M1unit3反意疑问句

1、Do you often say “I love you” to your parents? How do you say that?Sometimes you may ask them:You love me, dont you?1. What are question tags?Question tags are short questions that come at the end of statements. Discussion2. Look at the following examples and tell in what different situations the qu

2、estion tags are used. Example 1: Its a lovely day, isnt it?Situation 1: to start a conversationExample 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

3、 request 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

4、school student, arent you?Try to find the question tags in the Reading section on page 42-43 and tell the situations and tones.Practice:1. Looking good is important to women, isnt it?2. I was lucky, wasnt I?3. We shouldnt be ashamed of the way we look, should we?ExamplesAll the question tags above a

5、re used to ask for agreement by the writer and they should be read in a falling tone.Conclusion:DiscussionPair work 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 p

6、ositive statement; a positive question tag is used at the end of a negative statement.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?Example 1When the main cl

7、ause uses negative words like neither, none, nobody, nothing, few, little, never, hardly or seldom, it is followed by a positive question tag.Conclusion 1e.g. There are a group of little children in the museum, _ ?arent thereWhat does the word “little” mean here? “Small or young” rather than “almost

8、 no”.AttentionQuestionIm late, arent I?Peter often helps the old man, doesnt he?Everyone has advised you not to go on a diet, havent they?We use a personal pronoun like I, we, you, he, she, it or they in a question tag.Example 2Conclusion 2Example 3Conclusion 3You like traveling, dont you?You cant s

9、peak Italian, can you?There is something wrong, isnt there?We use an auxiliary verb, model verb or be in a question tag.Example 4Conclusion 4Post a letter for me, will you?Lets have a break, shall we?Let us go home now, will you?After an imperative clause, we use will you. After Lets, we use shall w

10、e.Example 5I think everyone will be interested in these books, wont they?I guess they havent heard about the plan, have they?I dont suppose Tom went back home yesterday, did he?Conclusion 5When the main clause of the sentence begins with I think / suppose / guess / believe / imagine and is followed

11、by an object clause 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 IPractice

12、Example 6Conclusion 6Hes a very good teacher, isnt he?Youd watch the football match rather than go to the party, wouldnt you?Remember s= is or has, and d=had or wouldTips about using question tags:Take note of:the kind of verb (auxiliary / modal verb / other verbs ) the tense of the verb / verb agre

13、ement1. Why does she always ask you for help? There is no one else she can turn to,_? A. is there B. is it C. can she D. does she2. There was a loud scream from the backstage immediately after the concert ended, _? A. wasnt there B. was there C. didnt it D. did itPractice3. There is no light in the dormitory. They must have