Question TagsHow well do you know your country?

Question tags

Positive question, negative tag + -

Negative question, positive tag - +

You are Monica, aren’t you?

The weather’s beautiful, isn’t it?

He works at school, doesn’t he?

You’ve always wanted to be a fire-fighter, haven’t you?

She’s really hardworking, ___________ ?

We shouldn’t go there, should we?

It isn’t a very sunny day, is it?

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?

You haven’t been here before, have you?

We know the answerbut we are not 100% sure

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,     

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How well do you know the How well do you know the world? –world? –discussdiscuss

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/learningenglish/radio/specials/145_gramchallenge36/page2.shtml