YES OR NO, W-H, AND TAG QUESTIONS

Sunjung, Julie, Raylis, Paula, Rommel

Introduction

Target Students: ESL Students in the United St ates (Immigrants/ 12 to 14) Level of the Target Students: Intermediate Lev el Technology & Materials: Low-tech + High-tech Low teacher and High teacher control

Introduction

Performance Objective: After participating in class 80% of the students will score 80% or higher on the exam.

Grammar Point: YES/NO Questions * We use YES/NO Questions for close question and open ended que stions. * It can be problematic for ESL students because of the inverted questions; English uses a lot of inversion, which is rare amongst othe r languages.

W-H Questions *Are used to request specific information. Tag Questions * A tag question is a short question form appended to a statement. * When asking affirmative/positive statements the tag question should

Sentences

This is Christian Bale. He is in the movie Batman. He is Batman.

Questions
This is Christian Bale. Q._______ _______ _______ _______? A. Yes, ___ ___. / No, ___ ___. He is in the movie Batman. Q._____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____? A. Yes, ___ ___. / No, ___ ___. He is Batman. Q._______ _______ _______? A. Yes, ___ ___. / No, ___ ___.

Sentences

Batman has a car. I want the car.

Question
Batman has a car. Q._____ _____ _____ _____ _____? A. Yes, ___ ___. / No, ___ ___. I want the car. Q._____ _____ _____ _____ _____?

Question Word WHAT WHEN

Function Object/Idea/Action Time

WHERE

Place

WHO HOW WHY

Person Way/Manner Reason

WHO ARE THEY?

Who is your favorite hero?

Ironman, Batman, Catwoman, Hulk, Wonder Woman, and Captain America

How Can you describe superheroes?

What hero do you want to be if you can become one of them?

SJ wants to be Catwoman.

When did you want to be a superhero?

Why do superheroes fight against bad guys?

If you were Batman, where would you make your Batcave?

Fill in the Blank!

_____ is your name? (object) _____ did he leave? (time) ______ do they live? (place) ______ opened the door? (person) ______ did you say that?(reason) ______ does this work? (way)

What are Tag questions?

Miss Paula is kind like an angel, isnt she?
|| Miss Paula is kind like an angel, yes?

Why do we use Tag questions?

They are not really used to seek information Speakers may seek agreement or express dou bt through Tag questions

Rules

1. (+ positive +) vs ( - negative - )

She is going to watch a movie with me, isnt sh e? (+) (-)

She isnt going to my party, _____ she? (-) (+)

Rules
2. Helping verb or tense needs to match

The girl is cool, isnt she? The girl hasnt done her homework, has she? The girl danced so well, didnt she?

Rules

3. Pronoun

Mary made her dress for the summer ball, didnt Mary?

The correct answer is: Mary made her dress for the summer ball, didnt she?

Activity Question Toss!

Have the ball: Make a Yes/No question, a W-H question, or a Tag question based on the picture. Receive the ball: Answer the question and make a new question .

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