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duh duh duh

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  1. ABC
  2. 123
  3. dogs eat bones
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duh duh duh

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  1. imprecise
  2. a hot dog
  3. They eat bones
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duh duh duh (0 1 0)

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  1. condition
  2. a hot dog
  3. they eat them
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duh duh duh

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  1. alphabet
  2. hot dog stand
  3. give me one
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noun stress

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  1. Dogs eat bones.
  2. Jerry makes music.
  3. Mike likes bikes.
  4. Jean sells some apples.
  5. Elsa wants a book.
  6. Carol paints the car.
  7. Adam plays pool.
  8. Bill and I fix the bikes.
  9. Bobby needs some money.
  10. Ann and Ed call the kids.
  11. Susie combs her hair.
  12. The kids like the candy.
  13. John lives in France.
  14. The girls have a choice.
  15. Nelly teaches French.
  16. The boys need some help.
  17. Ben writes articles.
  18. Keys open locks
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Nouns and Pronouns intonation

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  1. Bob sees Betty.
  2. Betty knows Bob.
  3. Ann and Ed call the kids.
  4. Jan sells some apples.
  5. Jean sells cars.
  6. Bill and I fix the bikes.
  7. Carl hears Bob and me.
  8. Dogs eat bones.
  9. The girls have a choice.
  10. The kids like the candy.
  11. The boys need some help.
  12. Ellen should call her sister.
  13. The murderer killed the plumber.
  14. The tourists went shopping.
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Verbs intonation

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  1. He sees her.
  2. She knows him.
  3. They call them.
  4. She sells some.
  5. She sells them.
  6. We fix them.
  7. He hears us.
  8. They eat them.
  9. They have one.
  10. They like it.
  11. They need something.
  12. She should call someone.
  13. He killed a man.
  14. They bought stuff.
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Pitch and Meaning change

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  1. It sounds like rain.
  2. It sounds like rain
  3. He likes rain, but he hates snow.
  4. It can’t rain on my parade!
  5. He can’t do it.
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Meaning of “Pretty”

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  1. it was pretty easily“easily”
  2. It was pretty easily “a little dificultty”
  3. It was pretty good“she liked it”
  4. It was pretty good “she didn’t like it much
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Inflection

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  1. I didn’t say he stole the money. Someone else said it.
  2. I didn’t say he stole the money. That’s not true at all.
  3. I didn’t say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility.
  4. I didn’t say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.
  5. I didn’t say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.
  6. I didn’t say he stole the money, but rather some other money.
  7. I didn’t say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry.
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What would you like?

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This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.

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What would (you) like?

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This is to single out an individual from a group.

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What (would) you like?

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You’ve been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: “Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?” He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, “If you don’t want any of these, what (would) you like?”

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(What) would you like?

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You didn’t hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can’t believe what you heard: “I’d like strawberry jam on my asparagus.” — “(What) would you like ?”

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What would you (do)?

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This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.

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What would (you) do?

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What (would) you do?

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You’ve been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: “Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?” He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, “If you don’t want any of these, what (would) you like?”

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(What) would you do?

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You didn’t hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can’t believe what you heard: “I’d like strawberry jam on my asparagus.” — “(What) would you like ?”

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What would you (try)?

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This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.

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What would (you) try?

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What (would) you try?

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You’ve been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: “Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?” He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, “If you don’t want any of these, what (would) you like?”

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(What) would you try?

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You didn’t hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can’t believe what you heard: “I’d like strawberry jam on my asparagus.” — “(What) would you like ?”

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What would you (think)?

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This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.

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What would (you) think?

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This is to single out an individual from a group.

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What (would) you think?
You've been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: "Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?" He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, "If you don't want any of these, what (would) you like?"
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(What) would you think?
You didn't hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can't believe what you heard: "I'd like strawberry jam on my asparagus." — "(What) would you like ?"
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What would you (change)?
This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.
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What would (you) change?
This is to single out an individual from a group.
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What (would) you change?
You've been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: "Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?" He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, "If you don't want any of these, what (would) you like?"
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(What) would you change?
You didn't hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can't believe what you heard: "I'd like strawberry jam on my asparagus." — "(What) would you like ?"
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What would you (tell)?
This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.
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What would (you) tell?
This is to single out an individual from a group.
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What (would) you tell?
You've been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: "Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?" He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, "If you don't want any of these, what (would) you like?"
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(What) would you tell?
You didn't hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can't believe what you heard: "I'd like strawberry jam on my asparagus." — "(What) would you like ?"
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What would you (choose)?
This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.
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What would (you) choose?
This is to single out an individual from a group.
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What (would) you choose?
You've been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: "Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?" He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, "If you don't want any of these, what (would) you like?"
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(What) would you choose?
You didn't hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can't believe what you heard: "I'd like strawberry jam on my asparagus." — "(What) would you like ?"
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What would you (send)?
This is the most common version of the sentence, and it is just a simple request for information.
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What would (you) send?
This is to single out an individual from a group.
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What (would) you send?
You've been discussing the kinds of things he might like and you want to determine his specific desires: "Now that you mention it, what (would) you like?" He has rejected several things and a little exasperated, you ask, "If you don't want any of these, what (would) you like?"
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**What** would you send?
You didn't hear and you would like the speaker to repeat herself. or You can't believe what you heard: "I'd like strawberry jam on my asparagus." — "(What) would you like ?"
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**Pattern 1 A ** ***la!***
* get * stop * cat * quick * which * jump * choice * bit * box * loss * beat
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**Pattern 1b *la*-a**
* **dog** * **goes** * **bead** * **see** * **choose** * **car** * **plan** * **lose** * **know**
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**Pattern 2a ** la-**la**
* Bob **Smith** * for **you** * a **dog** * my **car** * Who **knows**? * a **cat** * some **more** * cas**sette** * des**troy** * red **tape** * bal**let** * a **pen** * en**close** * va**let** * pre**tend** * con**sume** * to **do** * your **job** * my **choice** * to**day** * pea **soup** * How's **work**? * to**night**
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Pattern 2b **la**-la
* **wrist**watch * **phone** book * **hot** dog * **text**book * **door**knob * **i**cy * **book**shelf * **note**book * **suit**case * **sun**shine * **house** key * **pro**ject * **place**mat * **ba**llot * **sun**set * **sta**pler * **va**lid * **Get** one! * **mo**dern * **dog** show * **Do** it! * **mo**dem * **want** ad
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**Pattern 3a** **la**-la-**la**
* **Worms** eat **dirt**. * **Joe** has **three**. * **Bob's** hot **dog** * **Inch**worms **inch**. * **Bob** has **eight**. * **Bob** won't **know**. * **Pets** need **care**. * **Al** jumped **up**. * **Sam's** the **boss**. * **Ed's** too **late**. * **Glen** sat **down**. * **Su**sie's **nice**. * **Paul** threw **up**. * **Tom** made **lunch**. * **Bill** went **home**. * **Wool** can **itch**. * **Kids** should **play**. * **Cats** don't **care**. * **Birds** sing **songs**. * **Mom** said, "**No!**" * **Stocks** can **fall**. * **Spot** has **fleas**. * **Mars** is **red**. * **School** is **fun**. * **Nick's** a **punk**. * **Ned** sells **cars**.
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**Pattern 3b** la-la-**la**
* Make a **cake**. * IB**M** * a hot **dog** * He for**got.** * a good **time** * I don't **know**. * Take a **bath**. * Use your **head**! * He's the **boss**. * We're too **late**. * How are **you**? * We cleaned **up**. * I love **you**. * We came **home**. * in the **bag** * over **here** * on the **bus** * for a **while** * What a **jerk**! * engi**neer** * I went **home**. * How's your **job**? * She fell **down**. * We don't **care**. * How'd it **go**? * They called **back**. * It's in **March**. * Who'd you **meet**? * You goofed **up**.
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**Pattern 3c** la-**la**-la
* per**cen**tage (%) * O**hi**o * a **hot** dog * ad**van**tage * his **foot**ball * I **don't** know! * It's **star**ting. * They're **lea**ving. * Jim **killed** it. * Let's **try** it. * How **are** you? * to**mor**row * fi**nan**cial * em**pha**tic * a **fruit**cake * I **thought** so. * Dale **planned** it. * the **en**gine * on **Wednes**day * You **took** it. * a **wine**glass * in **Ap**ril * ex**ter**nal * po**ta**to * I **love** you. * a **bar**gain * what**ev**er * Let's **tell** him. * Don't **touch** it.
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**Pattern 3d** **la**-la-la
* **al**phabet * **phone** number * **hot** dog stand * **pos**sible * **think** about * **I** don't know. * **Show** me one. * **com**fortable * **an**alyze * **a**rea * **wai**ting for * **ar**ticle * **pun**ctuate * **pi**tiful * **di**nnertime * **em**phasis * **ev**erything * **di**gital * **sy**llable * **or**chestra * **an**alog * **Post**It note * **ig**norant * **cell** structure * **Ro**lodex * **Ru**bbermaid
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**Pattern 4a** **la**-la-la-**la**
* **Nate** needs a **break**. * **Max** wants to **know**. * **Spot's** a hot **dog**. * **Ed** took my **car**. * **Al's** kitchen **floor** * **Jim** killed a **snake**. * **Jill** ate a **steak**. * **Bill's** halfway **there**. * **Joe** doesn't **know**. * **Spain's** really **far**. * **Roses** are **red**, * **Nate** bought a **book**. * **Jake's** in the **lake**. * **Violets** are **blue**, * **Al** brought some **ice**. * **Sam's** in a **bar**. * **Candy** is **sweet**,
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Pattern 4b la-la-la-**la**
* She asked for **help**. * I want to **know**. * It's a hot **dog**. * We took my **car**. * the kitchen **floor** * He killed a **snake**. * We need a **break**. * We watched **TV**. * He doesn't **know**. * It's really **far**. * She's halfway **there**. * We came back **in**. * I love you, **too**. * We played all **day**. * He bought a **book**. * They got **away**. * Please show me **how**.
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**Pattern 4c** **la**-la-**la**-la
* **Boys** ring **door**bells. * **Phil** knows **mail**men. * **Bob** likes **hot** dogs. * **Bill** ate **break**fast. * **Joe** grew **egg**plants. * **Ann** eats **pan**cakes. * **Guns** are **le**thal. * **Hum**pty **Dum**pty * **Cats** eat **fish** bones. * **Inch**worms **bug** me. * **Hawks** are **vicious**. * **Bears** are **fu**zzy. * **Rag**tops **cost** more. * **Home**work **bores** them. * **Pla**nets r**o**tate. * **Sales**men sell **thin**gs. * **Mike** can **hear** you.
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**Pattern 4d** la-la-**la**-la
* an a**larm** clock * He said "**light**bulb." * It's my **hot** dog. * I don't **need** one. * What does '**box**' mean? * imi**ta**tion * Ring the **door**bell. * Put your **hands** up. * ana**ly**tic * What's the **ma**tter? * Where's the **mail**man? * We like **sci**ence. * intro**du**ction * an as**sem**bly * my to-**do** list * my re**port** card * defi**ni**tion
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**Pattern 4e** la-**la**-la-la
* po**ta**to chip * What **time** is it? * a **hot** dog stand * Whose **turn** is it? * my **phone** number * Jim **killed** a man. * We **worked** on it. * Let's **eat** something. * a**na**lysis * How **tall** are you? * How **old** are you? * in**vi**sible * in**sa**nity * un**tou**chable * a **pla**typus * a**bi**lity * a **ma**niac
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**Pattern 4f** **la**-la-la-la
* **su**pervisor * **light**house keeper * **per**manently * **win**dow cleaner * **cough** medicine * **de**monstrated * **race** car driver * **bus**iness meeting * **ca**tegory * **Ja**nuary * **Fe**bruary * **of**fice supplies * **pro**gress report * **ba**by-sitter * **e**ducator * **thin**gamajig * **dic**tionary
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**Descriptive Phrase Story—The Ugly Duckling**
There is a *mother **duck***. She lays *three eggs*. Soon, there are three *baby **birds***. Two of the birds are *very **beautiful***. One of them is *quite **ugly***. The *beautiful **ducklings*** make fun of their *ugly **brother***. The *poor **thing*** is *very **unhappy***. As the *three **birds*** grow older, the *ugly **duckling*** begins to change. His *gray **feathers*** turn *snowy **white***. His *gangly **neck*** becomes *beautifully **smooth***. In *early **spring***, the *ugly **duckling*** is swimming in a *small **pond*** in the ***backyard*** of the *old **farm***. He sees his *shimmering **reflection*** in the *clear **water***. What a *great **surprise***. He is no longer an *ugly **duckling***. He has grown into a *lovely **swan***.
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