More practice with "for" and intro to intonation

Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

We use the preposition "for" in many ways. Here are another ten examples to listen to and practice with. Have fun!
1. Do you want to go out for lunch?
2. He folded a towel and used it for a pillow.
3. She ran for the door when people started fighting.
4. For what it's worth, I thought the acting in that movie was terrible.
5. I voted for Trump—just kidding, just kidding!
6. She loves me for many reasons.
7. All our guests went home, and now, for the first time in nine days, I can hear myself think.
8. It will be hard for us to find a larger apartment that we can still afford.
9. I got $300 for my latest painting.
10. I was named for my grandfather.
To finish this podcast I want to introduce the topic of intonation.
Start by listening to these two sentences. In the first example, I'm telling you something that I don't think you know.
He was born in Texas. He was born in Texas.
On the word "Texas" my voice goes up in pitch and then goes down. Listen again:
He was born in Texas. He was born in Texas.
The up - down intonation in English is a typical way of ending a sentence. Here are a few more examples. Listen for the up - down intonation at the end of each one.
I'm going to sleep now.
That was a good dinner.
My new job is really interesting.
She said the movie was scary.
I'm moving to Paris next month.
His dog is green with white stripes.
The last sentence was nonsense.
Now we'll go back to the sentence about Texas, but this time, after the word "Texas" there is more information. Listen:
He was born in Texas in 1957. He was born in Texas in 1957.
This time my voice goes down in pitch and then back up again on the word "Texas". This tells you that the sentence is not yet finished. More information is coming.
Listen again:
He was born in Texas in 1957. He was born in Texas in 1957.
And now here are the two sentences one after the other. Listen carefully to how the intonation—the pitch—of my voice changes between the two examples.
He was born in Texas.
He was born in Texas in 1957.
Again:
He was born in Texas. (No additional information. The sentence is done.)
He was born in Texas in 1957. (There is additional info after the word Texas.)
Here's a final example with many additional bits of information. Listen to how the intonation tells you that the sentence is not done until the very end.
He was born in a small house, on a ranch, far from the nearest city, in Texas in 1957.
Now I'll repeat each short sentence 12 times. Listen and then see if you can copy the intonation.
He was born in Texas.
He was born in Texas in 1957.

Intro & Outro Music: La Pompe Du Trompe by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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