Franglish

Before doing the tests .....

 

The tests will be about identifying these 4 intonation patterns

You can listen to the 'hummed' version (mmm mmm mmm) first and then the standard version

TEST 1 - TEST 2 - TEST 3

'hummed' version only (more difficult) TEST 1 - TEST 2 - TEST 3

RISING INTONATION


The pitch gets higher at the end

RISE
Do you have ↗ tickets?

FALLING INTONATION

The pitch gets lower at the end

FALL
How nice of ↘ you!

RISING-FALLING INTONATION

The pitch gets higher then lower

RISE-FALL
I live in ↗ Madrid | but I was born in ↘ Canada.

FALLING-RISING INTONATION

The pitch gets lower then higher

FALL-RISE
John and Mark aren't ↘ English | are ↗ they?