A: I bet they are having a wonderful time in Scotland.
B: They went to Glasgow in Montana ↘️, not Glasgow in Scotland. ↗️
A: Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight ↘️, not an international one. ↗️
B: That’s right. They never left the country.
A: And what about you? Are you going away for the holidays?
B: Well, as much as I would love to↘️↗️, unfortunately I can’t afford it. ↘️
A: I totally understand. Same here! Would you like to do something together?
B: Absolutely! We could either go see a movie ↘️ ↗️or go roller skating. ↘️
Introduction
Welcome!
Fluency
Warm-up!
Assimilation
Elision
Ellipsis
Formal and Informal Contractions
Quiz: Fluency
Stress
Strong and Weak Forms
Emphasizing For The Win
Emphasizing For Clarity
Emphasizing Questions
Quiz: Stress
Intonation
Giving Your Opinion
Comparisons and Contrasts
Request or Offer Help
Quiz: Intonation
Conversation
Continuing the Conversation
Adding Information
Showing Attitude
Replying with Questions
Quiz: Conversation
English around the world
Foreign Words in English
British vs American Vocabulary
British vs American Slang
Quiz: English around the world
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Comparisons and Contrasts
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¿Cómo utilizar entonaciones en comparaciones y contrastes?
Entender cómo trabajar con entonaciones al realizar comparaciones y contrastes en inglés puede transformar la intención y claridad de tus mensajes hablados. Esta habilidad es fundamental, especialmente cuando se busca enfatizar ideas específicas a través del diálogo. Comencemos a explorar cómo puedes aplicar estos conceptos con confianza.
¿Qué es crucial al contrastar palabras o frases?
Cuando contrastamos dos palabras o frases, la entonación juega un papel crucial. Generalmente, se hace énfasis en la parte que deseamos contrastar.
Por ejemplo, ante una felicitación inesperada, podrías responder: "My birthday is tomorrow, not today." Aquí se utiliza una entonación descendente (fall) al mencionar "tomorrow" para indicar que es información nueva y relevante.
¿Cómo se aplican la entonación descendente y ascendente?
En el ejemplo “My birthday is tomorrow, not today”, la entonación descendente se usó para indicar información nueva. La entonación ascendente o de subida-bajada (rise o fall-rise), en cambio, suele aplicarse a la parte que se refiere a la información compartida por el interlocutor.
Observa estos ejemplos prácticos:
- "Pancakes are so much better than waffles." Aquí, el énfasis cae en "pancakes" y "better".
- "I've either left my phone at the office or I've lost it." El contraste se centra en "at the office" y "lost it".
- "I'm not really angry at her. Just disappointed." La diferencia es subrayada entre "angry" y "disappointed".
¿Cómo practicar el uso de entonación en comparaciones?
Una excelente manera de mejorar tu comprensión y habilidad en la entonación para hacer comparaciones es mediante la práctica en voz alta. Intenta decidir qué tipo de entonación debería emplearse en fragmentos específicos de un diálogo para expresar mejor el mensaje deseado.
Por ejemplo, al responder sobre un lugar: "They went to Glasgow in Montana, not Glasgow in Scotland," aplicas un tono decendedor en "Montana" y un tono ascendente en "Scotland" para distinguir claramente entre los dos lugares.
Al final, la práctica constante de estos patrones de entonación no solo te ayudará a mejorar tu comunicación verbal, sino que también fortalecerá tu capacidad para expresar matices sutiles y necesarios en el lenguaje hablado. ¡No dudes en seguir practicando y perfeccionando tus habilidades de expresión!
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Comparisions and Contrast
When we are contrasting two words or phrases, we emphasize or stress the parts we want to contrast.
For the new information that the other speaker wasn’t expecting, I use a fall. For the second part, which has the information that the other speaker just shared, I use a rise or a fall rise.
## **Exercise**
**A:** I bet they are having a wonderful time in Scotland.
**B:** They went to Glasgow in Montana, `↑` not Glasgow in Scotland. `↓`
**A:** Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight, `↓` not an international one. `↑`
**B:** That’s right. They never left the country.
**A:** And what about you? Are you going away for the holidays?
**B:** Well, as much as I would love to, `↓↑` unfortunately I can’t afford it. `↓`
**A:** I totally understand. Same here! Would you like to do something together?
**B:** Absolutely! We could either go see a movie `↓↑` or go roller skating. `↓`
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1. **A: I bet they are having a wonderful time in Scotland.**
* **Tone:** Related to what the other speaker shared (expected) (Rise or fall-rise)
2. **B: They went to Glasgow in Montana, not Glasgow in Scotland.**
* **Tone:** New information for the other speaker (not expected) (Fall)
3. **A: Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight, not an international one.**
* **Tone:** New information for the other speaker (not expected) (Fall)
4. **B: That’s right. They never left the country.**
* **Tone:** Related to what the other speaker shared (expected) (Rise or fall-rise)
5. **A: And what about you? Are you going away for the holidays?**
* **Tone:** Related to what the other speaker shared (expected) (Rise or fall-rise)
6. **B: Well, as much as I would love to, unfortunately I can’t afford it.**
* **Tone:** New information for the other speaker (not expected) (Fall)
7. **A: I totally understand. Same here! Would you like to do something together?**
* **Tone:** Related to what the other speaker shared (expected) (Rise or fall-rise)
8. **B: Absolutely! We could either go see a movie or go roller skating.**
* **Tone:** Related to what the other speaker shared (expected) (Rise or fall-rise)
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A: I bet they are having a wonderful time in Scotland.
B: They went to Glasgow in Montana, ↘️ not Glasgow in Scotland. ↗️
.
A: Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight, ↘️ not an international one. ↗️
B: That’s right. They never left the country.
.
A: And what about you? Are you going away for the holidays?
B: Well, as much as I would love to, ↘️↗️ unfortunately I can’t afford it. ↘️
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A: I totally understand. Same here! Would you like to do something together?
B: Absolutely! We could either go see a movie ↘️↗️ or go roller skating. ↗️
A: I bet they are having a wonderful time in Scotland.
B: They went to Glasgow in Montana, not Glasgow in Scotland. (FALL) (RISE).
A: Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight, not an international one. (FALL) (RISE).
B: That’s right. They never left the country. (FALL)
A: And what about you? Are you going away for the holidays? (RISE)
B: Well, as much as I would love to, unfortunately I can’t afford it. (FALL RISE) (FALL)
A: I totally understand. Same here! Would you like to do something together? (FALL) (RISE)
B: Absolutely! We could either go see a movie or go roller skating. (FALL RISE) (FALL)
They went to Glasgow in Montana (Falling), not Glasgow in Scotland(Rising).
A: Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight, (Falling) not an international one.(Rising)
B: That’s right.(falling) They never left the country.(Rising)
A: And what about you?(Falling) Are you going away for the holidays?(Rising)
B: Well, as much as I would love to,(Fallling-rising) unfortunately I can’t afford it.(Falling)
A: I totally understand.(Rising) Same here!(Rising) Would you like to do something together?(Rising)
B: Absolutely! We could either go see a movie (Falling-rise) or go roller skating.(Falling)
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A: I bet they are having a wonderful time in Scotland.
B: They went to Glasgow in Montana, ↘️ not Glasgow in Scotland. ↗️
.
A: Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight, ↘️ not an international one. ↗️
B: That’s right. They never left the country.
.
A: And what about you? Are you going away for the holidays?
B: Well, as much as I would love to, ↘️↗️ unfortunately I can’t afford it. ↘️
.
A: I totally understand. Same here! Would you like to do something together?
B: Absolutely! We could either go see a movie ↘️↗️ or go roller skating. ↗️
A: I bet they are having a wonderful time in Scotland.
B: They went to Glasgow in Montana, ↘️ not Glasgow in Scotland.↗️
A: Oh, I see. So they took a domestic flight, ↘️ not an international one. ↗️
B: That’s right. They never left the country.
A: And what about you? Are you going away for the holidays?
B: Well, as much as I would love to, ↘️↗️ unfortunately I can’t afford it. ↘️
A: I totally understand. Same here! Would you like to do something together?
B: Absolutely! We could either go see a movie ↘️↗️ or go roller skating. ↘️
My recording
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