Question Tags

Question Tags How well do you know your country?

Question tags Positive question, negative tag +

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You are Monica, aren’t you?

Negative question, positive tag -

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We shouldn’t go there, should we?

The weather’s beautiful, isn’t it? It isn’t a very sunny day, is it? He works at school, doesn’t he? You’ve always wanted to be a fi re-fighter, haven’t you? She’s really hardworking, ___________ ?

You can’t speak Chinese, can you? Your dog doesn’t bite, does it? He couldn’t sing, _________?

Your name’s Agnes, isn’t it?

We know the answer but we are not 100% sure

You haven’t been here before, have you?

It isn’t really a question = it means TALK TO ME

??? QUESTION TAG

He sometimes reads the newspaper, You are Indian, They had a nice weekend, Peggy didn't use the pencil, Mary has answered the teacher's question, The boy is from Turkey, Sue wasn't listening, Andrew isn't sleeping, Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, She has a brother,

How well do you know the world? – discuss 1. Do animals have feelings? 2. What are the Earth’s oldest living things? 3. What man-made things on Earth can be seen from space? 4. What is the most terrible natural disaster to have hit the Earth? 5. Why isn’t there a row 13 on aeroplanes? 6. Why do women live longer than men? 7. Was Uncle Sam a real person?

What else would you like to know about the world? Write a quiz, think about…. • Places • People (customs, languages, superstitions) • Things • Plants and animals

Indirect questions

No DO, DOES, DID in indirect questions:

In YES/NO questions use IF or WHETHER in indirect questions:

Write INDIRECT QUESTIONS:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/