Part One 听辨练习
A. Listen to the statement. Then form another sentence like the example. Use sentence stress on the contrasted noun modifier .
　　Example:
　　That’s Helen’s new silver brácelet. (gold)
　　Oh, I thought she was going to buy a gold bracelet.
1. Here’s my new French dictionary. (English)
2. Here’s my new winter coat. (summer)
3. That’s Tom’s new red sweater. (yellow)
4. That’s Laura’s new wool jacket. (leather)
5. This is my cousin Mary. (friend)
6. He is an old teacher in our school. (new)
7. This is our new classroom. (their)
8. He had bought 2 lamps. (3)
9. That’s the tallest building in the world. ( in your country)
10. I’m going to visit my friend. (teacher)
B. Compare two people, places, or things. Stress the adjective modifier .
Example:
Broadway/wíde/First Street/nárrow street
Broadway is a wide street, but First Street is a narrow one.
On your own:
1. Weaver/English/Chang/Chinese name
2. “Children”/plural/”child”/singular noun
3. Norm Bolz/brilliant/H.R. Block/ordinary accountant
4. South America/large/Australia/small continent
5. Robert Redford/famous/Harry Ames/unknown actor
6. My brother/ naughty/his brother/obedient boy.
7. We/the tallest/they/the lowest floor.
8. I /early/he/late
9. I/red/she/black skirt
10. The old/hate/ the young/like this trend
11. He/rich/I/poor family.
C. Listen to each sentence. Then follow the examples and form a negative statement with the same verb and an affirmative sentence with the verb in parentheses .
Example:
Mary threw away her old díary. (burn)
She didn’t just throw awáy her old diary. She búrned it.
On your own:
1. Bryan entered the race. (win)
2. Woody Allen acts in movies. (direct)
3. Mr. Flaks grew the vegetables. (can)
4. Ken Scott designs the new dresses. (market)
5. Irving Berlin wrote many famous songs. (sing)
6. Brent Holly designs new houses. (build)
7. He listened to the lecture.(record)
8. My brother found the mistake in his homework.(correct)
9. The lady attended the meeting.(make a speech)
10. We thank you for your bravery. (reward)
D. Use the word(s) in parentheses and form a second sentence like the model. Then read both sentences, stressing and contrasting the subjects .
Example:
John isn’t my brother. (Tim)
John isn’t my brother. Tim is.
On your own:
1. The Canadians didn’t win the game. (the Mexicans)
2. The judge didn’t decide the case. (the jury)
3. Southern Airways doesn’t have the lowest fares. (United Airlines)
4. The tiger isn’t the fastest jungle animal. (the leopard )
5. The secretary of state didn’t say that. (the president)
6. His leg wasn’t broken in the accident. (his arm)
7. Helen Lassiter wasn’t elected president. (Ellen Lassiter)
8. Checking accounts don’t usually pay interest. (savings accounts)
9. My mother seldom helps me with my study. (my father)
10. The red sweater isn’t mine. (the blue one)
E. Read the sentences to yourself and read them aloud .
　　1. I don’t know your brother, but I know your sister.
　　2. Your brother didn’t tell me that. Your sister did.
　　3. I can’t come, but my wife will be there.
　　4. The cat wasn’t in the garage. It was on the garage.
　　5. I didn’t tell her. I told him.
　　6. The doors aren’t open. The windows are.
　　7. The trombone isn’t a stringed instrument. The piano is.
　　8. She didn’t see the thief. She heard him.
　　9. Your book report didn’t get an A. Mine did.
　　10. He didn’t say he could come. He said he couldn’t come.
　　11. A: I didn’t order fish.
　　B: What did you order, sir?
　　12. He doesn’t walk for exercise. He jogs.
F. Listen and repeat. Stress the verbs .
　　1. You can either púsh it or púll it.
　　2. You can either type your name or prínt it.
　　3. You can either rént your house or búy it.
　　4. You can either réad during your lunch hour or éxercise then.
　　5. You can either stáy or léave.
　　6. You can either kéep silent or cónfess your crime.
　　7. You can either óbey this rule or negléct it.
　　8. You can either ágree or objéct.
　　9. You can either réad or wríte.
　　10. You can either thínk about it or dó it.
G. Read the following sentences, paying attention to the stressed words .
1. She speaks English as fluently as native speakers.
2. He is as busy as a bee all year around.
3. Among all the courses, I like nothing better than to learn physics.
4. Of all the books written by the famous writer Parsons, I like this one the most.
5. He is a professor more in name than in reality.
6. The dress is not more expensive than that one.
7. They can do no more than that.
8. She is no less beautiful than her sister.
9. I like music, much more than dancing.
10. The more books you read, the more learned you will be.
H. Read the dialogue .
Mother: Go wash your hands, Danny. Dinner is ready.
Danny : Yes, Mom.
Mother: All right, everybody. Time for dinner!
Father : It makes my mouth water, Mother.
Mother: Set a good example for the kids, Father. (Danny stands up and reaches for the
　　saltshaker.) Don’t do that, Danny.
Danny : But I want the salt.
Mother: You can ask Fanny to pass the saltshaker.
Danny : All right. (To Fanny)Will you please pass me the saltshaker?
Fanny : Sure. Here you are.
Danny : Thank you.
Fanny : You’re welcome...Shall I serve the soup, Mother?
Mother: Yes, please.(Fanny serves everybody soup.) Danny!
Danny : What is it this time?
Mother: Don’t make any sound when you have your soup.
Danny : Yes, Mother.
Father : Don’t be so hard on him, Mother. He’s only a child.
Mother : He’s old enough to learn table manners.
Father : You can teach him in a more pleasant way. You’ll spoil his appetite.
Mother: Maybe you’re right. I shouldn’t have blamed him before。
I. Read these paragraphs. How many examples of contrast stress can you find? Then listen to the tape or your teacher and read the paragraphs again .
　　A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow... He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. 　
Time went by...the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday. 　
　　One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. 　
　　“I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money...but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. 　
　　One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. 　
　　The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. 　
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. 　
　　“I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my truck to build your boat. You can sail faraway and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree truck to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. 　
　　Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you...”the tree said. “I don’t have teeth to bite.” the boy replied. “No more truck for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now.” the boy said. “I really can give you anything ... the only thing left is my dying roots.” the tree said with tears. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears... 　　
　　This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad... 　　
When we had grown up, we left them... only came to them when we need something or when we are in trouble.
　　No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. 　
　　You may think the boy is cruel to the tree but that how all of us are treating our parent. 　
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.