how do you read the above? is it just simply telling it's raining? or more like, "it's raining?", or exclamation, "it's raining!". Different intonation will give different expression. Let's know more about it.
When you're speaking, intonation plays a big part of your listener understanding. This is what intonation are according to Teachingenglish.org.uk:
Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Without intonation, it's impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words."
So, I believe you understand how important intonation is. by having intonation, your speech will have spirit, a passion in it. It will give some excitement to the listener. Interested to improve your intonation? when to increase and when to decrease your intonation when speaking? Then watch and listen more to Native speakers. Listen to English news or radio, or anything else. Here are some tips for you.
1. Imitate
Remember shadowing? By shadowing, you can imitate on how and when the native speakers use the proper intonation.
2. Write out a sentence, and use intonation on each word separately
like,
"SOMETIMES my friend Joe likes to eat pizza.
Not all the time, but sometimes.
Sometimes MY friend Joe likes to eat pizza.
Not just a friend, but MY friend, not your friend. or anyone else's.
Sometimes my FRIEND Joe likes to eat pizza.
Joe is a friend, and nothing else Not an enemy, not an acquaitence... just a friend.
Sometimes my friend JOE likes to eat pizza.
Referring to a particular friend, JOE... not someone else.
Sometimes my friend Joe LIKES to eat pizza.
And sometimes he doesn't like to eat pizza.
Sometimes my friend Joe likes TO eat pizza.
You cannot really use intonation this, it combines with eat.
Sometimes my friend Joe likes to EAT pizza.
Someone else may like to MAKE pizza, but Joe likes to EAT it.
Sometimes my friend Joe likes to eat PIZZA.
This can have a negative connotation; especially if you end it with an exclamation mark. Which could mean that Joe loves nothing but pizza."
In the end, intonation can be tricky, we need to know when exactly we need to raise our voice, stress a word, or just stay flat.
source:
http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/26113/how-to-improve-intonation
like,
"SOMETIMES my friend Joe likes to eat pizza.
Not all the time, but sometimes.
Sometimes MY friend Joe likes to eat pizza.
Not just a friend, but MY friend, not your friend. or anyone else's.
Sometimes my FRIEND Joe likes to eat pizza.
Joe is a friend, and nothing else Not an enemy, not an acquaitence... just a friend.
Sometimes my friend JOE likes to eat pizza.
Referring to a particular friend, JOE... not someone else.
Sometimes my friend Joe LIKES to eat pizza.
And sometimes he doesn't like to eat pizza.
Sometimes my friend Joe likes TO eat pizza.
You cannot really use intonation this, it combines with eat.
Sometimes my friend Joe likes to EAT pizza.
Someone else may like to MAKE pizza, but Joe likes to EAT it.
Sometimes my friend Joe likes to eat PIZZA.
This can have a negative connotation; especially if you end it with an exclamation mark. Which could mean that Joe loves nothing but pizza."
In the end, intonation can be tricky, we need to know when exactly we need to raise our voice, stress a word, or just stay flat.
source:
http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/26113/how-to-improve-intonation
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