一、重读
（1）一般来说,在句子中需重读的词都是实词，比如，名词、实义动词、形容词、副词、数词等；不重读的多为虚词，比如，冠词、代词、连词、介词、情态动词、助动词、感叹词等。
e.g. A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of it in your mind.If you make the picturebig…
（这句话中，great way, help, remember, imagine,picture, mind, make big是实词，要重读，剩下的单词是虚词，不重读。）
牛刀小试The streets are wideand clean.
I have to share aroom with my seven-year-old sister, and she’s driving me mad!
（2）有时虚词也要重读。
A. 介词放句首往往要重读
On my way to school, my bike was broken.
B. 句子末尾的be动词和助动词一般要重读
Are you a student?-Yes,I am.
C.be动词及助动词和not结合时要重读
I’ msorry.I can’t do that. (这句话中的can’t要重读.)
二、升降调
（1）升调：一般疑问句和反义疑问句句尾、选择疑问句第一个选项后。
Which one do youlike, apple↑or banana↓?
She wants to be amodel, doesn’t she? ↑
Are you working inGuangzhou now? ↑
（2）降调：特殊疑问句、祈使句、感叹句、陈述句句尾，选择疑问句最后一个选项。
Is she tall orshort ↓?
Don’t open thedoor. ↓
What a beautifulgirl she is!↓
How long have youstayed here?↓
牛刀小试I love my sister,but sometimes she’s so annoying! What should I do?
三、划分意群
意群指句子可以按照意思和语法结构分为若干段落，每一个段落就称为一个意群。它是在意思上相对完整，在语法上密切联系，不能再分的一个词组。
（1）短语和词组
This music / isoften heard / in the classroom.
其中注意：
A、冠词与名词划为同一意群
There is an English novel on the bookshelf.
B、形容词与名词划为一个意群
Please pass me that red-blue pencil.
C、系动词与表语划为一个意群
How to go there is a problem.
D、介词短语划为一个意群
There are sometall trees in front of the building.
E、动词不定式短语、分词短语、动名词短语划为一个意群
I refused to believe the evil rumor.
They lived in aroom facing the south.
Seeinghim happy made me happytoo.
F、副词与动词放在一起划为一个意群
He has been working hard since he came here.
（2）从句
I’m certain / thatit’s not completely…
Take the medicine / beforeyou go to bed.
