• read extracts from literature and newspaper

articles; use reading strategies for answering

multiple-choice questions.
• talk about humour and tell jokes and anecdotes.
• listen to a TV programme, jokes, funny stories
and a sketch; use listening strategies for
answering multiple-choice questions.
• revise past tenses and learn about the Past
Perfect Continuous.
• write a book review.

Warm-up

Look at the photos ( A - D ) and quotes

( 1 - 3 ) . Which is the funniest? Tell the class.

Look at the Key Words. Listen and identify

the types of laughter. Say in what situation
you might hear each one.

KEYWORDS; Laughter
burst out laughing, cackle, chuckle,
fall about laughing, giggle

Example 1 Someone might burst out laughing

when they understand a joke.

Check you understand the words and

expressions ( a - d ) . Then listen to four
extracts. In which is someone:

telling a joke?
pulling someone's leg?
being sarcastic?
describing an ironic situation?

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the

questions below.

Example 1 I remember giggling in a maths

exam. I was thinking about...

Have you ever giggled when everybody else

was serious? When?
Do any of your friends make you laugh a lot?
Why?
Has anyone ever pulled your leg? What
happened? How did you feel?
Do you know anyone who is often sarcastic?