13-5 Unit 6, lesson 4 part 1

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Unit 6, lesson 4 - part 1

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Unit 6: test

• Vocabulary 
• Word order/adverbs
• Present perfect, past simple, past perfect
• If-sentences: zero, first, second conditional
• Reading

Lesson goals

Reading practice! 

Vocabulary

Reading

• Read "British Humour" (6.4, page 245) 
• Answer question 1a, b, c 
• Exercise 2

Do you think British humour is funny? Why (not)?

Do you ever watch British tv programmes, series, or stand-up comedians? Which ones?

Explain in your own words: sarcasm, understatement, satire

a. to laugh and mock something you think is ridiculous

b. to improvise

c. standard part

d. either a succes or a failure

e. making yourself look less good

f. not thinking you are important or special

g. to make fun of someone

h. a weakness

to scoff

to wing it

staple

hit or miss

self-deprication

humble

to mock

flaw

Oxbridge comedic talent

• Read the text (page 246)
• Exercise 3, 4 (page 247) 

ex. 3
What is the main message of the first paragraph

1. If you want to become a comedian, go to university
2. Oxbridge students are very serious people
3. You can go to Oxbridge and be funny

What are Phil Wang and Sindhu Vee examples of?

1. comedians who didn't go to Oxford or Cambridge
2. famous comedians who went to Oxford or Cambridge
3. Oxbridge scholars who chose academics over comedy
4. up-and-coming comedians who went to Oxford or Cambridge

Are you also a comedic talent?

Yes :)

No :(

More reading

"Get involved" (page 250)

• Exercise 10 (true or false questions)

Homework

• Finish exercises 
• Study vocabulary unit 6.4
• Study grammar 6.4: present perfect, past simple, past perfect