Intonation in question tags
Tóm tắt
Learners form and pronounce question tags with rising or falling intonation according to communicative purpose.
Hiểu bài
Question tags combine a statement with a short question, and intonation reflects the speaker’s purpose. Practice includes “You went to Cuc Phuong National Park last weekend, didn’t you?”, “So you were late again, weren’t you?”, and “We won, didn’t we?” Learners listen, mark rising or falling movement, and repeat dialogues. The unit also uses “We don’t want our planet to lose even more biodiversity, do we?” Rising movement can seek confirmation; falling movement can expect agreement.