1. Foundations of Intonation
1.1. Intonation Basics
1.2. Tone and Intonation
2. Mastering Pausing and Phrasing
2.1. Practical Tips Using What You've Learned
2.2. Pausing & Phrasing
2.3. Examples of Pausing & Phrasing
2.4. Pausing with Conjunctions
2.5. Pausing & Phrasing Practice
2.6. Practice with 3 Thought Groups
2.7. Pausing & Meaning
2.8. Phrasing in Reading Practice
3. Understanding Thought Groups and Stress
3.1. Thought Groups & Stress
3.2. Practice with Mirroring: Thought Groups & Stress
3.3. Primary Stress and Vowel Waves
3.4. Vowel Stress Wave
3.5. Diphthong Vowel Stress Wave
3.6. Primary Stress Practice
3.7. Quiz: Primary and Secondary Stress
4. Exploring Intonation Patterns
4.1. Falling Intonation in Statements & Commands
4.2. Rising Intonation
4.3. Practice: Falling vs. Rising Intonation Words
4.4. Practice: Falling vs. Rising Intonation Sentences
4.5. Quiz: Intonation for Various Question Types
4.6. Exercise: Turning Statements into Questions
4.7. Intonation in Turn-Taking
4.8. Falling or Rising Intonation? (1 question)
5. Emphasis and Choice in Speech Intonation
5.1. Emphasis in Intonation
5.2. Intonation in Lists
5.3. Practice Intonation in Lists
5.4. Intonation for Choices
5.5. Intonation in Choice Statements
5.6. Practice: Intonation for Choices
5.7. Intonation of Uncertainty
6. Advanced Techniques in Intonation
6.1. Sounding Confident and Authoritative
6.2. Sarcasm and Flat Intonation
6.3. Mastering Sarcasm
6.4. Understanding Tag Questions
6.5. Practice Intonation for Tag Questions
6.6. Tag Question Quiz (1 question)
6.7. Patterns in Advanced Intonation
7. Expressing Emotion and Hesitation through Intonation
7.1. Practice: Emotion and Intonation
7.2. Intonation for Hesitancy and Reservation
7.3. Practical Hesitancy and Reservation Practice
7.4. Rhetorical Questions Explained
7.5. Assess Your Rhetorical Question Intonation Skills
7.6. Special Phrases in Intonation
7.7. Intonation of Transitional Phrases
8. Linking Sounds for Fluid Speech
8.1. Linking Consonants to Vowels
8.2. Linking Similar Sounds
8.3. Linking Consonants in Speech
8.4. Linking Vowels for Fluency
8.5. Linking Smiling Vowels
8.6. Linking Rounded Vowels
9. Practice Exercises
9.1. Intonation Drill: Short Sentences
9.2. Pausing and Phrasing Review
9.3. Mirroring Exercise: Thought Groups and Stress
9.4. Falling and Rising Intonation in Dialogue
9.5. Emphasis and Choice Practice
9.6. Sarcasm and Flat Intonation Exercise
9.7. Tag Questions in Conversations
9.8. Rhetorical Question Practice
9.9. Linking Sounds for Natural Flow
9.10. Comprehensive Quiz on Intonation Patterns
10. Review and Assessment
10.1. Recap of Key Intonation Principles
10.2. Self-Assessment: Intonation Mastery
10.3. Group Practice: Real-Life Conversations
10.4. Final Assessment: Intonation and Emotion
10.5. Reflection and Goal-Setting for Continued Practice
This structure should guide learners progressively from foundational skills to complex intonation patterns