A2 Lesson 3 of 3 · Liaison, Rhythm & Intonation

Intonation: questions, lists and emotions

How the melody of your voice turns a statement into a question, structures a list and expresses surprise or doubt.

11 min · 7 activities

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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

1Rising intonation = question (Tu viens ↗ ?); falling = statement (Tu viens ↘.).
2French stresses the last syllable of each word group.
3Lists: rise on each item, fall on the last.