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Learn English Laughing
Humor and Learning
Humor is important in learning a language. Not only does it
enable the student to learn new vocabulary in context but it
also is a motivating force. When a student understands a joke
she begins to feel like she is in the world of the new language.
Puns are especially valuable because they stress meaning. We'll
give a few jokes and puns as examples and hoope that they will
move other teachers to use this powerful resource.
Puns
Laughing? Well, maybe not. Puns usually make people groan. They
say that for a pun to be good, it has to be really bad. As a
matter of fact, they are called "groaners". A pun is a little
word game, playing with language. Most puns use a word that has
two meanings, or use two words that sound almost the same.
Here are some puns. Use your knowledge of English, and your
dictionary if necessary, to explain the pun.
Example: Why is an empty purse always the same? Because there is
never any change in it. In this pun, the word "change" has two
meanings: 1. coins and small bills, 2. alteration.
1. Do you know why it's easy for a hunter to find a leopard?
Because a leopard is always spotted.
"to spot", verb: to see, to identify. "spotted", adjective: with
spots.
2. When gambling became legal in the city, everyone agreed that
the city was now a bettor place.
What we hear could be either of two words that sound the same:
"better", adjective, "an improvement", therefore "an improved
place". "bettor", noun, "gambler", "someone who bets", therefore
entonces "a place for gamblers".
3. The principal called the young cross-eyed teacher into his
office. "I'm sorry to say, Ms. Jones, we're going to have to let
you go." "But why, sir? I thought I was doing a good job." "It's
simple," said the principal, "you can't control your pupils.".
Of course, the word "pupil" could refer to a student or to the
middle of the iris of the eye..
4. My friend Sam had decided his kitchen needed painting, and
instead of hiring a professional, he decided to do it himself.
In the afternoon, I went over to his house to see if he needed
some help. When I arrived, I found Sam working hard painting the
kitchen walls. But instead of wearing old clothes, he was
wearing a leather jacket and a ski parka. I asked him why he was
dressed that way on such a hot day. He brought me the paint
bucket and told me to read the instructions. I did. It said,
"For best results, put on two coats."
The pun is the word "coat" either another layer or paint or an
article of clothing.
5. The previous pun about the extra "coat" reminds me of the dog
that has a fur coat and pants.
OK, the dog has a fur coat but it doesn't have fur trousers. In
this case "pants" o the way dogs breathe rapidly and noisily.
Those were puns. Now for a few jokes.
Jokes Three Police Jokes
First
Joke: A police officer stops a woman for speeding and asks
her very nicely if he could see her license.
She replies in a huff, "I wish you guys would get your act
together. Just yesterday you take away my license and then today
you expect me to show it to you!"
Vocabulary and Expresssions:
"in a huff": annoyed
"get your act together": get organized
Second Joke: While driving along the back roads of a small
town, two truckers came to an overpass with a sign that read
CLEARANCE 11'3".
They got out and measured their rig, which was 12'4".
"What do you think?" one asked the other.
The driver looked around carefully, then shifted into first.
"Not a cop in sight. Let's take a chance!"
Vocabulary and Expresssions:
"overpass": viaduct
"rig": here truck. Any specialized tool or mechanical
arrangement.
"clearance": room to pass, or "clear". "Clearance" is the noun
of the verb "to clear" which means (among other meanings) de:
"go through without touching"
11' 3" is the abbreviation of 11 feet 3 inches;
12' 4" is the abbreviation of 12 feet 4 inches.
Third Joke:
Recently, a distraught wife went to the local police station,
along with her next-door neighbor, to report that her husband
was missing. The policeman asked for a description of the
missing man.
The wife said, "He is 35 years old, 6 foot 2, has dark eyes,
dark wavy hair, an athletic build, weighs 185 pounds, is
soft-spoken, and is good to the children."
The next-door neighbor protested, "Your husband is 54 years old,
5 foot 6, chubby, weighs 275 pounds, is bald, has a big mouth,
and is mean to your children."
The wife replied, "Yes, but who wants HIM back?"
Vocabulary and Expresssions:
Hubby: popularform of "husband", spouse
distraught: stressed, very worried.
chubby: slightly fat
mean: In this context, strict, severe, even a little cruel
bald: no hair
next-door neighbor: the person who lives in the house to one
side of yours
6 foot 4: six feet and 4 inches
How to keep on Learning by Laughing?
You can enter "esl puns" or "esl joke" in Google to find many
sites that share our belief that puns and jokes are good ways to
help learners of English.
You can also find more help for Learners of English at: http://www.goodacc
ent.com/accentbooks.htm
About the author:
Frank Gerace, Ph.D. has worked in United Nations and national
communication and education projects in Latin America. He has
taught at public and private universities in Peru and Bolivia.
He currently teaches English in a major college of the CUNY
(City University of New York) system. His kids site is:
http://www.BooksLibros.com/SpanishForNinos.htm
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