课件10张PPT。Grammar (IV):
Asking questions usingquestion tags36Science fictionNobody wins (I)IntroductionExercisesIntroductionRead the sentence below:3-1123Well, captain, you were wrong about the monster being friendly, weren’t you?tag questionWe can add a question phrase (called a tag) to the end of a statement. We usually use question tags in speech to check if something is true, or when we want others to agree with our statements.3-2123Well, captain, you were wrong about the monster being friendly, weren’t you?Peter can’t find the way, can he?We usually put negative tags after positive sentences.We usually put positive tags after negative sentences.3-3123Study the following:We put a comma (,) before a question tag.
The verb in the tag must have the same tense as the verb in the statement sentence.
After a positive or negative imperative, use will you?.
After an imperative starting with Let’s, use shall we?.ExercisesA Rita and Joe are reading another story about Captain King. Complete their conversation with questions tags to find out what happened to Captain King. The first one has been done for you.1233-1Joe: This story about Captain King is quite interesting,(1)__________?
Rita: Yes, it’s about another one of his adventures in space. This time, Captain King met some huge three-eyed monsters, (2)__________?
Joe: Yes. But they didn’t want to put him in a cage, (3)__________?
Rita: No, they didn’t. In fact, they wanted to do some experiments on him. He was afraid, (4)__________?
Joe: Yes, he was. He didn’t want those experiments. He didn’t want to be killed by those three-eyed monsters.
Rita: But Captain King was really clever, (5)__________?
Joe: Of course he was. He aimed his laser beam at the light switch and the whole room went dark.
Rita: They couldn’t see him then, (6)__________?
Joe: No, they couldn’t. Well, Rita, open the window, (7)__________? It’s quite hot in here.
Rita: OK. Let’s go on reading the story about him, (8)__________?didn’t hedid theywasn’t hecould theywasn’t hewill youshall weisn’t it1233-2Your name is Rebecca, ...? (isn’t it)
You live in Pudong New District, ...? (don’t you)
You came to school by bus, ...? (didn’t you)
You didn’t do your homework last night, ...? (did you)
It was raining this morning, ...? (wasn’t it)
You’ve been to London, ...? (haven’t you)3-3B Complete the tag questions.123ConsolidationWorkbook 8A, pages 53, 54 and 55.