FALLING TONE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S2 SECOND TERM

WEEK TEN

THEME: SPEECH WORK

FALLING TONE

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Point out where the tones are falling
2. Give examples

CONTENT

Intonation is like the music of English. It’s how our voices rise and fall in order to communicate certain meaning through our tone.

In this video, we’re going to talk about the most common type of intonation: falling intonation.

Falling intonation is most commonly used on normal, neutral statements and information questions.

Because falling intonation is so essential for clear communication in English, it’s important to master this particular intonation pattern.

 

What is Falling Intonation?

When we use the term “falling intonation,” we’re actually talking about a rise and then…