Tasteless Jokes

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Welcome!
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Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Slide 2 - Woordweb

Goals for today
Practice speaking and listening
Learn some more about the topic of laughter/humor
Form your own opinion on acceptable topics for jokes

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Video

What did this joke refer to, and why was Will Smith particularly offended by it?

Slide 5 - Open vraag

Do you think Will Smith was justified in slapping Chris Rock?
A
Yes, he was trying to defend his wife
B
No, violence is never acceptable
C
Other (please explain)

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Are there topics that are too serious to joke about?
A
Yes, some things should never be joked about
B
No, it is only a joke after all

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

What are topics it's
unacceptable
to joke about?

Slide 8 - Woordweb

Truly Tasteless Jokes
What kinds of jokes do you expect in this book?
What do you expect the author of this book to be like?
Let's listen and fill in the worksheet

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Discuss with your partner:
  • Is the author the kind of person you expected them to be?
  • Do you think books like Truly Tasteless Jokes should be published? Why (not)?
  • Is it ethical for the author to make (a lot of) money off a book that's designed to insult and ridicule certain people?
  • Do you think our attitude to these jokes has changed? Are these jokes more or less acceptable now than they were in the past?

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Worksheet
Work with a partner
Do the exercises on the worksheet
We'll discuss afterwards

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Thank you!
See you next week!

Slide 12 - Tekstslide