Intonation in Long Sentences - English Pronunciation with JenniferESL

[@arusikhovsepyan5714]

You helps me so much thank you. It's my essays topic . hope I can write it well thanks to you😍

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi. I list a couple writing resources on my website. They have info on essay writing. englishwithjennifer.com/students/student-resources/ Good luck!

[@arusikhovsepyan5714]

you are awesome thank you so much 😍😍😍💋💋💋💋

[@romildosantosalves3987]

Thanks

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're welcome! :)

[@mollietai8946]

1) low-rise : less certain, more information 2) fall-rise : more certain, pause

[@Englishwithjennifer]

It's just a thought I had, but it's not a set rule. ;)

[@amazingvipul8392]

Hi Teacher, Really helpful lesson. In a thought group, do we raise the pitch on a word that we want to emphasize or only the last content word? Regards, Vipul.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

An earlier word in the sentence could receive sentence stress if that's the word you wish to emphasize: That's an aMAZing film. Remember: Content words are stressed and create the overall rhythm, but one content word (usually the final one in a thought group) receives the most stress. That's where the change in pitch happens to create sentence intonation. Example: That's a really helpful lesson. THAT'S a REALly HELPful LESson. There are four content words. It's a very short sentence, so you'd likely hear: That's a REALly helpful LESson. (da da DA da da da DA da) "Lesson" has falling intonation. Rise on "LES" and fall on "son."

[@amazingvipul8392]

@@Englishwithjennifer JenniferESL thanks for your reply. If we emphasize an earlier word, do we still raise pitch on the last content word in that group? For example : "The last content word of THOUGHT group, is the FOCUS word." If we put emphasis on CONTENT in the first thought group, will we still observe rise in pitch on the word THOUGHT? Regards.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You have two thought groups there: The last content word of THOUGHT group/ is the FOCUS word.// I'd rise on "thought" for emphasis but use a small fall-rise on "group" to signal a mid-sentence pause. Then I'd rise again on "fo-" and step down in pitch on the two syllables "-us word" to make the end of the statement.

[@amazingvipul8392]

Yes, that makes sense. Thanks again. Could you suggest any exercises so that we could permanently change our previously adopted bad speech habits like speaking in a monotone/no pitch?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Are you following my Oral Reading Fluency series? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYPImXZ3qchpaZo Please give it a try. The more recent texts are longer and faster toward the tend.

[@controversydeluxe9075]

I like things that are even, your right eyebrow is really playing havoc with my ocd! what can i say. I like staring into your beautiful eyes. 😍

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I've never had a comment about my eyebrows before, so I've decided to approve yours. Positive or negative, it made me chuckle. I'll splash some make-up on before going on camera, but I'm not one to fuss over plucking my eyebrows till they're beautifully shaped and perfectly symmetrical. ;) I'm sure one of the beauty gurus here on YT would do things completely differently. Oh well. I'm also likely twice their age.

[@controversydeluxe9075]

You're perfect just the way you are jen. 😘

[@controversydeluxe9075]

And makeup is one word miss jennifer 😄

[@controversydeluxe9075]

And shouldn't it be, "completely different to myself" not "completely differently"?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Or hyphenated. Just inserted one. ;)

[@desmorgens3120]

"Thought groups" = intonation groups When you meet (,) rising intonation occurs. But when you meet (.) falling intonation appears.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

That's a helpful guideline.

[@sethwu9116]

Now I have a better idea on intonation and sentence pausing through your expalanation in videos and recoomendations in your's reply. It is really hepful and usefull. Now, I have much better attentions and understanding while watching English Tv programmes and movies, I am now working on murder on the orient express film and book by Agatha Christie , but ithink a need sometimes, you are excellent. Best Regards. Thank you very very much. Seth Wu

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi Seth. You might also get some audio books to improve your listening. If you have the text as well, then you can listen and repeat and use short segments for pronunciation practice. :)

[@maghraouimehadji2412]

you are a good teacher, I like your vedeo lessons.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for the support. Kind wishes to you!

[@sethwu9116]

Hi Jennifer: Thank you very much for your prompt reply, as we don't have a proper lessons. semesters and lectures on those training, not to mention further test. Every time when you see those Hong Kong government officials being interviews, they almost say English word one by one with some pitch and no intonations as well, is that any books or references that we can make self study as we just have piles of books on individual word pronunciations, but no material on how to speak a little bit longer sentences, you recommend helps me a lot, you direct me and also signify me a good direction how to do, I am now at least superior them at least 1 million people in Hong Kong as at least I can able to explain how to speak a longer sentence. Thank you very very much. Best Regards. Have a nice weekend, Jennifer. Thank you very much again.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You'll find many videos on intonation theses days, but some are limited to rising and falling intonation in simple sentences. I tried to present a range of patterns that you'll hear in American English. I encourage you to work with my Oral Reading Fluency texts as well. Intonation is taught indirectly, but if you understand how I break up sentences into thought groups, you'll more easily be able to repeat after me. Here's the link to all my playlists. englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/ Good luck!

[@msabahamalonda2249]

obviously, You're one of the best teacher ever seen

[@lam1385]

Hi, Jennifer. When we say a sentence, the speaker is the one who know about the words which bring the main information and emphasize it. the intonation is like the stairs, we raise our voice at the keyword and lower gradually it until the next keyword. Is that right?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Yes, if you mean that we stress a key word. Content words are stressed. Function words aren't. However, we usually have a main focus word in the sentence where the intonation changes. Stressed words have a stressed syllable with a stressed vowel sound. That sound is generally louder, longer, and at a higher pitch.

[@sethwu9116]

After watcjing your's pesetnation, It is one of the greatest english teaching programmes I ever heard. Could you tell me where we need to pulse before every preposition like most Hong Kong treachers say, coudl you mind send sometimes to clear my quaries? Best Regards. Seth

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi Seth. Are you asking where to pause? If a sentence is short, there may be only one thought group: I waved to him. However, if the sentence is longer, often a prepositional phrase can become a thought group on its own. We tend to break up long sentences into grammatical units, and those grammatical units are thought groups. Each group has its own intonation pattern. Often there are slight pauses between thought groups, especially if the punctuation marks the groups (by commas, etc.). But it's important to not that there isn't always a pause after a thought group. EXAMPLE: I felt like spending the whole morning/ under a warm blanket.// I may not necessarily pause before "under," but I'd use two separate thought groups in that sentence.

[@nimacog66]

Hi dear jennifer.jus god knows how much u could help me in sentences intonation.jus with yer training i eventually succeed on it.lotssa thenk u dear.nima from iran

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello Nima. I hope you enjoyed this playlist, and if you haven't tried it yet, look at some of the lessons in my Oral Reading Fluency series. Some of my videos on Instagram also target pronunciation. Kind regards from the USA!

[@luciacanpolat2224]

hi jennifer! İ need your help. can you give me an example how to prepare a powerpoint on raising and falling intonation for elementary students. regards

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi Lucia. For kids, I'd keep text minimal and make sure the font is big enough to read. Keep the sentences relevant to the kids and the world as they know it. You can use humor. :) Add images and use arrows to mark rising and falling intonation. You can use just 1-3 sentences per slide, depending on the length. FALLING: 1. I have a pet frog. (glide down) 2. Frogs can jump . (glide down) 3. My frog's name is Freddy. (step down) 4. Freddy jumped out of his container. (step down) 5. When Freddy jumped out and on to the floor, /my mom screamed.// (two patterns in this long sentence) 6. I caught Freddy, /and put him back in his container.// (two patterns in this long sentence) 7. Do you have a pet? (glide up) 8. Do you like frogs? (glide up) 9. Would you hold a lizard? (step up) 10. Could you live with a monkey? (step up) 11. What kinds of animals do you like? (falling) 12. Where you can get a pet snake? (falling) Make the presentation interactive when you finally used the slides in the classroom. You might find ideas on my ELT blog. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/?s=intonation Good luck!

[@ahmadahmadu1998]

Hello my teacher ,I really stick to some English sites, I'm also improving in my English thank you.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello. I'm happy my channel is a part of your language studies. :)

[@johnnywatson4629]

Still have no clue. Change the sentence and I got lost. Guess I just need more input.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I have some intonation clips on Instagram. You may also like reading aloud without direct attention on intonation. You can find my Oral Reading Fluency series here: www.englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/

[@sethwu9116]

Thank you very much, I will going to search in the library in the vicinity. Thanks. Best Regards

[@lingyo336]

The clip is really helpful. It helps me understand why the intonation is sometimes up or down. Thanks a lot, Jennifer!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're most welcome! :)

[@juliocesarlimadesousa9109]

Hello Jennifer. Great job and nice boots! Thank you. By the way, It will be nice to see you as a special guest on The English Show ( with Vicki, Jay and Jason) this Sunday. Bye for now.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thanks. See you on Sunday.

[@LiemNguyen-pr7uz]

Hi Mrs, at 2:30, I heard you said : " Usually, I wear slippers" . I watch some videos and one Teacher ( native American teacher) teach me about "Introductory word" like you but different. She said fall on the strongest syllable and rise after that sylable. So we can say: uSALLY, I wear slippers. Or : acTUALLY, I don't like it. Here the stress is the first sylable but in fact they the lowest. So Is it possible? And Why is it possible?

[@LiemNguyen-pr7uz]

I just think that in English a word can be stressed with lower pitch and the unstressed syllable with higher pitch instead. But I think I cannot say that kind of word alone. IT ONLY use for some circumstance.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

There are two common patterns used on introductory words or at a mid-sentence pause. In casual conversation, we often use rising intonation (as the other teacher likely did). In more careful or more formal English, we tend to use a fall-rise. This lesson may help illustrate that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/amLNpoSXYq6caas

[@LiemNguyen-pr7uz]

@@Englishwithjennifer tks Miss. But I have a litttle doubt. Can you check again your comment, because after see your clip I feel like that Native speaker use fall rise. "uSSALLY"

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Listen to a series of samples. Here's a set for "fortunately" in the initial position. These are mostly interviews and documentaries, so many speakers use the fall-rise pattern. If they adopt a more informal tone, they may use rising intonation. youglish.com/pronounce/fortunately/english/us

[@Sorcerer03]

How can I find this video's text ???

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi. Click on the three dots (...) to open the transcript. You can then toggle the timestamps and copy and paste the text to a Word or Google doc.

[@venkatesh5767]

Jennifer, you are too good. Thanks for these videos, they are very helpful. I have a question. How can we bring about the intonation when we are reading a text without knowing the content that is coming up?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Even native speakers sometimes have to reread a sentence because we didn't immediately understand the structure. But usually punctuation and grammatical units signal the structure, so we can automatically break sentences into thought groups and use appropriate intonation. Have you watched my lessons on sentence structure? They're in my English grammar playlist. I also encourage you to work with my Oral Reading Fluency series.

[@venkatesh5767]

JenniferESL Thanks Jennifer. I will surely watch the recommended lessons.

[@albertmo1722]

Hi Jennifer, I loved the way you used gestures to show the rises/falls and guide the intonation. You are a talented teacher! Best, Albert

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi Albert. I'm glad the gestures helped. Best wishes to you!

[@asianwarrior8791]

Which intonation pattern sounds more certain and confident ?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Falling intonation conveys certainty.

[@asha2544]

I don't understand anything 😟

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You can ask questions. Also, please try another way to learn intonation: my Oral Reading Fluency playlist. www.englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/

[@rohitchandracom]

Thank you so much for these videos. I really like the warm tone of your voice and the way you use your hands to get the point across. Intonation is the most difficult part of spoken English for me. I am going through your intonation and oral reading fluency videos. Hope I will get the idea and will be able to express myself well. I have a question: I use my gut to control my pitch. Is it the right way to do it?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for reading with me. I hope you'll also check out my Oral Reading Fluency playlist. All my playlists are on my website. I have more videos on Instagram. I think you can project your voice (get louder) using your diaphragm, but that's different from changing your pitch. Your vocal chords change your pitch.

[@walterduarte4574]

Linda Jennifer he estado escuchando tus videos on English y me han encantado mucho quisiera Hablar el English como usted thanks you beautiful woman And professional teacher

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for studying with me.

[@nevenbishoy]

Thank you very much for this interesting video. It really helps 😊.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm happy to hear that, Neven. Take care!

[@nevenbishoy]

Thank you😊, so do i. See you tomorrow on the live YT video. Can't wait. Good luck✌. Take care💪.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thanks, Neven. See you!

[@jkhao6082]

plz explain low rise vs fall rise

[@Englishwithjennifer]

A low-rise (also called a mid-rise) can happen on lists of items or mid-sentence, for example, after a long introductory phrase. It's a rise, but not as high as a full rise on a yes-no question. A fall-rise (also called a drop-rise) can happen in some of the same places. It can sound more formal. I use it on transition words like "however" and "furthermore." The pitch drops and then rises.

[@mayko2505]

Are you changed the your channel name?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

KZbin still lists me as JenniferESL, so that's my username. My channel name, however, is English with Jennifer. kzbin.info

[@mayko2505]

JenniferESL I love your KZbin channel. I love your lessons, I love your accent and your job.

[@dylanx9327]

...great video .. for practicing everyday talk intonation... I think there are at least 3 different patterns of intonation: 1. everyday style - calm natural conversation...like in this video 2. reading a story or text out loud - for instance, reading Gospel out loud ... or style you hear listening to an audiobook... 3. public speech - as in TED talk

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi. Well, I'd argue the same patterns are used, but the style changes. Rate of speech, clarity of sounds, and things like the use of strategic pauses all play a role. I've worked with a number of different TED Talks and academic lectures in the context of private lessons. There are different speaking styles.

[@dylanx9327]

@@Englishwithjennifer ...Agreed !!...The STYLE difference is the broader and better term for how to think about English speaking patterns. I only noticed recently that English sounds different to me when someone is reading a text out loud, interviewing someone, or giving a TED talk...

[@ledangminhthu]

Wonderful lesson. Thank you so much.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're very welcome!

[@juliaiparraguirre8261]

Thank you! Jennifer. Amazing class, but I need more practice! I need speak more.thanks!!🌺🍃

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're welcome. Please consider my Patreon program. It targets all skills. Each month has a new topic, but I always work in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Find me on Patreon @englishwithjennifer Group lessons and access to all the bonus materials start at $10/month.

[@bajuszpal172]

Dear Ms. Jennifer, many, many thanks for making it clear, how to use intonation in longer sentences. To my expereience the fall rise intonation is more common, but as you put it it depends on the purpose. May be some words could have been said on the generally accepted final fall intonation as I also heard from you, if I am not mistaken. Best regards. Paul, 66, retired teacher never ending to learn more.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

For almost a year now, I've been working very intensively with one professional who must present frequently. We've used many models to work on intonation and other aspects of his speech. By far, the best speakers favor fall-rise over the mid-rise in that mid-sentence position. It's more authoritative. The good speakers, though, use some variation. They do rise sometimes mid-sentence, but not as often. The other aspect we've given attention to is variation of the rate of speech, especially slowing down on key words. Combined with word stress, speed is an effective tool. We can slow down or speed up at will. Thanks for watching.

[@bozhenwang5493]

Hi Jennifer, I hope you are well. I really like your lessons. I just have a question about this video. "Compared to some" , here 'some' is a pronoun, it's not a content word. So why should we stress it? Should we stress 'compared' in this case? Thank you so much!

[@phieuphimtv9105]

thanks so much!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're very welcome.

[@olivertimonera3139]

Do you stress the verb in the presence of a pronoun in a question? This is confusing, teacher. You are giving examples but no formula/rules to create new ones.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Pronouns are often function words. Examples: do you underSTAND? did he TELL you? will she be COMing? didn't you DO already?

[@bozhenwang5493]

I feel bad that I can hardly tell the difference between fall-rise intonation and falling intonation. They sound so similar to me...

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Don't feel bad. It's a matter of training your ears. Don't just listen to me. Listen to other speakers. Pay attention to how they use fall-rise in the middle of statements and on introductory words. Listen to "unfortunately" in sentences. Models 4-5 are good. youglish.com/search/unfortunately/us? Listen to "It's true, but..." Not all use the fall-rise because some are saying "It's true. But..." with more of a pause between ideas. Models 5, 6, 8, and especially 10 are good. youglish.com/search/it%27s%20true%20but/us? Listen for that little drop before the pitch bounces back up.

[@bozhenwang5493]

@@Englishwithjennifer I really appreciate that. Thank you!

[@olivertimonera3139]

In "What would they find out about you?" what made you pick the word "out" as the word to be stressed?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Good question! Phrasal verbs have their own patterns. Here's an older video to help explain. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6rSeKSMpdx-o5o

[@nabilben5408]

good lessons

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you!

[@ritahao1788]

hello my teacher,i love you so much i'm a Chinese ,I like your voice and your video,you were the best teacher I've mate

[@douglasbatista2037]

Great! I teach English as a foreign language in Brazil and I was looking for videos which could help me teach these prosodic features in a way that it wouldn´t be hard for students to understand. Thanks a lot!!!

[@Ram-ti3fh]

Thank you Jennifer. Does the sentence of question end with low intonation?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Please view the whole playlist. Look for yes-no questions (rising) and wh- questions (usually falling). kzbin.info/aero/PLfQSN9FlyB6T-lbREfi4sNi5MI2MmYGmc

[@albertmo1722]

Hi Jennifer, Most English learners are not taught about "sneakers"; they are taught about "tennis shoes". Best, Albert

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hee hee. :) I grew up saying "tennis shoes," but here in New England everyone says "sneakers." It's regional. Both are used in the U.S. It's almost 50/50. See this map. www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_73.html

[@stunninglad1]

We see some fun intonation here. Footwear: Those boots must be awkward to put on, but they're very nice. I think I have about a dozen pairs of shoes. When the heels start to wear out, I don't wear them anymore, but I don't throw them away either.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

There are a lot of organizations that take shoe donations. I rarely throw shoes away. There's usually a way to donate them.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Lookin forward to pronunciation skills on Patreon in February! :)

[@stunninglad1]

@@Englishwithjennifer I only give good quality things to charity shops, but I think old shoes can be recycled.

[@akshatmukundam974]

Hello, sorry to disturb you The roller-coaster takes you upside down over and over again. (What should be the intonation?)

[@Englishwithjennifer]

First, establish the thought groups: The roller-coaster takes you upside down/over and over again.// The key word in the first group is "down" -- the final content word. I'd use a fall-rise. The key word in the second group is the second "over." I'd use falling intonation and step down on the final three syllables: -er a-gain.

[@akshatmukundam974]

@@Englishwithjennifer thanks a lot!

[@omardiallo9164]

I am so happy Ms Jennifer cause I followeing you but I need improve my listing in English I have problem

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Have you worked with my Fast Speech Challenge? Also use the Oral Reading Fluency series for listening practice.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I sometimes post some listening tasks on Simor.org. It's free to join.

[@FarmingWithAsifBashir]

Thank you very much for this interesting video. It really helps 😊.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm truly happy to hear that, Muhammad.

[@Maximiliano97ARG]

I have watched several times your intonation videos, however I cannot understand. What is more, I have failed twice my final examination of oral expression. I think it is time to say bye to University 😢

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello! Please don't give up. There are different ways to learn intonation. Some students benefit from hearing explanations and doing short exercises and drills. Others learn from indirect teaching. You might like to try one of my Oral Reading Fluency videos instead of these intonation lessons. All my playlists are here. www.englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/ The earlier texts are shorter and easier. The more recent texts are longer. I don't teach intonation directly in my Oral Reading Fluency videos. You can also practice by listening to short conversations in movies. Use the captions and repeat after the actors. Sometimes one of the best solutions is personalized instruction. That's an option I offer everyone. Students book lessons through my website each week. :) Best wishes to you!

[@Maximiliano97ARG]

@@Englishwithjennifer JenniferESL thanks a lot for your kind words of support, your reply means a lot to me in this complicated moment. I will follow your pieces of advice and do my best in the exam.

[@maliang9224]

you are graceful,your voice is very nice ,great teacher!!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for your kind comment. Have a great weekend!

[@starfire7171]

but i learned that the intonation is falling when the speaker doesn't wait for any answer and it's rising when the speaker waits an answer is that right ?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Falling intonation can express certainty. Rising intonation can express uncertainty or lack of completion. Please watch the whole series and also follow me on Instagram for additional practice. #englishwithjenniferlebedev You might also like to practice with my Oral Reading Fluency series. :)

[@essamossama9669]

Thank you, Mrs. Jennifer. This was a very powerful lesson from a very skillful teacher. Not only do I gain a lot of helpful and important information, but I also enjoy watching you manipulating your teaching skills in a very deft manner. Kudos to you, my great teacher. :)

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi Essam. I appreciate your support each week. Thank you for your enthusiasm here and on Simor! :)

[@Artemii_095]

In your geat tips we also can get lots of the alive,common expressions( for instance "compared with some...";"if I have a time...") and so on.It 's great!!, Thank you!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm glad you're picking up useful expressions. :) Kind regards!

[@ticona24ccoccosani]

Hi from Peru .This is new information to me. I think entonation will help me speak English more naturally AT LAST!, Thank you very much brilliant teacher Jennifer

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello from the U.S.! I hope you'll follow the whole series on intonation. kzbin.info/aero/PLfQSN9FlyB6T-lbREfi4sNi5MI2MmYGmc Please also check out my Fast Speech Challenge and the Oral Reading Fluency texts. :) Regards!

[@zahidrashid1302]

Hi Jennifer, Awesome! It was a superb video. It really helped me a lot to get to grips with the idea of intonation in longer sentences. But Jennifer I have a question. Don't you think that the first part of your sentence /If someone got a chance to look at all your shoes/ can further be divided into two thought groups i-e /If someone got a chance/ to look at all your shoes/? Can't we have low-rise or fall-rise intonation on the two focus words of the first two thought groups before our voice dips down in the final thought group? Let me give you one more example. "Compared to some it may seem like I have a lot." You have divided this sentence in two thought groups "Compared to some/ it may seem like I have a lot." What if I divide it into three thought groups....Compared to some/ it may seem like/ I have a lot." and I raise my voice on the focus words "some" and "like" and drop my voice on "have a lot? To cut the long story short, my question is: Is there any specific rule about dividing the sentence into different thought groups? Thanks in advance and my profound apologies for my bad English because I am learning it.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Glad you liked it. I could go into more detail about thought groups (and other details like the grammar of each sentence), but the video is already long. I could have explained, for example, that with compound nouns, the first word is stressed: DRESS shoes, etc. Hopefully, the pattern is clear through examples. Also, by long beginnings, I mean adverb phrases, prepositional phrases, long subjects, and clauses. Two guidelines: 1. If you speak slowly, there will likely be more pauses. 2. Thought groups don't necessarily imply a noticeable pause, just an end to an intonation group. I could have noted another thought group here: Compared to some,/ it may seem like I have a lot,/ but I think the number of shoes in my closet/ is average. >> Before "is average" we have a very long subject. I actually used a bit of fall-rise there, but since I didn't break, I decided not to call attention to it and focus more on the first part of the statement. I wouldn't break after "it may seem." Yes, you could break up this one more if you wanted: If someone got a chance/ to look at all your shoes...

[@engin7787]

This lesson should be repeated for a few time to sink into our memory bank. This very innovative lesson will be a challenge, for my English learning pattern ! Thank you Jennifer .

[@Englishwithjennifer]

That's exactly what I want learners to do. I encourage you to review, practice, and focus on model sentences that are particularly challenging. First, just listen and try to hear the patterns. Then slowly start repeating. Kind wishes!

[@sethwu9116]

Dear Jennifer: This weekend is the most worthly in my life by watching your videos as you did it with altruism. Yhank very much to tue power x . You are the greatest. Have a nice weekend . Best Regards. Seth Wu

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for the very kind words. I'm happy these videos are a part of your studies. Kind wishes to you!

[@pasteros]

Thank you Jeniffer. I'm an aspiring writer and I stumbled on your channel today while searching for English language resources on punctuation.Thank you very much for this channel.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello! I have my writing aspirations, too. :) I'm happy you found my videos on punctuation. All my playlists are here: englishwithjennifer.com/book-a-lesson/ Kind wishes to you!

[@johnnywatson4629]

Intonation is the trickiest part.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

It's certainly worth practicing. ;)

[@scarlettliu7381]

I've watched tons of youtube videos about intonation-most are only talking about the basic rules, such as rising intonation for Yes/No questions, falling intonation for W questions and statements..blah blah blah. So i was still at lost when saying or reading a long sentence. Your video is way more helpful!! Thanks so much!!!!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm happy this video has been helpful. I was determined to be very thorough when I covered intonation. Here's the link to the series. kzbin.info/aero/PLfQSN9FlyB6T-lbREfi4sNi5MI2MmYGmc Intonation is indirectly practiced in my Oral Reading Fluency series. If the early texts are too slow, then jump to the more recent ones. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYPImXZ3qchpaZo I'll be covering intonation a bit more on Instagram in the near future. #englishwithjenniferlebedev

[@jmondragon2010]

These videos represents an important improving for me, I love develop topics but all the time important is difficult to me regarding to pronounce I have to use as well. Could you guide to me how could I do.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello. I hope yous started with the introduction to this series. I'm creating a series of about 10 lessons, and I strongly encourage students to watch the lessons in the order I'm uploading them. Work with each video, repeat the exercises, and then move on. Record yourself and evaluation your speech. You can also work with my Oral Reading Fluency playlist for general pronunciation practice. More tips are posted on my website under Students. www.englishwithjennifer.com Kind regards!

[@huyenmytran3542]

where are you from, teacher Jennifer???

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm American. I live in the U.S.A.

[@huyenmytran3542]

oh yeah! i love america :D

[@marydc6147]

I have a lot of problems speaking and read longer sentences, and I tend to stress all content word equally. I going to practices this lessons to improve my skills. Thank you!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Please watch the whole series. You may also like Lesson 20 in my Fast Speech series as well as some of the newer texts in my Oral Reading Fluency playlist. All the playlists are here: kzbin.infoplaylists?flow=grid&view=1

[@sofu7345]

Awesome teacher! I'm studying the teacher training course in Argentina. I have an important exam about intonation in two weeks and your videos are so useful to clarify some doubts. Thanks a lot, Jen!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm happy the videos are supporting your training. Good luck on the exam! In the future, please visit my blog for teachers. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/

[@sharadchandradahal2414]

How nicely you taught! 💓 God may always Bless you 😇 I wish I could do something for you 😔

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You watched my video, you learned, and you commented. That's terrific! Thank you. Please feel free to share my lessons with other learners. :)

[@sergiopiresbr]

thank you Ms for this new video

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're welcome, Sergio!

[@ziximen7289]

Thank YOU for this AMAZING videa and I LOVE the way you teach intonation, which is practical and easy to follow.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Glad you enjoyed it! I hop you watch the whole playlist. :)

[@marianneborgardt9760]

Jennifer, thank you for all your helpful videos. I'm an ESL teacher and I share your videos with my students often. You help me notice so many subtleties of the language. Thanks for taking the time to create these videos and for sharing.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You are so welcome, Marianne. I'm glad my videos can support your instruction. Here are all my playlists. www.englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/ I invite you to visit my ELT blog, too. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/ Regards!

[@ngalam9115]

Thanks teacher. Your movies helped my English so much

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm happy my lessons have been helpful.

[@kulik03]

great video, thanks!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're welcome.

[@PacPacTVforchildren]

This video is very helpful for me to learn speaking english. Thank you, Jennifer!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm very happy to hear that. I hope you'll watch the whole series.

[@antorbabu1723]

I LOVE IT .......LOVE YOU TOO , JENIFR

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for the warm support.

[@almajuarezramirez2592]

Thanks. This is very useful.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Happy to hear that, Alma. :)

[@SilvanaVituriano]

Perfect!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for the support. I hope it was a useful lesson.

[@GeraldoSimoes-ke2he]

Buenos días Jennifer!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Bueno días, Geraldo. :) Have a good day!

[@olivertimonera3139]

Compared to some, it may seem like I have a lot. Why did you place the rise on the "have" instead of the "lot"?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

The rise isn't exactly on "have." There's always a slight drop before a rise. My voice drops on "have" and continues to rise until the end. I drop of the verb and rise on the quantifier.

[@olivertimonera3139]

at 4:32 the rise is on the "have" dropping all the way to "lot"

[@Englishwithjennifer]

My first response was referring to the mid-sentence "have a lot,/ but..." segment at 0:04 A low rise or drop-rise is common at a mid-sentence pause. At 4:32 "have a lot.//" comes at the end of a sentence, so there's definite falling intonation. The rise begins on the final content word ("have") and continues dropping on the quantifying expression. Can you hear the difference between the mid-sentence pause and the end-of-sentence pause. Falling intonation makes that second one more final.

[@izaanlegend]

thank uuuuuu so much for sharing this vedio as it has helped me in my verbal assessment test in my company

[@Englishwithjennifer]

That's wonderful! Keep up your studies. Thanks for choosing to watch my lessons. :)

[@Vladimir-nc7nb]

Came for intonation lessons. Got intonation lessons and some shoes advice. Thumbs up

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Super! :)

[@huucyber]

Extremely useful, thanks so much Jennifer

[@Englishwithjennifer]

So glad! Thank you for watching.

[@TimeFlyingBy1884]

6:30 👍

[@mahiragayev5416]

Thank you.Great.Sayenizde çoxlu öyrənmiş olduq.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm happy you liked the lesson.

[@doniaomail4160]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@tanglaositom]

Hi Jennifer, thanks very much for this very useful video!!! I really improved a lot in terms of mastering intonation. However, after having viewed this whole series multiple times (especially this episode), I still have a question that is perplexing me a lot. That is, where EXACTLY should rising intonation be used in a long sentence? such as "I have just been to Buckingham Palace for an audience with Her Majesty The Queen to mark the dissolution of this Parliament." I have listened the audio of this sentences many times, and I, according to my understanding, used slashes to notify where the rising intonation is used , as follows: "I have just been / to Buckingham Palace for an audience / with Her Majesty The Queen / to mark the dissolution of this Parliament." Is my understanding right? If it is, I have noticed that rising intonation is applied at almost every ending of a thought group, but not every ending of a "thought group". ( in this sample, instead of rising intonation, the speaker used a falling intonation for word group "Buckingham Palace") This confused me a lot, can you please explain why? ( why rising intonation is not used in every ending of a thought group) or Must rising intonation be used at ending part of thought group? Thanks very much in advance. Zas

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi Zas. With longer sentences personal preferences come into play. In general, we keep grammatical units together, so phrases aren't usually broken up. Also, a thought group doesn't necessarily require a pause and the end (as in brief silence), but a focus word will mark the end of that thought. I'd likely break up your example like this: I have just been to Buckingham PALace/ for an audience with Her MAJesty/ The QUEEN/ to mark the dissolution of this PARliament.// The final content word in each group is the focus word and receives more stress. A mid-sentence pause can use a fall-rise, low-rise, or even level intonation. There's variation. I'd use a lot of fall-rise intonation within and then use a deep fall on "parliament." You might like to work with some of my higher, more recent texts in my Oral Reading Fluency series. I'll try to add more in 2017. kzbin.infoplaylists?view=1&flow=grid Hope this helps.

[@tanglaositom]

Hi Jennifer, thanks very much for your quick response and elaborate explanation!!! This perfectly solved my confusion!!! Can't wait to check out the new series.

[@alitolba2747]

You are the best English teacher I have ever seen in my life .I never feel bored when I watch your videos.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

That is an amazing comment to receive. Thank you, Ali.

[@heltonzamora8910]

This video is helpfull woooow amazing !

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Please watch the full playlist. I have more clips to help with pronunciation on Instagram.

[@heltonzamora8910]

@@Englishwithjennifer these intonation sentenes is going to help me a lot all I do need to do is practice everyday to sound like a native speaker because I am a non-native speakers

[@thydream74]

Stunning lecture!!! Thanks Jennifer!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You are so welcome!

[@nhanhoang9115]

You are very good teacher I've ever seen. Thanks so much for all your lessons. They're really helpful and so practical!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for studying with me.

[@deboraescalada4364]

awesome! thank you very much for helping me with my phonetics classes:).

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Wonderful. Kind wishes to you, Debora!

[@zoeyzhao8317]

You're being so helpful! I've always been puzzled about English intonation!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm glad this is helpful. Please also follow me on Instagram. I have more videos to help with listening and speaking.

[@laluciiii]

hello Jennifer. thanks for your videos. they really help

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're most welcome!

[@amrbashar820]

thank you very muche

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're welcome!

[@haranpandi]

really help a lot to improve my English thank you so much.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're very welcome!

[@patrickcheung5192]

Your teaching is excellent. U teach what i need! I have subscribed your channel.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you!

[@patrickcheung5192]

@@Englishwithjennifer Thank u for your reply! Would U please suggest some ways to you "reading aloud with meaning "?

[@patrickcheung5192]

@@Englishwithjennifer some ways to improve "reading aloud with meaning "?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Please view my Oral Reading Fluency playlist. kzbin.info/aero/PLfQSN9FlyB6RumUTLuDAGY3m6YpBLHSsw

[@ummusalma9773]

The lessons are great

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm happy you find them useful. Enjoy the series!

[@zelihasalanci2712]

How can we understand when we re reading where stressed is

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You need to understand the difference between content words and function words. We stress content words. This helps to create our rhythm. See if this last lesson in my Fast Speech series helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2XPoH-OiZ2eoqM You can practice more with my Oral Reading Fluency playlist www.englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/

[@zelihasalanci2712]

Thank you so much!!!

[@ceciliaserpa4823]

I love your videos ..you sound so calm that everything seems soo easy !!! thank´s a lot

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for choosing to study with me, Cecilia. :)

[@AhmedAshraf-gp8rs]

Great job, Really you are a great person.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I appreciate your support, Ahmed.

[@AhmedAshraf-gp8rs]

thanks, a lot professor.

[@abdelbakeysamra5135]

thanks it's great

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You're welcome. Enjoy the weekend!

[@yinghaohuang80]

Thanks! It really helps non-English speakers like me!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm happy to hear that. You'll find this playlist and all my videos on my website. englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/ Take care!

[@binduphilip4459]

Mam,u r an amazing teacher...ur way of teaching is so good

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for the kind words. Please watch the whole series. :)