Havo 3 - Thursday 14 May 2020

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Havo 3

Thursday 14 May 2020

Leerdoelen:

- je kan inhoudelijke vragen over een tekst beantwoorden

- je kan de inhoud van de tekst verwerken in een opdracht

 

Funny person
to follow online?

What makes this person so funny?

stand up

punch line

comedy

laughs

joke

comedian

on stage

stage presence

puncher

once

race

nationality

Get to work:

1) Go to Google Classroom,
assignment Theme lesson jokes

2) Read the text

3) Answer the questions that go with it

Do assignment 'theme lesson jokes'

Words you looked up:

1. What word is missing in paragraph 3?

1. audience
2. culture
3. individual
4. support system

2. The title of paragraph 4 is missing. Which title fits the paragraph?

1. Always smile
2. Have a plan B
3. It isn't that scary
4. Just enjoy

3. What jokes should be avoided? Answer in Dutch. 

• ‘’Grappen die mensen belachelijk maken om wie ze zijn, gebaseerd op negatieve stereotypes’’

4) Put the words below in the correct order.

1. Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses
2. He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed
3. The other man pulls out his phone and calls emergency services
4. He gasps to the operator: ‘’My friend is dead! What can I do?’’
5. In a calm, soothing voice the operator replies: ‘’Take it easy. I can help. First let’s make sure he’s dead’’
6. There is a silence, then a shot is heard
7. ‘’Ok, now what?’’, the hunter says, back on the phone

Your turn:

come up with 2 of your best jokes (in English)

(translate from Dutch to English)

The best joke ever:

Your funniest joke:

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses
He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed
The other man pulls out his phone and calls emergency services
He gasps to the operator: ‘’My friend is dead! What can I do?’’
In a calm, soothing voice the operator replies: ‘’Take it easy. I can help. First let’s make sure he’s dead’’
There is a silence, then a shot is heard
‘’Ok, now what?’’, the hunter says, back on the phone

• Psychologist Richard Wiseman ran an experiment — a huge one. 
• In 2002 he launched a website called LaughLab where anyone around the world could submit a joke and rate other people's jokes. 
• He got over 41,000 entries and about 1.5 million votes. 
  
  
• This joke won!