新课标人教版八年级英语下册Unit 10 It’s a nice day, isn’t it--SECTION A.docVIP

Structures Tag questions Target language It’s a nice day isn’t it? Yes, it is. I really love hot weather. You’re Jenny’s friend, aren’t you? Yes, I am. Vocabulary Umbrella, bookstore, elevator, low, price, slow Come along, get along, at least, be care for Learning strategies Cooperating; Using what you know Unit 10 It’s a nice day, isn’t it? Part 1: Teaching design SECTION A Goals To learn to use Tag questions To listen and talk about weather Procedures Warming up by learning about Tag questions Hi, everyone! I am happy today because it’s a nice day, today. Isn’t it a nice day today? It’s a nice day, isn’t it? Yes, this is what we are going to learn today: Unit 10 It’s a nice day, isn’t it? It is the last unit, isn’t it? The title of this unit is a “Tag Question”. But what is a “Tag Question”? Tag Questions A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a “tag question”, and the mini-question at the end is called a “question tag”. The basic structure is: +Positive statement, -negative tag? -Negative statement, +positive tag? Look at these examples with positive statements: positive statement [+] negative tag [-] notes: subject auxiliary main verb auxiliary not personalpronoun(same as subject) You are coming, are n’t you? We have finished, have n’t we? You do like coffee, do n’t you? You like coffee, do n’t you? You (do) like... They will help, wo n’t they? won’t = will not I can come, can ‘t I? We must go, must n’t we? He should try harder, should n’t he? You are English, are n’t you? no auxiliary for main verb be present past John was there, was n’t he? Look at these examples with negative statements: negative statement [-] positive tag [+] subject auxiliary main verb auxiliary personalpronoun(same as subject) It is n’t raining, is it? We have never seen that, have we? You do n’t like coffee, do you? They will not help,