Question

Всем . , , сделать :

practise the following examples, beating the rhythm of the stressed syllables as you go and varying the lengths of the syllables so as to keep the stress groups equal in length. mark a stress group with a straight line and a rhythm unit with a wavy line first acccording to semantic tendency and then according to enclitic tendency:

1) take it home. take it to john. take it to johnson.
2) light the fire. lighting the fire. he was lighting the fire.
3) he was most amusing. he was very amusing.
4) john was late. jenny was late. jennifer was late.
5) he’s just ten. he’s just seven. he’s just seventy.
6) it’s a hard job. it’s a tricky job. it’s a difficult job.
7) it was a really good meal. it was a really pleasant meal. it was a really excellent meal.
8) he plays very well. he’s playing very well. he’s playing it very well.
9) you did it rather well. you did it rather better. you did it rather cleverly.