Read the Speaking Strategy above. Add the question tags. Then read the Pronunciation box and practise saying the tags. (Đọc phần Chiến lược nói và thêm đuôi cho các câu hỏi ở dưới. Sau đó đọc phần Phát âm và luyện nói.)

1 The flat’s great, _______ ?

2 You don’t really like cleaning. _______ ?

3 You leave a lot of clothes on the floor, _______ ?

4 The cooker can get quite dirty, _______ ?

5 I’m probably more organised than you, _______ ?

Speaking Strategy

It is important to interact appropriately with the person you are speaking to.

• Listen carefully to what the other person is saying and show interest. Use structures like Oh dear..., Oh, I'm sorry, I didn’t realise..., etc. to empathise with the other person.

• Use tag questions like... don’t you?,... isn’t it?,... are you?, etc. to elicit agreement from the other person. Remember, we use affirmative tags after negative verbs, and vice versa.

 

PRONUNCIATION Question tag intonation

Rising intonation on the tag indicates a genuine question; the speaker isn’t sure that the statement is correct and requires an answer from the listener.

You like it, don’t you? (= Do you like it?) Tiếng Anh 12 Unit 2G Speaking (trang 32) | Friends Global 12

Falling intonation on the question tag gives the impression that the statement is correct.

You like it, don’t you? (= I think you like it.) Tiếng Anh 12 Unit 2G Speaking (trang 32) | Friends Global 12