Exercise 1-6: Pitch and Meaning Change CD 1 Track 13
Practice saying the four sentences after me. Pay close attention to the changes in pitch that you must make to convey the different meanings intended. The words to be stressed are indicated in bold face.
1 It sounds like rain.
2 It soundslike rain.
3 He likesrain, but he hatessnow.
4 It can't rainon my parade! He can't doit. (See also Ex. 1-43 for negatives.)