• A tag question is used to confirm information and to show agreement

• It follows a statement in the opposite form • ( if the statement is affirmative then the tag

question is negative ) • For example• He is ugly, isn’t he • He is not ugly is he ???

Irregularities

• I am a student , aren’t I ?

Try it out

1.You study at tec, don’t you ?

•

I did my homework,

didn’t I ?

She is beautiful,

Isn’t she ?

I will pass this subject

Won’t I ?

I am going to be better

Aren’t I?

I will not be there

Will I ?

He did not understand

Did He?

I have plenty of friends

Don’t I?

She has many skills

Doesn’t she?

I am not going to go to the party

Am I ?

Individual practice 1. Your parents did not grow up in madrid , Did they?

You have many friends ,

• Don’t you?

You do not have any pet ,

• Do you?

He is a good person ,

• Isn’t he?

He is not bad

• Is he?

She works at tec ,

• Doesn’t she?

She does not have a job

• Does she?

They will go to the party ,

• Won’t they?

They won’t attend the class,

• Will they?

You are going to new zeland ,

• Aren’t YOU ?

You aren’t going anywhere ,

• Are you?

I am not enrolled in this class yet,

• Am I?

I am already in the list ,

• Aren’t I?

Maria prefers to be called Elvira ,

• Doesn’t she ?

She does not want to go ,

• Does she?

They have contacted the teacher ,

• Haven’t they ?

Pair work (15 minutes )

• You are going to Imagine that you are a famous person without telling to your partner

• Your partner is going to ask you tag questions until he guesses who you are

• E.g

• You are a singer , Aren’t you?• You live in Mexico , don’t you? Etc

Remarks

• If the person is too difficult give away some information