Speaking clearly. Improving voice and articulation: Фонетический практикум. Фомиченко Л.Г. - 75 стр.

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tant to make full use of inflection to emphasize words and to add
interest and vitality to your speech. Work diligently on your inflection.
      INFLECTION and MEANING. Vocal inflection gives added
meaning to the words we speak. In early infancy, we learn to distin-
guish the difference between mother’s «Don’t cry», spoken harshly,
severely, and her, «Don’t cry», tenderly uttered in comforting tones.

       Practice the following phrases to improve your ability to change
their meaning by varying your vocal inflection. Deliver each phrase
three times in succession into your tape recorder, changing your vocal
inflection each time.
       For example:
       • «Don’t leave!» — Strong, harsh, commanding.
       • «Don’t leave!» — Pleading, begging, whining.
       • «Don’t leave.» — Simple statement, very little emotion.
      1. Shut the door. I don’t want to talk about it.
      2. Take the papers with you. You’ll see samples of his work.
      3. Sit down here and don’t argue with me anymore.
      4. Vote for Roger Reese for President. He’s a good choice!
      5. Your feelings are a complete surprise to me, Mary.
      6. Suddenly, I feel something special is happening in my life.
      7. Billy, you’re not telling the whole story to your mother.
      8. Kevin, I worry about you. You work so hard!
      9. Don’t be so shy when you telephone Bob.
      10. I think you should tell me the real story.
      11. Darling, you look like you’re feeling tired today.
      12. Mother, don’t ask me that again.
      13. Why can’t I convince you? You don’t seem to believe me.
      14. I’ve explained it to you so many times.
      15. Hush. I’m tired of hearing it.
      16. Do you really believe Lisa? If you do, you’re naive!
      17. If you spend more time studying, you’ll get better grades.
      18. Don’t be afraid. Take the exam.
      19. Do you like me? Then show me that you do.
      20. Come into the kitchen and eat dinner now.
      21. Don’t say that to me again.

      Remember, your goal is a conversational delivery. In practice
sessions, it’s good to exaggerate inflections you use. Your actual deliv-