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Using Humor to learn English

Using Humor to learn English

Date: Jan 30 2012

Topic: Reading

Author: englishteacher24/7

Lesson

Humor can be used to learn English.  The goal is to understand the joke and develop your comprehension of English.  Combine this method along with others to have an alternative to grammar.  Have fun reading!

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Two Red Indians and a foreigner were walking through the woods.
All of a sudden one of the Red Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a
small cave.


‘Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!’ he called into the cave and listened closely until
he heard an answering,  ’Wooooo! Wooooo! Woooooo! 




                                


He then tore off his clothes and ran into the cave.
The foreigner was puzzled and asked the remaining Indian what it was all
about,.  ’Was the other Indian crazy or what?’


The Indian replied ‘No, It is our custom during mating season when Indian
men see cave, they shout ‘Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!’ into the opening.

If they get an answer back, it means there’s a beautiful squaw in there
waiting for us.
 Just then they came upon another cave.

The second Indian ran up to the cave, stopped, and called,  ’Wooooo!
Wooooo! Wooooo!’
 Immediately, there was an answer,

‘Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!’ from deep inside.

He also tore off his clothes and ran into the opening.

The foreigner wandered around in the woods alone for a while, and then spied
a third large cave.

As he looked in amazement at the size of the huge opening, he was thinking,

‘Hey, man! Look at the size of this cave!   It is much bigger than those the
Indians found. There must be some really big, fine women in this cave!’

He stood in front of the opening and shouted with all his might.

‘Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!’  Like the others, he then heard an answering call,

‘WOOOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOO!’

With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face, he raced into the
cave, tearing off his clothes as he ran. ;)

The following day, the headline of the local newspaper read….............

“NAKED FOREIGNER RUN OVER BY TRAIN IN TUNNEL!!!”


 

05:38 AM Mar 27 2012 |

ola33

ola33

Japan

The one with “old ladies standing” is gonna make me smile today. Very very good one.


Englishteacher, thanks a lot for sharing!


 

02:51 PM Mar 26 2012 |

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englishteacher24/7

United States

You’re welcome Lesya, have a nice day!

02:35 PM Mar 26 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Alston, we will never say the correct answer :)))) We can keep any secrets.


You made my day. Thanks for the “humourous breakfast”Laughing

06:33 AM Mar 26 2012 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Answer: An American (shhh, don’t tell my countrymen/women I said that!) :)


A new wagon designed for LA rush hour traffic is called the station wagon.


Who invented King Arthurs round table?  Answer: Sir Cumference


*There was a man sitting in a seat on a crowded bus with his eyes closed.  Another man asked him, “What’s the matter?  Are you sick? Why do you have your eyes closed?”


The man answered “No, I just hate to see old ladies standing!” :)




farid1390

farid1390

Afghanistan

A person who speaks 4 language , like me. is the best person.

04:55 AM Mar 26 2012 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Okay, on with the show!!!


A person who speaks two languages is bilingual…A person who speaks three languages is trilingual…A person who speaks four or more languages is multi-lingual.


Question: What is a person who speaks one language?


04:37 AM Mar 26 2012 |

snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

I miss Englishteacher’s post  also…


 

03:05 PM Mar 23 2012 |

CatcheR

CatcheR

Iceland

Miss your post guys :)

01:34 PM Mar 23 2012 |

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PhilologistAUL

Azerbaijan

I liked most of the comments:) sometimes when me and my students watch movies together, They say they cannot understand the humor the heroes are laughing at. Then we get the subtitles from the net, find out some humor that we couldn’t catch, and then analyze them in pairs, then discuss them.

08:11 AM Mar 23 2012 |

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knuschu

knuschu

Germany

Learning with humor? Okay:


The customs (toll) officer asks: “Have you anything to declare?” “No, sir.”  “What you have under your arm?” ” This is miracle water.” “Give it to me! This is whiskey!”  “A miracle! Yet another miracle!”



01:01 AM Mar 17 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Ha-ha-ha  :- )  I recognize my parents when I was a child. :)


Nowadays I recognise myself and my husband in this funny and true story  “The difference between Mothers and Fathers”  :)


Children are getting upset when parents criticize them. They take all our words close to their heart. I used to praise my children very often. I knew they need to be approbatory. 


They are older now and I criticize them sometimes. They understand my criticism and took my advices. Smile

06:46 AM Mar 16 2012 |

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JennyXuzhenfei

China

I think it is why our children love mother more .hhh


Generelly, mother is more careful than father to care their children beheaviour. 

05:31 AM Mar 16 2012 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

The difference between Mothers and Fathers:


Bill Cosby years ago told a story of the difference between his Mother and Father.  It went something like this:


When he was a child, he went out into the woods and picked up a stick, cut a little notch in it, went in the house and presented it to his Mother.  His Mother says, “Oh Billy, you did this for me, how lovely and nice, my dear son!”


Then he took the same stick and presented it to his Father.  His Father says, “What is this, a stick?”  Get that thang out of here!”


Well, there you have it, ‘Mothers Love’ wins hands down!!!

englishteacher24/7

United States

Thanks Lesya, I think you’re right!


For those of you at work, please read the jokes on your break time, you don’t want to be laughing your way out the door!:)

01:35 AM Mar 16 2012 |

snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

you’re such a rotten apple Rome, ; ) . I like you sense of Humor

03:50 PM Mar 12 2012 |

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AppleRome

AppleRome

Antarctica


There is something wrong ….......... hahahahhahaha

03:46 PM Mar 12 2012 |

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AppleRome

AppleRome

Antarctica

cut cut cut


Ok ok.. my cheek is hurt now :))))) hahahhahaha

03:12 PM Mar 12 2012 |

snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

I work for peanuts Boss, I guess you meant you’re going to cut my nut in half ; )

03:10 PM Mar 12 2012 |

AppleRome

AppleRome

Antarctica

Hahahaha .. Ok fix, I will cut your wage next month ;-)

03:08 PM Mar 12 2012 |

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