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Presentation

Pre

  • Are you self-conscious? What kind of situations make you feel self-conscious?
  • Why do you think some people are more self-conscious than others?

Top Down

  • What is an appropriate title for this poem? Read it and find out!
  • Life!
  • Aren’t I?
  • Sadness becomes happiness!
  • Life!
  • Aren’t I?
  • Sadness becomes happiness!

Look at me!
I’m strong, aren’t I?
You think I’m weak because I’m skinny
Because you’ve seen me cry
Because I’ve lost hope
You’ve seen me quit
You’ve seen me break apart
You think I’m Weak
But have you forgotten?
I walked through the storm, when everyone else hid inside
I stood again after I fell
I walked in the darkness
I mend my heart after it was shattered
Whenever you cried, you had a shoulder to cry on
I had no one
Yet I wiped my tears and put a smile on my face
You’ve made fun of me, insulted me
But I’m still standing here, facing you
Does that make me weak?
You’ve called me names, picked on me
Forced me on my knees
Humiliated me
But still I’m here
Because I know I can face it all
Overcome all my fears
Push away the pain
And once, just once be happy
I’ll do it someday
Because I’m not weak
I’m strong, aren’t I?

Source

Bottom Up

  • True or False?
  1. At some point in the poem, the author implies that he can’t face it all.
  2. The author wants to be happy like he mentions he used to be.
  3. The author thinks that being skinny is the reason people think he is weak.
  4. The author keeps saying that he is strong, but also keeps seeking approval when asking “Aren’t I?”
  5. The poem is probably about a breakup.
  1. At some point in the poem, the author implies that he can’t face it all. False.
  2. The author wants to be happy like he mentions he used to be. False.
  3. The author thinks that being skinny is the reason people think he is weak. True.
  4. The author keeps saying that he is strong, but also keeps seeking approval when asking “Aren’t I?” True.
  5. The poem is probably about a breakup. True.

Post

  • Do you think the author is self conscious? Why or why not?
  • What are some advices you would give the author?

Target Language

Question Tags

  • Question tags are short questions at the end of sentences.

  • They are characteristic of informal English.

  • If the main sentence is affirmative, the question tag is negative, and vice-versa.

Simple tense verbs

Use the appropriated form of Do.

  • She exercised a lot, didn’t she?
  • He didn’t eat a lot of fruit, did he?
  • Walter doesn’t work, does he?
  • Nancy washes the dishes every Monday, doesn’t she?

Modal verbs, verb be, continuous and perfect tense verbs.

Repeat the auxiliary, the modal or the verb be.

  • It is a contest where you have to be the one who is right, isn’t it?
  • You have not been thinking about work, have you?
  • She wasn’t productive, was she?
  • That isn’t entirely true, is that?
  • I am pretty, aren’t I?

Alternative question tags

  • He was there yesterday, right?!
  • It is organized, innit?!
  • So, you’re going to keep on making a mess, eh?!

Controlled Practice

  • Complete the sentences with the correct tag question. There is one example.
  1. I’m hard working, intelligent, good looking… Almost perfect, aren’t I?
  2. Your cat thinks it’s the boss of the house, ____?
  3. His mom is great, ____?
  4. You shouldn’t go out late at night, ____?
  5. They are always saying bad things about someone, ____?
  1. I’m hard working, intelligent, good looking… Almost perfect, aren’t I?
  2. Your cat thinks it’s the boss of the house, doesn’t it?
  3. His mom is great, isn’t she?
  4. You shouldn’t go out late at night, should you?
  5. They are always saying bad things about someone, aren’t they?

Freer Practice

Ask a classmate 5 questions about the following topics, using tag questions.

  • Personality
  • Routine
  • Future
  • Vacation

Production

Talk about 5 things you think people like using question tags.

Homework

Complete the blank spaces with the correct tag question.

Example: She is crazy, ____? < She is crazy, isn’t she?

  1. He was singing my life with his words, ____?
  2. Ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide, ____?
  3. I’ll send a letter to my friends, ____?
  4. This love has taken its toll on me, ____?
  5. She said goodbye too many times before, ____?
  1. He was singing my life with his words, wasn’t he?
  2. Ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide, can you?
  3. I’ll send a letter to my friends, won’t I?
  4. This love has taken its toll on me, hasn’t it?
  5. She said goodbye too many times before, didn’t she?

Change the subject and add the correct question tag for each sentence.

Example:  I want to read this book (she) > She wants to read this book, doesn’t she?

  1. You said that we would still be friends (He)

  2. I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over (They)

  3. She wants to play the piano (You)

  4. Ross didn’t get dressed (Monica)

  5. My brother needs to study more (We)

  1. He said that we would still be friends, didn’t he?

  2. They’ll admit that they were glad that it was over, won’t they?

  3. You want to play the piano, don’t you? 

  4. Monica didn’t get dressed, did she? 

  5. We need to study more, don’t we? 

Put the sentences in the negative form and correct the question tags.

Example:  I hate the beach, don’t I? > I don’t hate the beach, do I?

  1. He is a great author, isn’t he?
  2. She loves her family, doesn’t she?
  3. They are going to travel this Carnival, aren’t they?
  4. I wish I could be rich, don’t I?
  5. We did a bad thing yesterday, didn’t we?
  1. He isn’t a great author, is he?
  2. She doesn’t love her family, does she?
  3. They aren’t going to travel this Carnival, are they?
  4. I don’t wish I could be rich, do I?
  5. We didn’t do a bad thing yesterday, did we?

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: I / travel / don’t / do / to / I / want > I don’t want to travel, do I?

  1. we? / We’re / crazy / aren’t / all
  2. Your / is / isn’t / window / it? / open,
  3. don’t / You / things / think / are / these / stupid, / you?
  4. They / to / supermarket / the / went / yesterday, / they? / didn’t
  5. chatting / week / it / online / were / last / and / was / fun, / right?! / We
  1. We’re all crazy aren’t we?
  2. Your window is open, isn’t it?
  3. You think these things are stupid, don’t you?
  4. They went to the supermarket yesterday, didn’t they?
  5. We were chatting online last week and it was fun, right?!

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: I like you, don’t me? > I like you, don’t I?

  1. They aren’t going to fight, aren’t they?
  2. She is really tired, she should sleep, don’t she?
  3. We gave up, don’t we?
  4. The summertime is the most perfect time of the year, aren’t it?
  5. Cats are better then dogs, aren’t they?
  1. They aren’t going to fight, are they?
  2. She is really tired, she should sleep, shouldn’t she?
  3. We gave up, didn’t we?
  4. The summertime is the most perfect time of the year, isn’t it?
  5. Cats are better than dogs, aren’t they?

Writing

Write a short text about your plans to the future. Remember to use the question tags.

Example: I’ll travel in July, won’t I?