General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 04 Topic 03.doc Examples – checking 1. Listen to the examples. 2. Practise saying the examples. Check your intonation. 1. You enjoyed rock climbing, didn't you? 2. That was a close shave, wasn't it? 3. He didn't escape, did he? Examples – asking to agree 1. Listen to the examples. 2. Practise saying the examples. Check your intonation. 1. They didn't lose, did they? 2. It wasn't a big fire, was it? 3. She was good at sports at school, wasn't she?  LANGUAGE FOCUS 04 Tag questions in past tenses – task 1. For questions 1-6, listen carefully to each question. 2. Decide if the speaker is checking or asking to agree. 3. Choose the correct answer. 4. For questions 7-12, choose the correct response to each question. 1. You hated that scuba diving trip, didn’t you?  Checking  Asking to agree 2. We were lucky to escape, weren’t we  Checking  Asking to agree 3. Parasailing wasn’t too expensive, was it?  Checking  Asking to agree 4. That was a close shave, wasn’t it?  Checking  Asking to agree 5. You didn’t jump off the cliff, did you?  Checking  Asking to agree 6. She recovered from her injuries, didn’t she?  Checking  Asking to agree 7. You hated that scuba diving trip, didn’t you?  a) Yes, I did.  b) No, I did.  c) Yes, I was. 133