Tag Questions in Spoken English

[aoulefi]

very interesting

[cChiOo10]

Is stacy very nice,isn't she?

[Myrtone]

How about the video on tag questions in French and German, is their usage any different from English? In German, the nicht wahr always has the same intonation regardless, doesn't it?

[EnglishwithStacy]

@Myrtone

I think the tags in French and German have just one intonation, but I'd like to have this confirmed. Any

French or German speakers out there?

[chakimhamzah]

thank stacy I am just thinking how to explain them to my student.now I am teaching in language laboratory SMPN 102 cijantung, jakarta Indonesia. you so help me

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[chakimhamzah]

thank stacy I am just thinking how to explain them to my student.now I am teaching in language laboratory SMPN 102 cijantung, jakarta Indonesia. you so help me

to all my friends EFL teacher around the world this my group in FB : TEFL association Jakarta and ELT forum Jakarta.

come also to my FB: chakim hamzah or email: frans115@yahoo.com

[EnglishwithStacy]

Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad it was helpful, and hope your classmates like it, too.

[Blackthorne13]

thank you so much

I'll teach this to my classmates

this videos is very helpful

:)

Greetings!!!

[Nicole3900]

I'm American and stumbled upon this video. Ironically, it is helping me to think about things in English like tag questions, which I say automatically without thinking about them. Nice videos, thanks!

[EnglishwithStacy]

@Nicole3900

It really shows us how complex (and fascinating) English is. One of the most fun parts of teaching English for me is figuring out why we say what we say, and then trying to explain it in simple terms. Thanks for your comment!

[18jedai]

Hi Stacy. I got interested in your discussion precisely the "don't you" with the "t" and "y" pronounced as "ch". Love it! It's new to my ears! Can you provide me a support reference for this "ch" thing so I could read and learn more about pronunciation? Thanks Stacy and more power!

[EnglishwithStacy]

This is called "assimilation." Some of the most common are

t + y = ch (example: don't you)

d + y = j (would you)

s + y = sh (miss your)

z + y = zh (How's your).

Some pronunciation books that teach American English teach it. If you search on Google for "assimilation phonetics" or "assimilation linguistics," you will find many references. I also teach it in my book: "Sound Advice: A Basis for Listening," (2nd Edition). Good luck!i

[tekinayse]

hi stacy thanks a lot for your this video.ı was looking forward to see a new one from you..please keep going..your lessons so awosome...:))

[EnglishwithStacy]

I appreciated your comments. Yes, I'd like to put up more videos, but each one is taking me longer than I want. From start to finish, I need 25-30 hours! Hard to believe, isn't it?!! I'm trying to figure out a way to do them faster, and I'm going to try some new movie editing software. I have lots of lesson ideas -- I just need time! I hope to have another one out by November. Thanks for watching!

[20545578]

love it.. thanks stacy!!

[EnglishwithStacy]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.