English Pronunciation Made Simple can be used either as a classroom textbook or as a comprehensive program for self-study It is organized so that any academic schedule can be accommodated, making it ideal for use as a course textbook. | 5. Where are you going 6. Who s going home 7. When are you going home 8. Did Mary buy a book 9. Did Mary buy a book 10. Did Mary buy a book I m going home. I m going home. I m going home now. No Mary borrowed a book. No Sue bought a book. No she bought a pen. Stress in Adjective Noun Combinations When you speak it s important to use words that describe what you are talking about. Words that describe nouns people places or things are called adjectives. When you use adjective noun combinations the noun normally receives greater stress. EXAMPLES big dog good book pretty dress nice boy By accidentally stressing the adjective you might mistakenly say a compound noun with a completely different meaning. Your listeners will be confused EXAMPLES cheap skates inexpensive skates will sound like cheapskates stingy people yellow jacket a yellow coat will sound like yellowjacket a stinging insect EXERCISE C MB Listen and repeat the sentences. Be sure to stress only the boldfaced words or syllables. Sentences with Adjective Noun Combinations I like all blue birds. We live in the white house. I don t like dark rooms. He sawed a black board. I don t like the green house. Sentences with Compound Nouns I like bluejays and bluebirds. The president lives in the White House. Photographers work in darkrooms. The teacher writes on the blackboard. Plants grow in the greenhouse. EXERCISE D SI Listen to the dialogue. Pay careful attention to the sentence stress patterns used. John Anna who was on the phone Anna My old friend Mary. John Mary Jones Anna No. Mary Hall. John I don t know Mary Hall. Where is she from Anna She s from Washington. John Washington the state or Washington the city Anna Washington . our nation s capital. John Is that where she lives Lesson 20 93 1 1 Anna Yes she still lives in the white house. John The White House With the president Anna No silly. The white house on First Street. John What did she want Anna She wants to come here. John Come here When Anna In a .
