Asking and Answering… · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.8.2.1 - Use positive tags, negative tags and auxiliaries in speech

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the auxiliary verb in a statement and use it to form a correct question tag.
Form positive question tags after negative statements (e.g. “She isn’t ready, is she?”) and negative question tags after positive statements (e.g. “She is ready, isn’t she?”).
Use the correct intonation, rising for genuine questions and falling for confirmation, when speaking question tags.
Ask and answer simple questions using positive tags, negative tags and auxiliaries in pair work.
Correct themselves and others when a question tag does not match the auxiliary and polarity of the main statement.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Asking and Answering Questions (1.8)
Content standard: B6.1.8.2 - Identify and use question tags correctly in speech
Indicator: B6.1.8.2.1 - Use positive tags, negative tags and auxiliaries in speech
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 162
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Put learners in pairs to ask and answer simple questions in turns.
- Discuss positive tags (e.g. It is cold, isn't it?) and negative tags e.g. It isn't cold, is it?
- Demonstrate with learners the usage of positive tags, negative tags and auxiliaries in speech.
- Pair learners to take turns to practise positive tags, negative tags and auxiliaries in speech.