Module 1 Europe

Period 5   Speaking—Pronunciation and everyday English

■Goals

●     To learn about tag questions

●     To role-play a conversation

■Procedures

Step 1: Learning about Tag Questions

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag".

We use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

The basic structure is:

Look at these examples with positive statements: