Work in pairs.

Look at the drawings above and Pronunciation

decide what the joke is about. Tell another pair.
Listen to the sentences. Write down the words
Example
which are emphasised to make the story more
interesting. Then listen again and repeat the
We think the parents go away for the weekend and ...
sentences.

Listen to the joke and compare it with your version.

Listen to the joke again and complete the Function

File with these words. Speaking
And then, guess what, there are, just can't, Work in pairs. Student A turns to page 134 and
just before, Have you heard the one about, Luckily, Student B to page 136. Practise telling the joke to
right, or somewhere like that, So, eventually, Well yourself. Add words (e.g. articles and pronouns) and
expressions from the Function File. You can add
more information to make it more interesting.
Telling Jokes
F U N C T I O N FI L E

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the two brothers and their dad's car? Take turns to tell your joke to your partner. Listen
Well, 2 these two brothers. to your partner's joke actively.
One's just passed his driving test and the other's a
bit younger, 3 ? Example
And one weekend, their parents decide to go away A This old couple go into a cafe, right? They sit down
to London, 4 . near the window and guess who walks in.
5 B Who?
, the parents go off to the airport ...
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, they meet some friends and go out
to a club.
When they get back home it's about five in the
morning. 7 ...
When they get up, they go to the garage, and
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, one of their friends works in a Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
garage.
He 10 comes and does the car, Do jokes in your language sometimes 'play with
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their parents come back home. words'? Can you think of an example?
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believe it! In what situations do people use humour in your
country? Are they the same as in Britain?
Do you have similar expressions for telling jokes
What tenses do we use to tell jokes? What is the in your language?
difference between the meaning of just in numbers 11 What do people tell jokes about in your country?
and 12? Do people where you live tell jokes about other
nationalities or regions? Why? Is it fair?