Question

Practice speaking aloud a few other sentences from the play on your own. Understanding what is being said and why, will help you stress the suitable portions and use the appropriate tone.

Answer 1

Sentence	Words to stress	Tone/Intonation
“That’s the spirit!”	spirit	Cheerful, encouraging tone; stress the word to show enthusiasm.
“All ways are right ways, Shruti.”	right ways	Reassuring and confident tone; gently emphasise the phrase.
“He is your father, he will understand.”	father, understand	Warm and reassuring tone; slightly raise the tone on “understand.”
“I just don’t know how to tell him in the right way!”	don’t know, right way	Worried and hesitant tone; lower the voice initially and rise slightly towards the end.
“I trust you, Shruti, and I will root for your group at the concert!”	trust you, root for	Warm, supportive, and encouraging tone; stress these phrases to show Nabin’s acceptance.
“I underestimated the power of our own music.”	underestimated, our own music	Reflective and sincere tone, showing Nabin’s realisation.