GE13 G1 class 3 Jan 15th

1. Good morning!
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2. • 3
• Identify and use question tags.
• Identify difference in meaning of tag
questions. (Pronunciation)
• Reading and speaking skills practice
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3. 3
Make Small
Talk
Tag Questions
Use:
-to ask the other person to agree
with you.
-to make a question
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4. 3
Make Small
Talk
Tag Questions: Structure
1. Identify the auxiliary of the sentence
He bought a present for me. (as the verb is in past,
the auxiliary is ‘did’).
2. Identify the subject of the sentence
He bought a present for me.
3. Identify if the sentence is positive or negative
He bought a present for me. (It’s positive)
4. If it’s positive the auxiliary of the question tag
goes in negative
He bought a present for me, didn’t he?
5. If it’s negative the auxiliary of the question tag
goes in positive
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5. 3
Make Small
Talk
Examples
1. They like us,
2. She wasn’t very angry,
3. He is playing the piano,
4. Ann will be here soon,
5. Tom should pass his exams,
6. You haven’t seen him,
Activity: Grammar practice. Finish the sentences using the correct tag questions.
Write the answers in your notebook and share them with the class.
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6. 3
Make Small
Talk
Difference in meaning
To ask the other person to agree with you.
A:‘Tom doesn’t look very well
today, does he?’
B: ‘No, he looks awful’
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7. 3
Make Small
Talk
Difference in meaning
To ask a real question
• You haven’t seen Ann today, have
you?
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8. 3
Make Small
Talk
Exercise: Tag questions
• http://www.englisch-
hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/
question_tags3.htm
Activity: Grammar practice. Complete the sentences with the correct question tag.
Write the answers in your notebook and share with the class.
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