Chiasson - Using Humour in the Second Language Classroom (TESL/TEFL)

Chiasson - Using Humour in the Second Language Classroom (TESL/TEFL):

Lesson Plan | That's Funny: Comedy Across the Curriculum - NYTimes.com

Lesson Plan | That's Funny: Comedy Across the Curriculum - NYTimes.com:

How good is your mathematical sense of humour? Quiz | Simon Singh | Science | theguardian.com

How good is your mathematical sense of humour? Quiz | Simon Singh | Science | theguardian.com:

Non stop English A sense of humour

Humour from Stellalab

Advanced Joke Number Four for Practicing English

Advanced Joke Number Four for Practicing English:



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Leading, With the Help of Humor - NYTimes.com

Leading, With the Help of Humor - NYTimes.com:

Learning English while laughing with this comic strip by Ed Stein

A sense of humour and an appetite for awesome | Guardian Small Business Network | theguardian.com

A sense of humour and an appetite for awesome | Guardian Small Business Network | theguardian.com:

Developing a sense of humour | Education | Guardian Weekly

Developing a sense of humour | Education | Guardian Weekly:

OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 Science Of Laughter : NPR

Science Of Laughter : NPR: "Laughing is universal. People giggle in every known culture. But why do we do it? How does it contribute to our communication? Why do some people laugh more than others? And what can scientists learn about neurology and behavior from studying our boisterous outbursts? Guests: Robert Provine Professor of Psychology University of Maryland Baltimore, MD William Fry Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry Stanford University Medical Center Nevada City, CA Listeners call in"

Pumpcast News, Part 1 - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.- Thanks Michel for sharing

Jack Rafferty surprises this musical couple at the gas pump! Check out their fan page at http://facebook.com/WillandMonifa



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OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 BBC - Search results for SENSE OF HUMOUR

BBC - Search results for SENSE OF HUMOUR:

OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 BBC News - Ken Dodd: Don't call me eccentric

BBC News - Ken Dodd: Don't call me eccentric:



Ken Dodd is the last star comedian from the variety era. Now 86, he is still drawing crowds for his five-hour stage shows. Opening an exhibition about his career, he gets serious about life and laughter - and why he does not like being called eccentric.

OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 GRAMMAR HAVE AND GET: 3 THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO YOU

3 THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO YOU

We use have + object + past participle to describe

things that happen to us, often misfortunes. The

subject is the person who experiences what

happened:

I've had my car stolen. (Compare: My car was

stolen.)

He's had his application for citizenship turned down. ,

(Compare: His applicationfor citizenship has been

turned down.)

My mother's had her letter published in The Times.

(Compare: My mother's letter has been published in

The Times.)

In spoken English we can sometimes use get

instead of have:

She's got another letter published in The Times.

Note that sometimes only the context will identify

precise meaning. Consider:

They had theirfence pulled down. (= either: they

employed somebody to pul1 it down (causative); or

it was pulled down without their planning it, e.g.

by vandals.)

SOURCE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED AND PROFICIENCY

OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 GRAMMAR 2.- GET + -ED: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

2 GET + -ED: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

We can sometimes use get instead of be in the

passive. This is usually informal:

They got punished by the Principal for making so

much noise.

Lucky Paul got promoted / elected / chosen / appointed

yesterday.

Poor Vassili - his dog got run over last night.

Get meaning 'become' is also common with a

particular small group of past participles:

get dressed get married get used to get stuck

get lost get caught get burned get involved

The meaning of these phrases can be active:

1 got dressed as quickly as 1 could.

We can use some of these active phrases with

an object:

1 have to get the children dressed early every morning.

Don't get your family involved in the business.

sOURCE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FOR CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED AND PROFICIENCY

Objective Proficiency Unit 20 GRAMMAR Structures with get and have

GRAMMAR: Structures with get and have

We can use get and have in both active and passive

patterns.

The active pattern, meaning 'cause or order

someone to do something', is get + person + to infinitive,

or have + person + infinitive without to:

1'l1 get the waiter to bring you the menu.

1'11 have the waiter bring you the menu.

Note that have is much more common in

American English; get is common in spoken British

English.

The passive pattern, meaning 'arrange for

somebody else to do something', is get / have +

object + past participle:

1'11 have /get the menu brought to you.

1 had to get / have my jacket cleaned after the party.

1 must go and get / have my photo taken for my new

passport.

1'11 get / have those copies made for you immediately.

She's getting/ having her teeth fixed.

Source: Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency

OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 BBC - Comedy - The Office - Comedy V Humour

BBC - Comedy - The Office - Comedy V Humour:

Objective Proficiency unit 20 Scientists 'discover' the secret of humour - Telegraph

Scientists 'discover' the secret of humour - Telegraph:



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Objective Proficiency Unit 20 Laughter’s the best medicine suggests study - University of Oxford

Laughter’s the best medicine suggests study - University of Oxford:

Objective Proficiency Unit 20 Laughing matters WHAT WE DO

WHAT WE DO: