Eileen Eileen

W11-D5-Question Tags

Description

This lesson introduces question tags to help students confirm information, sound friendly, and avoid sounding too direct in daily interactions. Students learn tag formation with auxiliaries, positive/negative patterns, and intonation (checking vs real question). The lesson moves from clear rule-building to controlled accuracy where students use tags naturally.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To enable students to accurately form and use question tags to confirm information and maintain natural interaction.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To form question tags using the correct auxiliary and pronoun reference.
  • To use positive/negative tag patterns accurately.
  • To use intonation appropriately.
  • To use question tags in realistic service conversations for clarity and politeness.

Procedure

Activation (25-30 minutes) • Warm up using direct questions.

Write 8-10 direct questions on strips of paper and mix up their word order. Example: are / how / you / feeling / today Students work in pairs to unscramble the questions and answer them.

Vocabulary (13-15 minutes) • Provide advanced vocabulary for reporting questions and requests in formal service contexts.

Vocabulary: to verify, to be under the impression (that...) to be due, to be short on time, to be all set, to run into an issue, to be charged (a fee), terms and conditions, to get a hold of someone, to be in charge of -Present each item with a short definition + a strong collocation -Quick clarification if needed. -Each student copies and produces one original sentence

Presentation (28-30 minutes) • Teach form rules clearly and help students choose the correct auxiliary.

Explain the use and functions of question tags. Explain the rules and structure. Clarify the correct use of pronouns in the tags. Mention the importance of the intonation in those questions. Give examples. Ask for examples.

Controlled Practice (18-20 minutes) • Use question tags naturally to confirm details in realistic interactions.

Students work individually on 15 sentences. They add the tag. Include variety: be / do / past / present perfect / modals. Whole-class feedback: teacher elicits answers and corrects common issues: -wrong auxiliary -wrong pronoun -wrong positive/negative pattern

Semi-controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • Increase speed and confidence producing tags orally.

Teacher says a statement; students respond with the correct tag quickly. Example prompts: "You're all set" - 2aren't you?" "He called you." - "didn't he?" "They haven't submitted the documents." - "have they?" "We can verify it." - "can't we?" Quick correction only when the auxiliary is wrong.

Speaking (13-15 minutes) • To put the topic into practice.

Work in pairs and talk about some of your likes. Use question tags to confirm your information or ask about the other's opinion.

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