English Conversation Practice
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What is the main purpose of using the right intonation or tone in English?

  • To sound more confident
  • To sound more friendly and interested (correct)
  • To sound more aggressive
  • To sound more bored

    • What is the effect of stressing the right words in a sentence?

  • It helps you speak with a soft voice
  • It helps you speak with a slow rhythm
  • It helps you speak with a good rhythm (correct)
  • It helps you speak with a loud voice

    • What is the result of combining intonation and stress in English?

  • The music and rhythm of English (correct)
  • The speed and volume of English
  • The tone and pitch of English
  • The accent and pronunciation of English

    • What is Lionel Richie's response to the question 'What single thing would improve the quality of your life?'

    <p>A housekeeper</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who would Lionel Richie invite to his dream dinner party?

    <p>All my friends and Keith Richards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the worst job Lionel Richie has ever had?

    <p>A waitressing job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Lionel Richie's favorite way to relax?

    <p>Taking a hot bath</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What keeps Lionel Richie awake at night?

    <p>A song going around in my brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the grammatical structure of the question 'What's the worst job you've ever had?'

    <p>Question with an auxiliary verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the grammatical structure of the question 'If you could go back in time, where would you go?'

    <p>Question with an inverted subject + auxiliary verb order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Conversation

    • A conversation between two people, discussing their siblings and jobs
    • One person's brother is a doctor, and the other person's sister is a journalist
    • They discuss whether their siblings would get along, given their shy and quiet nature

    Pronunciation and Intonation

    • Practice listening and repeating conversations with a focus on intonation and rhythm
    • Use rising intonation for echo questions (e.g. "You are?")
    • Practice responding to sentences with an echo question and then stating whether you are the same or different

    Grammar and Vocabulary

    • Review of grammar and vocabulary for:
      • Present perfect (simple and continuous)
      • Illness and treatment
      • Consonant and vowel sounds
      • Adjective and related sentence structures
      • Clauses of contrast and purpose
      • Business and advertising
      • Changing stress in nouns and verbs
      • Relative clauses
      • Prefixes
      • Word stress
      • Colloquial English

    Q&A and Interviews

    • Q&A format is used in publications to interview people in the news
    • Personal questions are often asked, and the respondent must answer truthfully

    Grammar Exercises

    • Complete questions with one or two question words or an auxiliary verb
    • Identify questions with auxiliary verbs, no auxiliary verbs, and those that end with a preposition
    • Practice inverting subject + auxiliary verb order to make questions

    Pronunciation Exercises

    • Listen to questions and identify the one that sounds more friendly and interested
    • Practice intonation, stress, and rhythm in questions to sound more friendly and interested when speaking English

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    Description

    Practice your English conversation skills with this short dialogue between two people discussing their siblings' careers and personalities.

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