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Unit
Exercises 52

52.1 Complete these sentences with a question tag.

1 Kate won’t be late, will she ? No, she’s never late.
2 You’re tired, aren’t you ? Yes, a little.
3 You travel a lot, ? Yes, I love travelling.
4 You weren’t listening, ? Yes, I was!
5 Sarah doesn’t know Ann, ? No, they’ve never met.
6 Jack’s on holiday, ? Yes, he’s in Australia.
7 It didn’t take long to get here, ? No, just ten minutes.
8 You can speak German, ? Yes, but not fluently.
9 They won’t mind if I take a picture, ? No, of course they won’t.
10 There are a lot of people here, ? Yes, more than I expected.
11 Let’s go and have coffee, ? Yes, let’s do that.
12 This isn’t very interesting ? No, not really.
13 I’m too impatient ? Yes, you are sometimes.
14 You wouldn’t tell anyone, ? No, of course not.
15 Helen has lived here a long time, ? Yes, 20 years.
16 I shouldn’t have lost my temper, ? No, but that’s all right.
17 He’d never met her before, ? No, that was the first time.
18 Don’t forget to call me, ? No, I won’t forget.

52.2 In these situations you expect your friend to agree with you. Use a question tag in your sentences.
1 You look out of the window. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. You say to your friend:
(beautiful day) It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
2 You’re with a friend outside a restaurant. You’re looking at the prices, which are very high.
You say: (expensive) It
3 You and a colleague have just finished a training course. You really enjoyed it. You say to your
colleague: (great) The course
4 Your friend’s hair is much shorter than when you last met. You say to her/him:
(have / your hair / cut) You
5 You’re listening to a woman singing. You like her voice very much. You say to your friend:
(a good voice) She
6 You’re trying on a jacket in a shop. You look in the mirror and you don’t like what you see.
You say to your friend:
(not / look / right) It
7 You and a friend are walking over a small wooden bridge. The bridge is old and some parts are
broken. You say:
(not / very safe) This bridge

52.3 In these situations you are asking for information, asking people to do things etc.
1 You need a pen. Perhaps Jane has one. Ask her.
Jane, you don’t have a pen I could borrow, do you?
2 You have to move a heavy table. You want Joe to help you with it. Ask him.
Joe, you
3 You’re looking for Sarah. Perhaps Lisa knows where she is. Ask her.
Lisa, you
4 You want to borrow a tennis racket. Perhaps Helen has one. Ask her.
Helen,
5 Anna has a car and you need a lift to the station. Perhaps she’ll take you. Ask her.
Anna,
6 You’re looking for your keys. Perhaps Robert has seen them. Ask him.
Robert,

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