Orals: Introduction practice using question tags - SS3 English Lesson Note

Tag questions are short questions that are added to the end of a statement to make it a question. Tag questions are typically used to check understanding or to get confirmation.

Rising and falling tones are the two main types of intonation in English. Rising intonation is used to ask questions, while falling intonation is used to make statements.

Introduction practice using tag questions can be a helpful way to improve your English conversation skills. Tag questions can help you to:

• Check understanding: You can use tag questions to check whether your listener has understood what you have said. For example, you could say "You're from Nigeria, aren't you?" to check whether your listener is from Nigeria.
• Get confirmation: You can use tag questions to get confirmation of something that you have said. For example, you could say "I'm right, aren't I?" to get confirmation that you are correct.
• Make your speech more interactive: Tag questions can help to make your speech more interactive by inviting your listener to participate in the conversation. For example, you could say "You like football, don't you?" to invite your listener to share their opinion on football.

Learning how to tag questions in rising and falling tones is important because it will help you to communicate your meaning more effectively. For example, if you ask a question with a rising intonation, your listener will know that you are asking for information. However, if you ask a question with a falling intonation, your listener will know that you are making a statement.

Here are some examples of tag questions in rising and falling tones:

Rising intonation:

• You're from Nigeria, aren't you?
• You like football, don't you?
• You're coming to the party, aren't you?

Falling intonation:

• You're from Nigeria.
• You like football.
• You're coming to the party.