For fun, ask tutors to say two words such as “Peas again,” but change the intonation and stress to show the following feelings: a) You can’t stand having them again. b) You are delighted to have them again.
Tip: Tutors could help learners create their own set of tips for knowing the correct intonation in English.
Conclude by talking about the way that stress and intonation make English more expressive. Learners need to be able to use these aspects of language to enrich their conversations. Some learners come from languages that don’t use stress or intonation very much (like Cree). When they speak English, they tend to sound bored even when they are not. In some cases, stress and intonation practice can be an important part of tutoring sessions. Also mention that tutors can make recordings of the learners’ speech over time and add them to the learners’ portfolio.
The word “good” has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.