in London.....5. If you are not fond of music....................6. If you are at
the cinema, .... 7. If you want to have a really quiet holiday, ... .
8 If you take off your coat...........9. If you can do it now.................10. If I
were you........ 11. If you have time and aren't too tired...........................
12. If I want to know the time.....................13. If you are going to
England.....14. If you want to post a letter, ... . 15. If you want
to send a telegram, .... 16. If you want your letter to arrive more quickly, ... .
17. If you want to send a parcel, ... . 18. If you want a guide to show you
round, .... 19. If your wife is going to be with you, ... . 20. If the weather is
fine, ... . 21. If it rains, ... .
22. If you go to the country................23. If you are busy today, ... .
24. If you don't know the way, ... . 25. If you have to do some
shopping......26. When we were out in the street........................27. When
summer comes, ... . 28. When we were children, ... 29. When you
are tired of London..........30. As I was walking, ... . 31. When it is
as cold as that, ... . 32. When Robert Shannon invited Jean, ... .
33. When at last the curtain fell,.... 34. While we were watching the last
scene, ... . 35. When we were out in the street, . . . .
36.
When I met her at the entrance to the theatre, ... .
37.
When Tom died, ... . 38. When I came to see him the next day, ....
39. And before their tour came to an end,.... 40. When you come home, ... . 41.
When you enter the theatre, ... . 42. When the actor appeared on the stage,.... 43.
When you call for me, ... . 44, When he saw the old man for the first time, ... .
45. When he went to sea, ... . 46. When he learnt the news,.... 47. When she
married Tom,.... 48. When he arrived in Moscow,....
5. Translate the following sentences. Use the necessary sequence of tones. Do not let
your Russian pronunciation habits interfere:
1. Если вы хотите покупаться летом, вам лучше поехать на юг. 2. Если
он опоздает, учитель его не впустит. 3. Если этот спектакль идет сегодня, ты
не достанешь билетов. 4. Если он будет сегодня в театре, я познакомлю его
с моей сестрой. 5. Если он опоздает на полчаса, не жди его. 6. Если ты
посмотришь этот спектакль, он тебе наверняка понравится. 7. Если ты
будешь работать упорно, ты добьешься больших успехов. 8. Если ты не
будешь работать много, ты провалишься на экзамене. 9. Если ты его
пригласишь, ему наверняка понравится наш вечер. 10. Если у тебя есть
возможность поехать за город, я думаю, ты должен поехать как можно
скорее. 11. Если ты хочешь купить новые туфли, тебе лучше сходить в
ГУМ. 12. Если ты хочешь узнать какие-либо новости о нем, ты должна сама
сходить к нему. 13. Если ты поедешь на такси, ты успеешь к началу вечера.
14. Если ты познакомишь меня со своими родителями, я смогу помогать им.
15. Если отец придет домой вовремя, мы будем обедать в пять. 16. Когда
будет тепло, мы поедем за город. 17. Когда стемнеет, приходите домой,
дети. 18. Когда вам будет нужна помощь, обращайтесь ко мне. 19. Когда я
окончу университет, я буду работать учителем. 20. Когда приедет мать, мы
подарим ей цветы. 21. Когда солнце сядет, будет холодно. 22. Когда я
окончу работу, я позвоню тебе. 23. Когда я напишу письмо, я дам его тебе
прочитать. 24. Когда приедет брат, у нас будет весело. 25. Когда их дочь
уедет в Санкт-Петербург, им будет очень скучно 26. Когда наступит ночь,
мы не найдем дороги. 27. Когда наступит утро, мы снова двинемся в путь.
28. Когда я останусь одна, у меня будет много времени. 29. Когда наступит
осень, мы
поедем в город. 30. Когда отец приедет, мы поедем на вокзал. 31 Когда она
пришла, она никого не застала дома. 32. Когда я зашел к ним, они обедали. 33. Когда я
позвонил ему, его не было дома. 34. Когда мы спросили его об этом, он отказался
отвечать. 35. Когда мы вошли в комнату, Наташа пела.
6. Listen to the dialogue. Memorize it. Make up your own dialogue of the same type.
II. Logical Stress
M o d e l : I can xdo it.
XI can do it.
If the nucleus is shifted from the last notional word to some other word of the
intonation-group the sentence stress is called logical.
EXERCISES
7. The words in bold type are the nucleus of the sentences below. While reading
concentrate on the change in meaning in sentences with logical stress. Intone the sentences:
1. Jack lived there alone. Jack lived there alone. 2. We met Mark in our
English club. We met Mark in our English club. We met Mark in our English
club. 3. He's lost his father's book. He's lost his father's book. He's lost his
father's book. He's lost his father's book, 4. John's sister speaks French perfectly.
Johnrs sister speaks French perfectly. John's sister speaks French perfectly.
John's sister speaks French perfectly. 5. He told them not to go there. He told
them not to go there. He told them not to go there. He told them not to go there.
He told them not to go there. He told them not to go there. 6. My brother knows
you well. My brother knows you well. My brother knows you well. My brother
knows you well. My brother knows you well. 7. Her father likes them very
much. Her father likes them very much. Her father likes them very much. Her
father likes them very much. 8. His last story was long. His last story was long.
His last
story was long. His last story was long. 9, My cousin helps the boy a lot. My
cousin helps the boy a lot. My cousin helps the boy a lot. My cousin helps the
boy a lot. 10. Group 102 will take their exam next week. Group 102 will take
their exam next week. Group 102 will take their exam next week.
8. Read the sentences according to the situation suggested in brackets. Use the logical
stress to single out the elements of contrast. Make your reading expressive:
1. The students were listening to the text at the laboratory (not in Room 15).
2. The students were listening to the text at the laboratory (not to the poem). 3.
The students were listening to the text at the laboratory (not recording it). Л The
students were listening to the text at the laboratory (not the teachers). 5. The
first-year students sang a Russian folk song (not an American song). 6. The first-
year students sang a Russian folk song (not a modern song). 7. The first-year
students sang a Russian folk song (not the third-year students). 8. It rained hard
on Sunday in Pushkino (not yesterday). 9. It rained hard on Sunday in Pushkino
(not in Moscow). 10. It rained hard on Sunday in Pushkino (not just a little as
you say). 11. He was taking his exam in Literature on Monday (not on Friday).
12. He was taking his exam in Literature on Monday (not in Linguistics). 13. He
was taking his exam in Literature on Monday (not having a consultation).
9. Vour teacher or fellow-student will read the questions below. While answering them
concentrate your attention on the distribution of sentence stress:
1. Are you in the first or in the second course? 2. Is the girl in Group 213 or
in Group 313? 3. Does your father work at a Medical Institute or at a Teachers'
Training Institute? 4 Which season do you like best of all? 5. Do you like early
autumn or late autumn? 6. Are they reciting a poem or reading it? 7. Have they
