Lesson 13 Using Tag Questions Correctly I.

Learning Objective Use tag questions correctly

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Subject Matter A. Topic: B. References: Using Tag Questions Correctly PELC VI B.2.3 p. 14 BEC B. 3.3 P. 23 Growing in English Lang. VI p 28-31 Language Wonders VI p. 181 Integrating Values with Communication Art p 175 Sentence strips, charts, pictures of scenic spots Honesty

C. Materials: Value Focus:

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Procedure A. Preparatory Activities 1. Drill/Review What are the rules we should remember in changing statements into questions? Change the following into question. 1. He draws pictures well. 2. They asked me to join the cheering squad. 3. We need each other to keep the world going. 2. Checking of Assignment B. Teaching the new leson 1. Motivation What should you do if you found a wallet full of money? 2. Presentation a. Listening Activity Selected pupils will dramatize the story below while the rest of the class listens.

Aunt Martha stopped from her tracks to acknowledge a shout from behind. Maam! Maam! You had dropped your purse! Oh, God bless you! I must have been to absorbed in my thoughts that it had fallen. The pimpled face of young man showed a thrifty smile. Then Aunt Martha seemed to recognize him. You are Chonas lad, arent you? Yes Maam, I am. She buys fruits from my stall, I didnt see her today. She isnt sick is she? Well, tell her that Ill be at your house this afternoon to bring her some apples and mangoes her favorites. You like mangoes too, dont you? The boy nodded. I must also tell your mother how lucky she is to have a son b. Speaking Activities The teacher will ask some comprehension questions about the short selection. The class will listen to the intonation of the sentences taken from the selection as they are read by the teacher. Then after the second reading, the pupils will repeat after her. 3. Discussion and Analysis a. Study the sentences again written on sentence strips. You are Chonas lad, arent you? She isnt sick, is she? You like mangoes too, dont you? b. Ask: What can you say about the sentences? How many parts do they have? (They have two parts, the statement or stem, and the tag.) How is the tag question formed? c. Discussing the intonation patterns used in saying tag questions. Analyze each sentence below. Youre the secretary, arent you? (The tag question has a rising intonation when the speaker desires information. The person addressed is asked to confirm, or deny the idea to answer yes or no.) You are the secretary, arent you. ( In saying statements with the questions you are not sure of the answer, use the falling intonation when our voice goes down on the tag question.)

d. Discussion of the rules when using tag questions Positive stem + negative tag You are courageous + arent you? Negative stem + positive tag Mario isnt a Cebuano + is he? Ask: When do we use positive tag? Negative tag? What verb is used? What are the two parts of a tag question? What punctuation marks are used? 4. Practice Exercises: Read each sentence observing the correct intonation patterns. a. We arent safe from air pollution even inside our home, are we? b. Cigarette, pipe, and cigar smoking cause lung cancer, dont they? c. You dont use charcoal to barbecue indoors, do you? Supply the missing tag questions below. Follow the rules. a. We cannot use this place for a meeting _________? b. Katrina loves Yuri Orbida, _____________? c. She isnt feeling well, __________? d. Modern Filipino women epress their opinions courageously, __________? C. Generalization What is a tag question? How is it formed? D. Application A. Put a tag question after each statement on stem: 1. 2. 3. 4. You are afraid of the dark, _______________? There are no black gumamelas, _____________? The vase is full of red rose, ___________? Our country is the pearl of the orient, __________?

B. Call individual pupils to read each sentence above with correct intonation.

E. Fixing Skills Work in dyads using the questions. Ask your partner about the following. Then read his/her work in front of the class observing correct intonation pattern. 1. 2. 3. 4. whether whether whether whether he/she protects the environment he/she dusts the furniture at home he/she knows his/her duties as a pupil pollution can also be found in rock and soil.

F. Values Integration Have you ever experienced being appreciated or praised because of being honest? Why is being honest important? Are you honest to yourself? IV. Evaluation A. Look at the picture on the board. (The pictures may showcase the beauty of our country such as one beautiful scenic spots, flowers, etc.) then form statements and tag questions out of it. B. The statements below are either positive or negative, add a tag question in the affirmative or negative to each. 1. He is the man youre looking for,____________? 2. Ana doesnt talk too much, _____________? 3. Annie submitted her four-page report this morning __________? 4. The workers enjoy a thirty-minute break every morning, ___________? V. Assignment Study the rules in forming/using tag questions. Then try to write at least 4 sentences with tag questions. Do these in your notebook.