Mini - Tasks :

1 VIDEO CLIP ANALYSIS: “WHY DO WE LAUGH?”

2 SATIRE AND SARCASM VIDEO ANALYSIS: “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”

3 REPORT A JOKE: SHORT READING AND LISTENING

4 ONLINE INTERMEDIATE VOCABULARY QUIZ

Read: Analyze cartoon captions and explain the humor behind them

Listen: Summarize a conversation about an embarrassing situation

Voc.: Become familiar with words related to humor

Speak: Describe photos and explain why you think they are funny

• Don’t stop! Be sure to activate new language

Read: Summarize ideas and identify verb form in the indirect speech

Grammar: Identify how verbs & time expressions change in indirect speech

Speak: Practice direct and indirect speech to activate grammar point

• Don’t stop! Be sure to activate new language

Listen: Summarize and report jokes

Vocabulary: Become familiar with types of humor & ways to respond to a joke

Read: Classify jokes to activate vocabulary

Speak: Activate reported speech patterns

• Don’t stop! Be sure to activate new language

Read: Identify theories on what makes us laugh

Classify jokes according to the theories presented

Speak: Analyze jokes and share your opinion on the theory behind them

• Don’t stop! Be sure to activate new language

Explore the limits of humor

Voc.: Identify expressions related to practical jokes

Listen: Summarize and report practical jokes to activate content

Speak: Listen, read and discuss when practical jokes cross the line and

how you would have reacted