Song: use of questions tags

Listen to the song A Little Time by the British pop band The Beautiful South. Fill in the blank spaces and also choose from the pairs of words.

I need a little time

To _____ it _____

I need a little place/space

Just _____ _____ _____

I need a little time

To find my freedom

 I need a little...

Funny how quick the milk turns sour/flour

_____ it? _____ it?

Your face has been looking like that for hours

_____ it? _____ it?

Promises, promises turn to bust/dust

Wedding bells just turn to rust/gust

Trust into mistrust

I need a little room

To find myself

I need a little space/place

To _____ it _____

I need a little room / moon

All alone

I need a little...

You need a little room for your big bread/head

_____ you? _____ you?

You’ll need a little space for a thousand beds/bells

 _____ you? _____ you?

Lips that promise - fear the worst/thirst

Tongue so sharp - the bubble cursed/burst

Just into unjust

I _____ _____ a little time

To find the proof/truth

Now I _____ _____ a little room

To check what’s wrong/gone

I _____ _____ a little time

And I still love you

I _____ _____ a little...

You had a little time

And you had a little run/fun

 _____ you? _____ you?

While you had yours

Do you think I had gone/none

_____ you? _____ you?

The freedom that you wanted bad/back

Is yours _____ _____

I hope you’re glad/mad

Sad into unsad

I had a little time

To _____ it _____

Had a little room

To _____ it _____

I found a little garage/courage

To _____ it _____

I’ve had a little time…

I’ve had a little time…

I’ve had a little time…

I’ve had a little time…

QUESTION TAGS: LISTENING + SPEAKING

Whenever I had to teach question tags I always found it a little bit boring for the students, and they never understood the purpose of using them. They were quite happy saying: "Your father is a pilot, no?" You English teachers should be familiar with this, shouldn't you?