sixteen eighty.
 How old it is! I'd like to visit it.

 Fine! Catch a fifty one bus.
 Well, I really wanted to walk.

 Turn right at the corner.
 Mm... and then?

 Walk along for some time and then turn left.

 Well, I'd rather take a bus.
TONE GROUP V

(Low Pre-Head+)(Stepping Head+) Rise-Fall (+Low Tail)

Rise-Fall: the voice first rises from a fairly low to a high

pitch and then quickly falls to a very low pitch

Tone Group V is used with all communicative types of
sentences. This Tone Group implies all the definiteness and

finality associated with the other falling tone groups. It

particularly shows that the speaker is greatly impressed.
Tone Group V gives special questions a note of challenge and

antagonism, which is usually equivalent to the word "but" placed
before the question or the word "though" after it. The main

contribution of Tone Group V with imperatives is a matter of
shrugging off responsibility.

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