PRONUNCIATION Read the Learn this! box. Write reply questions for statements 1, 3 and 5 and add question tags to statements 2, 4 and 6. Use the falling or rising intonation to practise saying the sentences.
1 That's a long time!
2 The Baltic coast is lovely.
3 There's more to do there.
4 We need quite a lot of money.
5 My parents will give me some money too.
6 That's kind of them.
LEARN THIS! Reply questions and question tags a In reply questions and question tags, we use auxiliary verbs (do, have, would, etc.) or the verb be. b We can use reply questions to respond to a statement. They express interest or surprise. Reply questions usually get a rising intonation. "We're nearly at the hotel." "Are we?" "You didn't tell me". "Didn't I?" c We can use a question tag when we want somebody to confirm what we are saying. Question tags to confirm usually get a falling intonation. You booked the hotel, didn't you? We aren't lost, are we? |
1. "That's a long time!" - "Is it?"
("Còn lâu mà!" - "Phải không?")
2. "The Baltic coast is lovely." - "Isn't it?"
("Bờ biển Baltic thật đáng yêu." - "Phải không?")
3. "There's more to do there." - "Like what?"
("Còn nhiều việc phải làm ở đó." - "Thật hả?")
4. "We need quite a lot of money." - "Don't we?"
("Chúng tôi cần khá nhiều tiền." - "Phải không?")
5. "My parents will give me some money too." - "Will they?"
("Bố mẹ tôi cũng sẽ cho tôi một ít tiền." - "Họ sẽ làm vậy hả?")
6. "That's kind of them." - "Isn't it?"
("Đó là loại của họ." - "Phải không?")
*Ngữ điệu:
- Câu 1, 3, 5 có ngữ điệu tăng dần cuối câu.
- Câu 2, 4, 6 có ngữ điệu giảm dần cuối câu.
