発音トレーニングの後に、日本人が知らないイントネーションに焦点を当てます。
下記は、レッスン内で良く扱う一例です。ほとんどの日本人が苦手とする発音です。音声を聞きながら、うまく言えるかぜひ試してください。
イントネーションの習得
(1) 名詞と代名詞の強弱の違い
(2) 2語並んでいる際の強弱
Sentence Practice
They had a good time playing football.
I bought some sunglasses at the new store.
She annoyed me with her stupid questions.
That salesman is a very nice man.
Let's go see the new film at the movie theater.
Cats get stuck in trees a lot.
(3) 様々な文でのイントネーション
(1) Statements (平叙文) Falling (下がり調子)
I went to New York last week.
You did a good job!
It's fun living in Tokyo.
(2) Wh- Questions Falling (下がり調子)
How old were you when you got married?
Where did you go last night?
What did you like eating when you were a kid?
(3) Yes-No Questions Rising (上り調子)
Did you go there last night?
Do you ever call your parents?
Were you in Tokyo when you called me this morning?
(4) Asking again (聞き返す時) Rising (上り調子)
What's your name again?
What did you say your name was?
Where did you go last night?
You were saying?
(5) Lists (列挙する時) Rising, Rising, Rising, Falling
I've been to Singapore, America, Israel, and Britain.
They're Nancy, Aaron, and Brian.
I ate roast beef, chicken parmesan, and a cheeseburger.
