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Lesson 13 Complex Tag Questions

This lesson plan aims to develop students' understanding of complex tag questions over 4 hours. It includes warm-up speaking exercises, an introduction to tag questions explaining their grammar and exceptions, worksheet activities, and a competitive game to assess understanding. The lesson objectives are for students to understand the use of tag questions by the end of the two-day period.

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Lesson 13 Complex Tag Questions

This lesson plan aims to develop students' understanding of complex tag questions over 4 hours. It includes warm-up speaking exercises, an introduction to tag questions explaining their grammar and exceptions, worksheet activities, and a competitive game to assess understanding. The lesson objectives are for students to understand the use of tag questions by the end of the two-day period.

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Level: ADVANCED 1 NO Textbook Lesson 13

Teacher: Class: SLO´s CLASSES Date: OCT. 2018


Lesson Topics: COMPLEX TAG QUESTIONS
Time 4 hours Homework from previous Equipment: audio,
class. Notes from previous tracks and visual if
class. Classroom with chairs available.
so that a mock interview
could take place- White
board- Markers-Notebooks

Definition, use and WORKSHEETS


application in everyday
English language.

Remember this is just an example of a lesson plan. You should adequate it to your class, pace, and learning
level. Objectives in lesson plan should be covered in a period of two days.

Objectives: Lesson 13 is about understanding the use COMPLEX TAG QUESTIONS.


Objectives- By the end of this lesson SWAT:
The aim of this lesson plan is to develop students’ understanding of the use of question tags. The activity
includes:
1. Eliciting students awareness of the use of question tags,
2. Sentence matching and gap-filling exercises followed by an active practice of question tags forms.

WARM-UP 20 Minutes
OF YOUR CHOICE
Pre-teaching:
Introduction 3-5
to the Discuss objectives of the lesson with students. Answer any
lesson questions Ss might have.
__________ _______________________________________________ _____
30
Speaking The correct use of Auxiliary Verbs
Role-play
Divide the class into small groups. Start by a yes/no questions
exercise to activate students knowledge about the right use of
the auxiliary verbs.
Example:
Do you like soccer? – Yes, I do.
Have you got any brothers or sisters? – No, I haven’t.
Are you good at mathematics?
Did you watch TV yesterday?
Can you speak Chinese?
Grammar 45-50
Introducing Question Tags

Introduce question tags by writing model examples on the


board.
Examples:
You are Dominican, aren’t you?
You like eating mofongo,, don’t you?
You don’t like going to the beach, do you?
You went to Jarabacoa yesterday, didn’t you?
He didn’t go to the movies, did he?

Students discuss the different examples of question tags and


notice how they are formed. They also should be able to see
that question tags are mainly used to keep a conversation
going, or confirm information and that using question tags
necessitates a keen understanding of the use of various auxiliary
verbs.

EXPLAIN:
Question tags are short questions at the end of statements.
A tag question (also known as tail question) is
a grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or
an imperative is turned into interrogative fragment (the "tag").
They are mainly used in speech when we want to:

 confirm that something is true or not, or


 to encourage a reply from the person we are speaking
to.
Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from
the statement and the appropriate subject.
A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag.

 Jack is from Spain, isn't he?


 Mary can speak English, can't she?
A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.

 They aren't funny, are they?


 He shouldn't say things like that, should he?

When the verb in the main sentence is in the present simple we


form the question tag with do / does.

 You play the guitar, don't you?


 Alison likes tennis, doesn't she?

If the verb is in the past simple we use did.

 They went to the cinema, didn't they?


 She studied in New Zealand, didn't she?

When the statement contains a word with a negative meaning,


the question tag needs to be positive

 He hardly ever speaks, does he?


 They rarely eat in restaurants, do they?

Exceptions
Some verbs / expressions have different question tags. For
example:
I am - I am attractive, aren't I?
Positive imperative - Stop daydreaming, will / won't you?
Negative imperative - Don't stop singing, will you?
Let's - Let's go to the beach, shall we?
Have got (possession) - He has got a car, hasn't he?

There is / are - There aren't any spiders in the bedroom, are


there?
This / that is - This is Paul's pen, isn't it?

__________________________________________________

Show attached charts. Explain and answer any question the Ss


might have. Write the following sentences on the board.

Question Tags. Write in the correct question tags for each


sentence.

1. John smokes a lot, _____________ ? 2. My mother has lovely


hair, _____________ ? 3. You do like this film we're watching,
_____________ ? 4. He can't speak very good English,
_____________ ? 5. Your brother isn't married, _____________
? 6. She doesn't cook very well, _____________ ? 7. We can go
to the cinema tomorrow if you want, _____________ ? 8. They
don't have a very nice house, _____________ ? 9. She is the
richest woman in the town, _____________ ? 10. We should
leave before it gets dark, _____________ ?
GROUP Hand out worksheet and Tag question Snap game/Reordering 30
WORK question tag/Question Tag Flashcards
BREAK BREAK 20
Listening Play listening´s from DC4 Work Book Units 1-3 20
Critical 40
thinking Divide the class in two teams. Write the following sentences on the board,
have students fill in the gap.

aren't haven't isn't didn't hasn't won't shouldn't isn't

1. You've seen this movie before, ________ you?


2. George is friendly enough, ________ he?
3. You went to university, ________ you?
4. They should have given us a discount, ________ they?
5. She'll turn the TV off when she goes to bed, ________ she?
6. You're the new representative, ________ you?
7. Paris is the capital of France, ________ it?
8. It's got a wonderful color, ________ it?

Wrap up Teacher will ask students to assess themselves in the mastery of 10


each objective and share their results with a partner.
Game Tag questions game. 15

By Yoli Longobardi

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