1.20 · Intonation in Conditionals

Intonation in Conditionals

Speaker 1: Part one. Listen to eight sentences. Mark where the voice goes up and where it goes down.

One. Ice melts if you heat it.

Speaker 2: Two. If I win the scholarship, I’ll study abroad.

Speaker 1: Three. If I were a scientist, I’d work on clean energy.

Speaker 2: Four. If you asked him, he might say yes.

Speaker 1: Five. If I were you, I’d repeat the test.

Speaker 2: Six. I could have helped you if you’d told me earlier.

Speaker 1: Seven. If Fleming had cleaned his lab before his vacation, he wouldn’t have discovered penicillin.

Speaker 2: Eight. If I’d studied medicine, I’d be a doctor now.

Speaker 1: Part two. Listen again, and repeat each sentence in the pause.

One. Ice melts if you heat it.

Speaker 2: Two. If I win the scholarship, I’ll study abroad.

Speaker 1: Three. If I were a scientist, I’d work on clean energy.

Speaker 2: Four. If you asked him, he might say yes.

Speaker 1: Five. If I were you, I’d repeat the test.

Speaker 2: Six. I could have helped you if you’d told me earlier.

Speaker 1: Seven. If Fleming had cleaned his lab before his vacation, he wouldn’t have discovered penicillin.

Speaker 2: Eight. If I’d studied medicine, I’d be a doctor now.