•It is the tune of what we say .

• It is the combination of musical tones.

• It usually indicates whether the speaker is male or female, his or her age.

• It also conveys the speaker’s emotional state.

1 low pitch

2 middle pitch

3 high pitch

4 extra high

• This tone is used to express emotional emphasis, such as fear or surprise.

Example:

You need to finish your homework before going out tonight.

I already did my homework.

• A line just above the word indicates a high tone.

• It usually coincides with the last sentence stress.

Example:

The situation is intolerable.

• A line drawn directly at the base of a word shows that the word is pronounced with a normal tone.

Example:

What time did you call me?

• A line well below the level of a word indicates a low tone.

Example:

I’d like to speak to you.

• Usually the movement from one tone toanother takes place between syllables.

Example:

The new team is as good as the old one.

• The voice slides from one tone to anotherwhile it is pronouncing a syllable; suchmovement within a syllable is marked by a line curving up or down.

Example:

She didn’t say a word.

1. Rising-Falling Intonation.

It ends with a downward glide of the voice onthe last accented syllable.

2. Rising Intonation

It ends with an upward glide of the voice on thelast accented syllable.