50 MIXED-ABILITY GRAMMAR LESSONS

25 Harry Potter
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Tag questions

Match the tags to the statements. a) Harry Potters mother and father are dead, b) Ron Weasleys got a pet rat called Scabbers, c) Hagrid is a giant, d) Harry, Ron and Hermione all go to a school called Hogwarts, e) Hermiones very clever, f) Youve read all the Harry Potter books, Practise saying them. Your voice should fall on the question tag, like this:

Harry Potters mother and father are dead, arent they?

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Use this information to write three statements, each with a question tag. Then practise saying them. a) Professor Lupin / turn into / werewolf / once a month b) Professor Snape and Draco Malfoy / hate / Harry Potter c) The train / Hogwarts / leave from / Platform 934 / at Kings Cross Station

dont they? isnt she? arent they? havent you? isnt he? hasnt he?

Some people are at a party. Theyre not enjoying it. Complete the speech bubbles. a) b) c) d) e)

This isnt a very good party, is it?

The other people arent very friendly, ?

The music sounds terrible, ?

These sandwiches look really strange, ?

Theres nowhere to dance,

Now work in a group and practise saying them. Think of three other comments you could make about a bad party.

Step up

Add tag questions to these statements. a) Harry Potters had a tough life so far,

b) The Dursleys have treated him very badly,

c) Harry and Ron were in trouble when they drove to Hogwarts, d) The Dementors really frightened Harry,

e) Hermione was very rude to Professor Trelawney, 64

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25 Harry Potter Tag questions

Dan Radcliffe Who is he?: He plays Harry in the Harry Potter films Born: 23 July 1989 Lives: London, England Parents: both actors Family: only child Pets: two dogs called Binka and Nugget Likes: playing practical jokes on people, PlayStation and football Career plans: He may decide to stop acting. He loves English at school and thinks he would like to be a writer. He might be a film director. How he got the part of Harry Potter: He went to the audition with thousands of other English schoolchildren. Chris Columbus, the director, said, "Dan walked into the room and we all knew we had found Harry." Acting: does many of his own stunts, including playing Seeker in the games of Quidditch
Fact File:

Read the Fact File about Daniel Radcliffe. Think of five tag questions to ask him, like this:

Youre an only child, arent you?

Because you know the information is correct, your voice will fall at the end. If you are not sure about the information, your voice will rise, for example:

Youre going to go to university, arent you?

Now think of five other questions, eg about Dans future.

Work in pairs. Your partner is Dan. Ask him your questions. Make sure your voice rises or falls at the end of the questions.

Fly

Work in pairs. Look at the Fact File in Step up about Daniel Radcliffe. Talk about Daniel. Use question tags, like this:

- Daniels very young to be a film star, isnt he? - Yes, he was born in 1989, wasnt he? - So hes only
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Complete these sentences with a question tag. Be careful! a) Lets get all the Harry Potter videos out this weekend, b) My grandmother enjoys magical stories. Shed enjoy Harry Potter, c) Im quite like Harry Potter, d) Someones been reading my Harry Potter book, e) Nobody knows if there will be another book, f) Dont take my Harry Potter book away,
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