Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A man walked into a bar in Texas didn't he...

We looked at the difference between these QUESTIONS (to get some information) and INVITATION TAGS (to initiate conversation) before trying to finish a long list of statements with appropriate tags:

- Is it cold today?
- Ooh it’s cold today isn’t it.

- Are these chips delicious?
- These chips are delicious aren’t they.

- It’s typical isn’t it. The trains are always late when you’re in a hurry.
- Is it typical that the trains are always late when you’re in a hurry?

- The reading test was difficult wasn’t it.
- Was the reading test difficult?

- Is Bandar lovely?
- Bandar’s lovely isn’t he.

- Is Ran strange?
- Ran’s a bit strange isn’t she.



· You can swim
· You didn’t go to Colchester last Thursday night
· You’re not a dog
· You ate breakfast this morning
· You mustn’t complain
· You’re not afraid of spiders
· You should get more sleep
· You need money
· She looks great
· You’ve been to London before
· Let’s go shopping
· He’s so fat
· Sit down
· You love me
· You will call me when you get home
· You won’t forget me
· You mustn’t smoke
· Let’s have a party
· Open the window
· It’s not your birthday today
· They shouldn’t have gone to Germany
· England are going to win the next World Cup
· You can’t speak French
· It might rain today
· You can’t drive
· You’re bored of this exercise

If you're interested in trying some more lateral thinking puzzles, there's a website full of them if you follow this link. Hopefully the results won't tell you that you're some kind of murderer.

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