UNIT 9

Question 1

Which is NOT typical of Spanish rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Unpredictable syllable duration

Question 2

Why teach suprasegmentals in communicative tasks, not isolation?

Accepted Answer

Reinforces prosody as part of real communication

Question 3

Which is true about English vs Spanish intonation?

Accepted Answer

English pitch varies more pragmatically

Question 4

What does the falling tone (↘) usually indicate?

Accepted Answer

Statements and commands

Question 5

What causes flat intonation in Spanish speakers using English?

Accepted Answer

Narrower pitch range in Spanish

Question 6

What is a key benefit of contrastive phonological instruction?

Accepted Answer

Anticipates and prevents L1 interference

Question 7

Which technique helps internalise English rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Shadowing and speech chunking

Question 8

How do tone units improve spoken fluency?

Accepted Answer

Organise speech into manageable, meaningful segments

Question 9

Which English pattern affects speech compression and fluency?

Accepted Answer

Stress-timing with reduced syllables

Question 10

Which of these features is phonemic in English but not in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Word stress

Question 11

What is vowel reduction and when is it common in English?

Accepted Answer

Weakening vowels in unstressed syllables

Question 12

What does contrastive stress help clarify in communication?

Accepted Answer

Meaning and emphasis

Question 13

According to Brazil, what is intonation’s communicative value?

Accepted Answer

Central to meaning and interaction

Question 14

Which type of rhythm is typical in English?

Accepted Answer

Stress-timed rhythm

Question 15

Why do Spanish learners struggle with English stress patterns?

Accepted Answer

English stress is contrastive, Spanish is more predictable

Question 16

What is the function of suprasegmental features in communication?

Accepted Answer

Signal rhythm, stress, intonation, and meaning

Question 17

What best describes stress in English at sentence level?

Accepted Answer

Emphasises contrastive, new, or emotional information

Question 18

Why is sentence stress challenging for Spanish learners?

Accepted Answer

Function words are stressed equally

Question 19

What intonation pattern is used for yes/no questions in English?

Accepted Answer

Rising

Question 20

What do tone units consist of?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus, head, tail

Questions 20