Eileen Eileen

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.

The teacher explains that the group will count from 1 to 10 together. After one complete round, one student chooses one number and replaces it with a word, sound, or action. The group counts again, but when they reach that number, they must perform the replacement instead of saying the number. Then another student chooses a different number and replaces it with another word, sound, or action. The process continues, and students must remember all previous replacements while counting. The activity continues until all numbers from 1 to 10 have been replaced. The teacher monitors participation, helps students keep the sequence, and keeps the activity light and energetic.

Vocabulary Review (13-15 minutes) • To check the words brought individually during the week and acquire new vocabulary for the whole group.

-Teacher presents around 15 of the vocabulary cards the students brought during the week and that she previously selected. -Give one example sentence. -After each word, nominate one student to produce a sentence orally. -Reformulate gently when needed. -Students write vocabulary in notebooks.

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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