1、高一英语Module 1 Unit 2Grammar-2Question tags1.What are question tags?Question tags are short questions that come at the end of statements.2.Look at the following examples and tell in what different situations the question tags are used.Example 1:Its a lovely day,isnt it?Situation 1:to start a conversat
2、ion2.Look at the following examples and tell in what different situations the question tags are used.Example 2:Neither of you has heard the news,have you?Situation 2:to request information in a more polite way.Example 3:Pass the knife on the table to me,will you?Situation 3:to soften an order or a r
3、equest for someone to do something.Situation 4:1.to ask for agreement,using a falling tone.(The speaker is sure about what is said.)2.to ask for confirmation,using a rising tone.(The speaker is not sure about what is said.)Example 4:1.Youre a high school student,arent you?2.Youre a high school stude
4、nt,arent you?1.What are the two kinds of question tags?Positive question tags and negative question tags.2.How are question tags formed?Usually a negative question tag is used at the end of a positive statement;a positive question tag is used at the end of a negative statement.1)We can still be frie
5、nds,cant we?2)He doesnt like ice cream,does he?Formation of question tags:Neither of you will have coffee,will you?No one has found my CD,have they?Nobody understood his speech,did they?His sister seldom argues with people,does she?When the main clause uses negative words like neither,none,nobody,no
6、thing,few,little,never,hardly or seldom,it is followed by a positive question tag.ConclusionThere are a group of little children in themuseum,_?arent thereWhat does the word“little”mean here?“Small or young”rather than“almost no”.AttentionThere is little water in the bottle,_?isnt thereIm late,_?Pet
7、er often helps the old man,_?Everyone has advised you not to go on a diet,_?Everything is ready,_?arent Idoesnt hehavent they/heisnt itWe use a personal pronoun like I,we,you,he,she,it or they in a question tag.Conclusion 3Conclusion 3ConclusionConclusionYou like traveling,_?You cant speak Italian,_
8、?There is something wrong,_?We use an auxiliary verb,model verb or be in a question tag.dont youcan youisnt thereConclusion Conclusion Post a letter for me,_?Lets have a break,_?Let us go home now,_?After an imperative clause,we use will you.After Lets,we use shall we.will youshall wewill youI think
9、 everyone will be interested in these books,_?I guess they havent heard about the plan,_?I dont suppose Tom went back home yesterday,_?wont theyhave theydid heConclusionConclusionWhen the main clause of the sentence begins with I think/suppose/guess/believe/imagine and is followed by an object claus
10、e introduced by that,the question tags are formed according to the object clause.1.I told him that you had finished the work,_?2.You think he comes from Japan,_?3.He doesnt guess you are right,_?4.We dont imagine that he has lied to us,_?do wedoes hedont youdidnt IPracticeHes a very good teacher,_?S
11、hes been in hospital for 2 weeks,_?Youd watch the football match rather than go to the party,_?Hed written to you before you phoned,_?isnt hehasnt shewouldnt youhadnt heRemember:s=is or has,and d=had or wouldConclusionConclusionYou must go home,_?You must be tired,_?You must know it,_?You must have
12、met him,_?You must have met him yesterday,_?You are tired,arent you?You know it,dont you?You have met him,havent you?You met him yesterday,didnt you?neednt youarent youdont youhavent youdidnt youThere are some books on the table,_?There used to be four trees on the ground,_?_?_?arent theredidnt ther
13、eusednt thereuse(d)nt thereDr Li used to go to the club a lot,_ he?didnt he/use(d)ntTips about using question tags:Take note of:the kind of verb(auxiliary/modal verb/other verbs)the tense of the verb/verb agreement-Why does she always ask you for help?-Theres no one else she can turn to,_?A.is there
14、B.is it C.can she D.does shePracticePracticeAA2.There was a loud scream from the backstage immediately after the concert ended,_?A.wasnt there B.was there C.didnt it D.did itAA3.There is no light in the dormitory.They must have gone to the lecture,_?A.didnt they B.dont they C.mustnt they D.havent theyDD4.Bills aim is to inform the viewers that cigarette advertising on TV is illegal,_?A.isnt it B.is it C.isnt he D.is heAA1.Go over the question tags.2.Finish Part A and B in your textbook as well as Part C2 in your workbook.3.Preview Task.HomeworkHomework
