Pronunciation / Raising the voice in a question

In French, the intonation rises when asking a question.
The melody of French encompasses 4 levels: from 1, the lowest range, to the 4, highest range.

Listen to the following sounds and note their melody spanning over the four levels:

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4

soir ?

3

viens

ma

soir,

main,

2

Tu

au ci né

ce

Ce

De

1

non.

oui.

4: the tone of the question without an interrogative word.
3: tone of the sentence that is not finished.
2: tone at the start of a statement.
1: tone at the end of a sentence.

Practice with this example and try producing the same melody:

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