Rising and falling intonation

Do you work? What do you do?

1. Intonation.

Listen to these questions.

Put them into two groups, according to their intonation.

 

Listen again and compare the intonation.

2. Listen and repeat.

Listen again and repeat what you hear.

1. Do you work?
2. Are you studying?
3. What do you do?
4. Are you married?
5. Do you mind children?
6. What do you like doing in your free time?
7. Do you smoke?
8. Do you have any pets?
9. Where are you from?
10. Are you vegetarian?
11. How old are you?

3. Speaking.

Practise saying these questions.

1. Do you have any children?
2. Are you single?
3. Where were you born?
4. What does your father do?
5. Are you English?
6. Do you like music?
7. What kind of music do you like?
8. Where do you live?
9. Do you mind pets?
10. What's your family name?

Now listen to see if you were correct.