Lesson 14 - Using sentence stress and intonation to
convey a writer's message
Using stress and intonation
In the brief text below, use capital letters to
indicate the most important words which the writer
would probably emphasize in order to focus his
audience's attention on them. Then go through the
text again and mark with
↗ the
words where the voice tune would rise, and with
↘ the
words where it would fall.
Then read the paragraph aloud, remembering to
pronounce all the unstressed words very quickly
and softly. Only the stressed words should stand
out.
Air Pollution in Hong Kong
Many Hong Kong children suffering from
asthma were unable to attend school
recently on account of the unhealthy air
quality.
Officials had advised those suffering
from heart or breathing problems
to stay indoors until the air quality improved.
Center for Language Education
Using stress and intonation