Question tags and intonation
You speak German, don't you? Your wife's a doctor, isn't she?
2. Question tags.
Listen to these sentences. Can you hear the difference?
1. You're hungry, aren't you?= I'm telling you.
2. You're hungry, aren't you?= I'm asking you.
3. Listen and repeat.
Listen to the following sentences and then try repeating them, using
the correct intonation.
1. You're single, aren't you?
2. You're single, aren't you? 3. You're hungry, aren't you? 4. You're hungry, aren't you? 5. You worked in Japan, didn't you? 6. You've lived abroad, haven't you? 7. You speak German, don't you? 8. Your wife's a doctor, isn't she? |
4. Speak.
Say the following sentences. Try to use the correct intonation.
| 1. You've worked with computers before, haven't you? (asking) 2. You've worked with computers before, haven't you? (telling) 3. You have my application, haven't you? (asking) 4. You've met our staffing officer, haven't you? (telling) 5. You got my letter, didn't you? (asking) 6. You're studying Chinese, aren't you? (asking) 7. You speak Chinese, don't you? (telling) 8. You're not Chinese, are you? (telling) |
Now listen to see if you were correct.