UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA PARA ADULTOS

UAPA

LANGUAGE SCHOOL
CARREER

Modern Languages, Tourism Mention

ENROLLMENT

14-0062
SUBJECT 1

English grammar 2
TEACHE R´S NAME

Eddy Muñoz, M.A.

HOMERWORK 4
 Exercises for Task 4

Grammar
A. You are at a barbecue. Add tags to help start a friendly conversation.
Examples:
These sausages are delicious, aren't they? They certainly are.
You haven't lived here long, have you? No, only three months.

1 It's quite a big garden, _isn’t it __? Yes, there's plenty of room.
2 There aren't many people here yet, ____are they_______? No, but it's still quite
early.
3 You're Rachel's friend, ____are you_______? Yes, I'm Vicky.
4 You came in a sports car, _______didn’t you____.? That's right.
5 These burgers look good, ___ don’t they______.? I can't wait to try them.
6 We can sit on the grass,__ can we_________? I think it's dry enough.
7 The weather forecast wasn't very good, ___was it________? No, it wasn't.

B. Complete the conversation. Put in the question tags.

Emma: You don't really want to go out with me anymore, (►) do you?
Matthew: Of course I do. But I need a bit of time to myself sometimes.
Emma: You get plenty of time to yourself, (1) _don’t you_____?
Matthew: Emma, you know what I feel for you. I've told you enough times, (2)
______haven’t I _____?
Emma: Yes, you have. And you're quite happy, (3) _____aren’t you____?
You don't mind, (4) _____do you___?
The situation doesn't bother you, (5) ______does it___?
Matthew: Why are we arguing? There's nothing to argue about, (6) ___is there____?
Emma: You can't ever look at things from my point of view, (7) __can you___?
C. Read each situation. Then make a polite request. Use a negative statement
with an affirmative tag.

Example:
You are a waiter. You can’t work tomorrow, and you hope your friend can take your
place. You ask your friend.
You couldn’t take my place tomorrow, could you?

1. You want to go away for the weekend, but you don’t have a car. Maybe your best
friend can lend her car to you. You can ask her.
_you can lend me your car, can’t you?
2. You’re going on vacation on a trip to Constanza. You need someone to feed your two
dogs in three days. You ask your brother.
You are going to feed my dogs during three days while I am in Constanza, aren’t
you?_

3. You have a doctor’s appointment, and you need a ride to the hospital. Ask your
father.
You could give me a ride to the hospital, couldn’t you?
4. You are broke, you have no money for transportation and you need to get to college
for an important final test as soon as possible. Ask your husband or wife.
You are able to lend me some money for the fare to go to the university, aren’t
you?___

Writing Section.
D. Requests and suggestions. What would you say in these situations? Write
sentences with a question tag. Use the word in brackets.
Example: You want to look at a newspaper. Daniel might have one, so ask him.
(haven't) You haven't got a newspaper, have you?
1 Suggest to Vicky that you both listen to some music. (Let's)
___you want to listen the same music I listen to don’t you?__

2 Warn David not to do anything silly. (Don't)

___you don’t write the mirror with crayon, do you?_____

3 You need a train timetable. Emma might have one, so ask her. (haven't)
____you haven’t get a train timetable, have you?_

4 Ask Rachel to pass you the salt. (Pass)

____you can pass me the salt, can’t you?____

Speaking Section.
E. Upload a video on YOUTUBE talking about the different uses of tag questions,
provide examples. Also talk about the importance of using tag questions in
conversations. Attach the video link with this assignment.

https://youtu.be/N_LQDkhGXuM