UNIT 6. JOKES AND HUMOR
UNIT 6. JOKES AND HUMOR
1. DISCUSSING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMEDIES
1) TYPES OF COMEDY
hilarious - веселый
funny joke - смешная шутка
clever pun - уданчый каламбур
laugh-out-loud performance - очень смешное выступление
genres - жанры
slapstick - эксцентрическая шутка
Slapstick is a very physical type of comedy, like slipping on a banana peel.
Charlie Chaplin is still well-known for his slapstick comedy.
There's nothing better than some good old-fashioned slapstick comedy.
routines - повторяющаяся последовательность действий
physical mishap - физические неудачи
calamity - бедствие
knee-slappers - уморительные шутки
black humor - черный юмор
Black humor takes an unhappy event and presents it in a funny way.
Black humor is an important way of dealing with tragedy.
practical joke - розыгрыш
My son is always playing practical jokes on me.
He was hit by a baseball in the knee and can't walk.It's so sad. Her dog was hit by a car.
laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone
laughter is the best medicine.
side-splitting laughter
laugh your head off - to laugh uncontrollably
to die laughing- to laugh uncontrollably
poke fun at - to laugh at someone
to get the last laugh - to win or be successful after it appeared you'd lost or failed
Giving Sally the ball, we'd laugh.
April fool's joke - Первоапрельская шутка
Oh, I guess you don't want strangers calling you at home
the meaning: you don't like being disturbed at home - and neither do I
Don't get up!
the meaning: You really should have gotten up to help me.
That's because my standards are too low.
the meaning: Yes, your standards were still too high—and mine were too low in choosing you.
One gets a bad habit of being unhappy - We can get too used to being unhappy.
Unwelcome truths are not popular - We only like to hear nice things
One man's way may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best - I like my own way better
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast - Getting up early is boring.
My mother often quotes Mark Twain. She says that a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.
Mark Twain also once said that nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
Jane Austen once wrote that one man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.
As Henry James once said - To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text.
I like to quote Oscar Wilde. As I always say after staying out late, 'Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast!'
Phrases that create a dramatic effect:
You’ll never believe this, but…
The most incredible thing happened.
It was so alarming.
prank - проделка
A practical joke is a funny trick or prank that is a little mean or embarrassing
Jim Carrey is well-known for his hilarious practical jokes and pranks.
pun - каламбур
A pun uses different possible meanings of a word or words that sound alike but have different meanings.
A pun uses different possible meanings of a word or words that sound alike but have different meanings.
My favorite pun is an advert in a camping store window: "Now is the winter of our discount tents", a play on the Shakespearian line: ‘Now is the winter of our discontent.‘
sarcasm - сарказм
Sarcasm is when what someone says is the complete opposite of what they mean.
Sarcasm is when what someone says is the complete opposite of what they mean.
I hate it when you use sarcasm to put other people down. stand-up comedy - эстрадная комедия
Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where a comedian performs in front of a live audience.
Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where a comedian performs in front of a live audience.
situation comedy (sitcom) - ситком
Jerry Seinfeld had a very successful situation comedy (sitcom) called Seinfeld.
Slapstick
A bucket of water falls on someone's head
Practical joke
Someone puts a frog in your bed while you're camping
Pun
Someone said: "I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit m".
Sarcasm
You come late to work and your boss says: "Nice of you to turn up".
2) ADJECTIVES FOR HUMOR
Jerry Seinfeld had a very successful situation comedy (sitcom) called Seinfeld.
Slapstick
A bucket of water falls on someone's head
Practical joke
Someone puts a frog in your bed while you're camping
Pun
Someone said: "I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit m".
Sarcasm
You come late to work and your boss says: "Nice of you to turn up".
outrageous - shocking or in a bad taste
The speaker thinks that an outrageous joke is shocking.
The speaker thinks that an outrageous joke could be over the top.
Everyone was inspired by the story of her life.
amusing - funny or entertaining
The speaker thinks that an amusing joke should make you at least smile.
hilarious - extremely funny
The speaker thinks that a hilarious joke could make you cry with laughter.
dark - makes an unhappy event seem funny
Dark humor could be funny
3) USING EXPRESSIONS WITH "BY" AND "AT"
come at - to move towards someone with violent intentions
As soon as I entered the yard, the dog came at me!
When he steals cookies, his mother comes at him with the dish towel.
fooled by - to be tricked by someone
I learned my lesson. I won't be fooled by her again.
She is often fooled by her brother.
drenched by - to be covered in water - or any liquid - by someone
We were having a picnic and got drenched by the storm.
laugh at - to show that you think someone is stupid
No one likes to be laughed at.
Everyone was inspired by the story of her life.
The movie was inspired by real-life events.
He was hit by a baseball in the knee and can't walk.It's so sad. Her dog was hit by a car.
2. HELPING A FRIEND PERFORMING A COMEDY ACT
1) IDIOMS ABOUT HUMOR
chuckle - хихикать
giggle - хихикать
cackle - гоготать
snigger - посмеиваться
the belly laugh - смех до колик в животе
laughter is the best medicine - смех - лучшее лекарство
laugh with - смеяться с
laugh at - смеяться над
laughter is the best medicine.
side-splitting laughter
laugh your head off - to laugh uncontrollably
to die laughing- to laugh uncontrollably
poke fun at - to laugh at someone
to get the last laugh - to win or be successful after it appeared you'd lost or failed
2) PARTICIPLE CLAUSES
Giving Sally the ball, we'd laugh.
Laughing off the joke, Sally walked home with us.
Giving Sally the ball, we started to laugh.
Walking home, we'd joke about playing a trick in Sally.
3) UNDERSTANDING THE COMMON JOKES
| A: Knock, knock! B: Who's there? A: Doris. B: Doris who? A: Doris locked. That's why I'm knocking! A guy walks into a bar. He asks the bartender: 'Do you have any helicopter-flavored potato chips?' The bartender shakes his head and says: 'No, we only have plain.' Sometimes people tell unfunny, inappropriate, or offensive jokes. These could include ethnic jokes, sexual jokes, or jokes about things like animal cruelty. Use these expressions to respond:I'm sorry, but I just don't think that's funny. That's really not appropriate. Excuse me, but I think that joke is offensive. |
3. BEING SARCASTIC
1) APRIL FOOLS!
An April Fool's joke can only be told on the first day of that month.
fooled - введенный в заблуждение
fooled - введенный в заблуждение
It's very difficult to trick him. He's not easily fooled .
joke broadcast - комедийная программа
joke broadcast - комедийная программа
Many people believed the joke broadcast because the BBC is well-respected.
no-nonsense style - сугубо деловой стиль
no-nonsense style - сугубо деловой стиль
She told the April Fool's joke in a no-nonsense style and everyone believed her.
hoax - ложная тревога
hoax - ложная тревога
I was really shocked by the news, but later learned it was only a hoax.
believable - правдоподобный
believably - правдоподобноThe trick to telling a good April Fool's joke is to tell it believably.
2) SARCASM AND IMPLIED MEANINGS
believable - правдоподобный
believably - правдоподобноThe trick to telling a good April Fool's joke is to tell it believably.
2) SARCASM AND IMPLIED MEANINGS
Any time there is a meaning beyond what has been explicitly stated, this is an example of implied meaning. Sarcasm is when someone says something that is the complete opposite of what they mean in order to be funny or insulting.
Sarcasm is a form of irony. One big difference between them is that sarcasm is always in speech, but irony can come from events when what actually happens is the opposite of what everyone expected. For example, it is pouring rain outside and you say ironically:
Isn't it a beautiful day out?
a remark - (замечание) a spoken comment or response
His remark was so sarcastic that his colleague started crying.
harsh - резкий
cutting - (острый) harsh, hurtful
That sarcastic remark was harsh and cutting.
dry - сухой
Her ironic humor is so funny because of the dry way she delivers it.
Her ironic humor is so funny because of the dry way she delivers it.
wit - (остроумный) intelligence and humor, especially in speaking and writing
He's so charming. Everything he says has great wit.
He's so charming. Everything he says has great wit.
a comeback - a quick, clever response
It's incredible. She's always ready with a comeback.
It's incredible. She's always ready with a comeback.
Oh, I guess you don't want strangers calling you at home
the meaning: you don't like being disturbed at home - and neither do I
the meaning: You really should have gotten up to help me.
That's because my standards are too low.
the meaning: Yes, your standards were still too high—and mine were too low in choosing you.
3) QUOTING AND PARAPHRASING
One gets a bad habit of being unhappy - We can get too used to being unhappy.
Unwelcome truths are not popular - We only like to hear nice things
One man's way may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best - I like my own way better
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast - Getting up early is boring.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits
My mother often quotes Mark Twain. She says that a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.
Mark Twain also once said that nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
Jane Austen once wrote that one man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.
As Henry James once said - To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text.
I like to quote Oscar Wilde. As I always say after staying out late, 'Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast!'
4. WRITING A FUNNY STORY
1) A GOOD COME-BACK
good put-down - удачная колкость
1) A GOOD COME-BACK
good put-down - удачная колкость
She's always ready with a good put-down for anyone who insults her.
sharp comeback - язвительный остроумный ответ
sharp comeback - язвительный остроумный ответ
She insulted him, but he was ready with a great comeback.
funny one-liner - смешное остроумное замечание
funny one-liner - смешное остроумное замечание
The comedian opened the show with a great one-liner.
off-the-cuff, witty remark - остроумное замечание, придуманное на ходу
off-the-cuff, witty remark - остроумное замечание, придуманное на ходу
He's so amusing. He's always making witty remarks.
I don't know how people are able to come up with off-the- cuff remarks.
witticisms - остротыThe author Oscar Wilde was very well-known for his amusing witticisms.
2) INTRODUCING AND CHANGING A TOPIC
witticisms - остротыThe author Oscar Wilde was very well-known for his amusing witticisms.
3) ENCOURAGING A RESPONSE
Phrases used to encourage a response:
Did you ever hear the one about…?
No, what happens in that one?
No, what did he do?
Right. So, what then?
What happens in that one?
So then his car was towed, and he went to pick it up, right?
Phrases used to encourage a response:
Did you ever hear the one about…?
No, what happens in that one?
No, what did he do?
Right. So, what then?
What happens in that one?
So then his car was towed, and he went to pick it up, right?
4) DEVICES FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT
Phrases that create a dramatic effect:
You’ll never believe this, but…
The most incredible thing happened.
It was so alarming.
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