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Unit 2: Introduction To Humour
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Have a seat and read.
No book?
Study vocabulary Unit 2, lesson 1.
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4:00
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Today:
Dagopening
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Introduction to Humour
Reading
Individual work
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Find puns you like and understand.
Upload your picture(s) of the pun(s).
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Humour
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What is humour?
the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
There are many types of humour, let's take a look at a few examples.
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Types of humour: Physical
Also called: slapstick
Exaggerated effects, like absurd body movements, exaggerated crying or laughter, and mock bodily harm.
Also exaggerated sound effects, like: boinks, bonks and boops
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Types of humour: Deadpan / Dry humour
Delivered with a straight face and a neutral tone
Often requires more thought and perception
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Types of humour: Wordplay / Puns
Relies on the dual meaning of words and phrases
For example:
“Are you a parking ticket? ‘Cause you’ve got fine written all over you.”
Often not translatable to another language.
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Type of humour: one-liners
Short, concise, and just one sentence or phrase.
You need the perfect setup to deliver the punchline.
“Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.”
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Type of humour: dad-jokes
Pun, presented as a one-liner or a question and answer
Generally inoffensive
Can also rely on how the joke is presented
Child says: "I'm hungry."
Father says: "Hi Hungry, I'm dad."
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Types of humour: Toilet humour
Also called body bathroom
Easy subject for jokes
All about farts, poop and pee
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Who do you think enjoys this type of humour most?
A
young girls
B
young boys
C
adolescents
D
adults
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Types of humour: dark humour
Any joke that makes light of a tragic event or subject matter
Often used as a coping mechanism
Some people see it as a cheap way of getting laughs
When president Ronald Reagan was shot during an attempted assassination, he said it had "ruined one of his best suits"
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Self-deprecating humour
Literally means: to degrade oneself
Often used as an icebreaker
Shows you don't take yourself too seriously
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Lowbrow humour
Often just crude, profane or offensive
Seems easy, but is actally very hard to write
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Why is the previous example 'funny'?
A famous saying in English is:
"When life hands you lemons, make lemonade."
Basically: turn something sour (bad) into something sweet (good)
Frank is absolutely rude when he says "shove them down someone's throat"
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Why is the previous example 'funny'?
This does mean that you have to understand certain phrases / idioms in English to fully grasp the humour.
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Type of humour: surreal / absurd
Elements of surrealism or absurdity
Replaces logic with illogical thoughts
Humourus because it's either ridiculous or unexpected.
“Why did the elephant sit on the marshmallow?
He didn’t want to fall into the cup of hot chocolate.”
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And what kind of humor di you see in the next video?
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Try not to laugh
Try to find as many English jokes as you can (think about puns, one-liners, etc.)
Google / Chat-GPT and copy into a word document.
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Take turns in telling one of your jokes.
Every time you make someone laugh,
you
score a point.
If no one laughs,
they
get a point, so choose your jokes wisely.
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Try not to laugh
In pairs / groups:
Try to find as many English jokes as you can (think about puns, one-liners, etc.)
Tell each other the joke.
Every time you make someone laugh,
you
score a point.
If no one laughs,
they
get a point, so choose your jokes wisely.
Create a pun poster
Individually:
Find a pun you really like and make a (digital) poster or drawing.
Send or give it to your teacher, they might really like it and want to use it :)!
America vs England
In pairs / groups:
Go online and find American comedians and British comedians.
Compare their styles and types of humour.
Explain to your partner or group which you like more and why. Try to convince them your clip is the best.
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