MAKING CONVERSATION Introducing to someone and finding information about them VY_32_INOVACE_13-09

A dialogue Ben: Excuse me. You are John´s sister, aren´t you? Betty: Yes, I am. My name´s Betty. Ben: Nice to meet you, Betty. I´m Ben. Betty: Hi, Ben. How do you know my brother? Ben: Actually, he is my classmate. Betty: Oh really? And what about you? What are you hobbies? Are you into sports as my brother? Ben: Not really, I like reading and going to movies. What about you? Betty: So do I. I like comedies and horrors. We might go to the cinema together some time. What do you think? Ben: That sounds good. I´ll call you when something interesting is on. Betty: Great. Nice talking to you. Ben: See you.

A dialogue Ben: Excuse me. You are John´s sister, aren´t you? Betty: Yes, I am. My name´s Betty. Ben: Nice to meet you, Betty. I´m Ben. Betty: Hi, Ben. How do you know my brother? Ben: Actually, he is my classmate. Betty: Oh really? And what about you? What are you hobbies? Are you into sports as my brother? Ben: Not really, I like reading and going to movies. What about you? Betty: So do I. I like comedies and horrors. We might go to the cinema together some time. What do you think? Ben: That sounds good. I´ll call you when something interesting is on. Betty: Great. Nice talking to you. Ben: See you.

Question tags  Use: When we want someone to confirm the information we are giving.  Form: Auxiliary verb (do, have, would, can, etc.) or the verb to be + subject  ! When the sentence is ………………………………., we use ………………………..question tag!  !When the sentence is ………………………………., we use ……………………………question tag!

Question tags  ! When the sentence is …………AFFIRMATIVE………, we use ……NEGATIVE………..question tag!  !When the sentence is …… NEGATIVE ………., we use …… AFFIRMATIVE ……question tag!

Examples  You are his friend, aren´t you?  He doesn´t live in the UK, does he?  We have already sent it, haven´t we?  You didn´t stay at home, did you?  He passed all his exams, didn´t he?  You weren´t there, were you?  He can´t swim, can he?  She likes chocolate, doesn´t she?

Punctuation  We use …………….. before the question tag and ………………… after it. You play ice-hockey, don´t you?

Punctuation  We use COMMA before the question tag and QUESTION MARK after it. You play ice-hockey, don´t you?

Practice  Complete the following sentences with correct question marks. Jane´s got a sister, ………………..? You are from Birmingham, …………..? He doesn´t have a car, …………………? You play the piano, ………………..? We haven´t seen each other before, ………………? You used to be at my school, …………………….? They were at the concert last week, ……………….?

Practice  Complete the following sentences with correct question marks. Jane´s got a sister, hasn´t she? You are from Birmingham, aren´t you? He doesn´t have a car, does he? You play the piano, don´t you? We haven´t seen each other before, have we? You used to be at my school, didn´t you? They were at the concert last week, weren´t they ?

Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Petra Navrátilová Zdroje obrázků: sada Microsoft Office, kliparts