Tag questions

Goals for the lesson 
  1. To know what a tag question is
  2. Understanding how to make one
  3. To use one correctly
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

Items in this lesson

Goals for the lesson 
  1. To know what a tag question is
  2. Understanding how to make one
  3. To use one correctly

Slide 1 - Slide

Tag questions
Zijn een manier om een korte geplakte vraag te maken om iets te bevestigen wat je weet maar niet helemaal zeker van bent.  

She is John's sister, isn't she?

'isn't she' is the tag question

  

Slide 2 - Slide

Other examples 
They are you parents, aren't they?
That isn't his bag, is it? 
Sophie is your best friend, isn't she?
 

What do you notice?

Slide 3 - Slide

+ and - / - and +
If the main sentence is positive, the tag question is negative
Jeff is your neighbour, isn't he? 

If the main sentence in negative, the tag question is positive
I am not good at maths, am I ?

Slide 4 - Slide

Tag questions 
Use a personal pronoun (persoonlijk voornaamwoord)

Sally is a swimmer, isn't she?
Jeff isn't a teacher, is he? 
Football is a game, isn't it?

Slide 5 - Slide

What are the other personal pronouns in English?

Slide 6 - Mind map

Let op!
I am a good student, aren't I? 

Met 'I' krijg je in een negatieve tag question een onregelmatige persoonsvorm van 'to be'

 


Slide 7 - Slide

He is a good cook, .............?
(zet een '?' in je antwoord)

Slide 8 - Open question

I am a quick runner, ...............?
(zet een '?' in je antwoord)

Slide 9 - Open question

We aren't very noisy, ................?
(zet een '?' in je antwoord)

Slide 10 - Open question

Jane isn't very tall, ................?
(zet een '?' in je antwoord)

Slide 11 - Open question

Hulpwerkwoorden
Zoals: 'to be',  'has got/have got', 
Herbruik je het hulpwerkwoord in de 'tag question'

It is Tom's birthday today, isn't it? 
Simon has got a cat, hasn't he? 
John hasn't got any money, has he?  

Slide 12 - Slide

With other verbs (werkwoorden) we use "do"

You like Sally, don't you? 
Tom doesn't play hockey,  does he? 
Dan and Sarah have a dog, don't they? 

Remember: With She/He/it we use does not do

Slide 13 - Slide

I haven't got any clean socks, ...
A
has got I?
B
am I?
C
have I?
D
do I?

Slide 14 - Quiz

John loves pizza, ...................?
(zet een '?' in je antwoord en gebruik een 'contraction')

Slide 15 - Open question

Sally doesn't live in London, ................?
(zet een '?' in je antwoord)

Slide 16 - Open question

They don't watch much television, .........
(zet een '?' in je antwoord)

Slide 17 - Open question

Continue with...
Unit 4, lesson 2
Ex. 3, 4, 5, 6 p.139 or online

Finished? Try this quiz and match the tag questions 

Slide 18 - Slide