UNIT 4, lesson 2, listening, question tags

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

The Olympic Games

What animal is the national animal of Canada?

A

Beaver

B

Moose

C

Platypus

D

Grizzly bear

What sport do you watch most during the winter Olympics?

Lesson Goals:

• At the end of this lesson you will understand what a question tag is and what it is used for.

• At the end of this lesson you will be able to create a sentence with a question tag.

What are question tags?

Question tags are short questions at the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation. They are mostly used in everyday language.

He is a fast runner, isn't he?

We are so good at English, aren't we?

(After an affirmative sentence we use a
negative tag!)

I am not a bad ice hockey player, am I?

She isn't a football player, is she?
(After a negative sentence we use a positive tag!)

What you notice:

Negative sentence means, positive question tag.

Affirmative sentence means, negative question tag.

Attention❗❗❗

When we are talking about negative question tags in the 'I' form we use 'aren't.'

Not amn't, that does not exist...

I am a good person, aren't I? This is the correct form❗

I am a good person, amn't I? This is not possible❗

We always use personal pronouns in question
tags. No names❗

I/you/he/she/it/they/we

Not: Lisa, Shaun etc..

'Isn't Lisa'

'Isn't she'

She is a good sport, ....?

I am a great friend, ....?

We aren't being very nice, ....?

They aren't new here, ....?

Lesson Goals Reflection:

• At the end of this lesson you will understand what a question tag is and what it is used for.

• At the end of this lesson you will be able to create a sentence with a question tag.

Do exercise 6, 7 & 8

Once you are done, you can study the expressions on page 171.