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Question
tags are used:
to
agree / to disagree
to
show
interest/surprise
We
use a
negative
tag
after a positive statement
and
a
positive
tag
after a negative statement.
(+
/ -)
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Did
you watch the match last night? (Bill
doesn't know the answer.)
-Yeah,
I did.
-It
was
fantastic, wasn't
it?(Bill
thinks he knows the answer and Tom agrees with him.)
-Yes
-
better
than their last game. That wasn't
great,
was
it?
-No,
but this time Ronaldinho scored four goals. I love that guy!
-Do
you?
I prefer Eto'o. He's
scored
more goals this season, hasn't
he?
-That's
true, he has. But Ronaldinho is the best footballer in the world.
All
the newspapers say
that, don't
they?
Student
-But
Ronaldinho can't
run as fast as Eto'o.
-Can't
he?
-No,
and Eto'o is
younger,
isn't
he?
-Well,
one year isn't
much, is
it? They're both brilliant!
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Practice:
Complete
the sentences with question tags.
1
You
can do some card tricks,
2
Magicians
don't work in the morning,_?
3
Fabien
Barthez is a very good goal keeper,_?
4
Footballers
earn a lot of money,
5
Your
parents will come to our matches,_?
6
Our
players haven't won any matches this year,_?
7
Pele
played in the World Cup when he was 17,_?
8
Your
sister is taking singing lessons,_?
Does
the speaker:
a)
agree?
b)
disagree?
c)
show
interest/surprise?
Respond
to these statements with questions to show interest.
1
I'm
interested in magic. Are
you?
2
David
Beckham earns more than any other footballer.
3
My
dad can't ski.
4
I
spent my summer holidays in Greece.
5
I
don't like hot climates.
6
Football
is my favourite sport.
7
My
mum has just learnt to swim.
8
I'd
like to do a bungee jump.
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