Mastering Question Tags

Mastering Question Tags

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you should be able to use question tags correctly.

Introduce the objective of the lesson to the students.

What do you already know about question tags?

What are Question Tags?

Question tags are short phrases added to the end of a sentence to turn it into a question.

Explain the concept of question tags and give examples.

Examples of Question Tags

Examples of question tags include 'isn't it?', 'don't you?', 'aren't we?'

Provide more examples of question tags and ask students to come up with their own.

When to use Question Tags

Question tags are used to confirm information, express disbelief or to invite agreement.

Explain the different situations where question tags can be used.

Positive and Negative Question Tags

Positive statements require negative question tags, while negative statements require positive question tags.

Explain the difference between positive and negative question tags and give examples.

Subject-Verb Agreement

The subject of the question tag must agree with the verb tense of the main statement.

Explain the importance of subject-verb agreement and give examples.

Practice Exercise

Provide a variety of sentences for students to practice writing question tags for.

Give students time to practice writing question tags and provide feedback.

Conclusion

Now that you have mastered question tags, you can use them to add more variety to your conversations.

Summarize the lesson and encourage students to use question tags in their daily conversations.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.