U2: HUMOUR

Vocabulary
Presented by: T. Liazid Imane Level: 2nd Year Bac
What do they have in common?
What do we mean by Humour?

Humour is ANYTHING that

causes laughter/makes us
laugh.
 Our minds become free of tensions and stress.

Heart aches disappear

BENEFITS of humour
It boosts your immune system
We forget problems/foes
We lose fear and anxiety

It’s good for healthy mind and body balance

What are the different SOURCES of humour?

Tell us your favourite and why?

Jokes

Caricatures

Comedians

Cartoons
 Series

Memes/ Trolls

Comedy Films
 Match each vocabulary with its right definition

1. Humour 2. A Joke 3. Humorous

4. To make fun of someone 5. An impression

6. To kid / to joke 7. Silly 8. Witty

a. Funny in a stupid way b. To make jokes or to joke with someone

c. Laugh at someone in a mocking way d. Amusing, funny and laughable

e. Funny in an intelligent way f. An amusing imitation of a famous person

g. A short story that causes laughter h. Something that makes people laugh
Humour Something that makes people laugh

Joke A short story that causes laughter

Humorous Amusing, funny and laughable

To make fun of someone Laugh at someone in a mocking way

An impression An amusing imitation of a famous person

To kid / to joke To make jokes or to joke with someone

Silly Funny in a stupid way

Witty Funny in an intelligent way

 Classify these words in the right column

Anger – cheerfulness – Fear – enthusiasm – vivacity –

pessimism – depression – satisfaction – jubilation –
calm – optimism – frustration – despair – loneliness –
- Gaiety – vivacity gaiety - sadness
- Gaiety – vivacity
IDIOMS RELATED
TO MOOD
Good & Bad
 Fill in the blanks with the right idiom from the list:
Spirits rose – walking on air – things are looking up – lift my spirits

After he won the I love my His spirits

…………………… I got the job
competition, he roommate, rose when he
…………….. I wanted,
was walking on he is always able
……………………….. heard the good things are really
………………………..

air.
……………………….. to lift my spirits.
……………………….. news. looking up.
………………………..
 Fill in the blanks with the right idiom from the list:
The depths of despair– being low– feeling down– heart sank

…………………
I’m feeling down ……………
She’s being low My heart
…….. My friend was in
lately, I’ve lost because of the sank when I
……… the depths of
…………………
hope in death’s of her saw him despair
……… when he
everything. mom. dying. lost his job.