neutral-wh-question

Neutral Wh- Question

When you want to know something, you can ask a question that begins with a word like "Who", "What", "When", etc. For example, Nuria is traveling to Paris and wants to buy a gift for someone whom she does not know very well. She asks her friend for an advice what he/she would present to this person.

Núria: What would you present? (Tu… què li duries?)

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How does it sound? Listen and watch.

Listen again to the sentence you have just heard. Listen to the melody of the phrase: the voice tone raises till the last stressed syllable (-ri-), and then it lowers at the last syllable (-es)

Now listen to the sentence as many times as you want and pay attention to the graphic. Watch (and listen) that the voice tone raises till the last stressed syllable (-ri-), and then it lowers at the last syllable (-es)
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Listen and watch more examples.

Now imagine that Nuria is talking to Maria. They are talking about what they will present to Jordi for his birthday. Nuria asks Maria what she would give him. Listen and watch the example.

Now imagine that Nuria is talking to Marta. Nuria sais that she was invited to a wedding and she wants to carry her new shoes with high heels. She does not know if she should put them just for the ceremony or for the reception too. She wants Marta to give her the advice and asks when she should put them. Listen and watch the example.
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Practice.

Now pronounce the sentence with the same interrogative intonation. You're talking to a friend who tells you that you had a small lovebird. You've never had a lovebird. You want to know what does this bird eat. Ask you friend what this bird was eating. After saying the sentence, listen how it should be pronounced.

Now imagine that you are not wearing a watch and want to know what time is it. You ask your friend, "What time is it?" “Quina hora és?” After saying the sentence, listen how it should be pronounced.
Now imagine that you're talking about guys that you have just met and you want to know where he is. You ask him "Where are you from?" “D’on ets?” After saying the sentence, listen how it should be pronounced.
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Equal or different?

Listen to these sentences and decide if the intonation is the same that you heard in the sentence of the initial video.

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Appropriate or not?

Listen to these sentences and say if their intonation is appropriate for the context.

Imagine you're talking to your friend Joan. You need his advice how to prepare Paella and you ask him what he puts into it.
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Imagine that your friend Paul knows a lot about music. You are talking about Catalan group “Sopa de Cabra” and you ask him what he thinks about it.
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