OBJECTIVES FUNCTIONS: responding to jokes GRAMMAR, emphati structures; boosting VOCABULARY: laughter; Idioms with laugh and joke READING 1 BESS Rank these situations from most (1) toleast (6) enjoyable for you. Compare your ideas with a partner. your best friend telling a funny story at break time in school your litle brother or sister getting scared by afake spider your dad telling you the same joke forthe tenth time watching your favourite comedy show being asked to tellajoke to a crowd of people standing with a group of friends who areal laughing at a joke that you don't get 2 Look at the people in the photos on this page and on page 39. Why do you think the people are laughing in each one? 3 Read and listen to the article on page 39, Number the situations in the photos in the order that they are referred tointhe article. 4 Read the article again. In which paragraph (A-E) are the following points made? Some paragraphs include more than one point. 1. Humouris often the result of events that dor't unfole as we imagine they wil 2. Scientific studies have shown the beneficial effects of laughing 3 Older people laugh less frequently than younger people. 4 We sometimes laugh at people when we feel we're better than they are. 5 Laughter can work to make us feel more relaxed in an otherwise uncomfortable moment. 6 People are less likely to laugh when they're alone. 7 People willoften laugh in an attempt to fit. 8 Laughter can be seen asa sign of immaturity. NAINA Work in pairs and discuss the following questions 1. How many times do you think you laugh ina day? 2 How many times diel you laugh yesterday? Can you remember why you laughed? 3. Which of the three theories mentioned in the article can yourrelate to? Give examples 4 Canyouthink of atime when you found yourself laughing, at something that wacrit really that funny?Where does all the laughter go? [AT Tes no seeret that laughter works wonders for us and much research has been carried out into the good that laughter can do for our general health and welle being. Amongst other things, it has been found 1 release endorphins, our bodies’ natural “feel-good chemicals, into our blood. But as we grow older, we tene! to find fewer things funny: A child will laugh on average over 300 times a day. By the time we reach adulthood, this number is more in the region of 20. Bur what's behind this? Why do we seemingly lose our ability Mo ga the girtesas we mature? ‘One theory suggests thatit’s nota ease of uslosing, ‘our sense of intmour but rather, as we grow older, ‘we're socially conditioned 10 take things a bic more 7 seriously. Unconsciously, we fear that by laughing, we're signalling to others that we're nat taking life as seriously as we should be. As a consequence, we Jaugh less, whieh, in urn, can have a somewhat negative impact on our overall well-being A social occupation {B] Laughter is very much something we do with others, Siclef fae shown tha've are¥0 Gres more likey to Sfind something funny when we're with others tha Rei /wclleby otrecken, Unless vce: watching jae) gh when fee On our owas But to lang renee co Wecgito ‘tan. = cénaartion chem Weed feel eonforablein tir company Te ie canbe cc laugh in tie prosence oftauanger. Laughter is also very contagious and Ps cary etA BLN act fb goilp Of Pople, Bur ten whine mdi Oih i ig ihe ear OF aang orf HHA being HEE We laugh, even I we don't really tthe ok. This ls aii cra aca povectifetcon: Whedliba head ieaeher wiy [or kaa igen wonder if the ®punchifinewas really that funny at all. 4 LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE: f laughter There are many clfferert reasons why we laugh, but these can Usvally be etrbuted fo one of three widey accepted theories: [C] The Incongruity Theory: Its often the unexpected that makes us laugh. When events contradict our sense of logic and familiarly, the effect is offen humorous. Many jokes slar out in recognisable territory where we're on familiar ground cari feel tha! we know how things will progress. When they suddenly take a tur info the unknown, our expectations are challenged and that offen results in laughter. [D} The Superiority Theory: We offen find the mistakes and misfortunes of others “hilarious. This would explain the popularity of online videos showing “pranks. By laughing at the slpidily of others, we cllow ourselves to feel superior, knowing that we'd never be so foolish of fo be setup in he same way. Of course, all we are is just one banana skin ‘away from being that person ourselves! [The Relief Theory: There's nothing beter to ease the fension 1 EDEEEI You will hear a conversation on the radio about a book called 1 Luck: what it means and why it matters by Ed Smith. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. LUA Sse) Lars os 1. What does Ed Smith do? ‘A He'sa professional sportsperson, B_ He'sasportsjournalist. © He's retired professional sportsperson. 2. According to Daniela Merchant what does Ed Smith say in his book? ‘A He believes that we have to take chances in order to be successful B_ He says that he didn’ think much about luck in his twenties. © Heisonly interested in events in people's professional lives. 3. What do Daniela and the presenter agree on? ‘A Harel work and talent tend te bring success. B_ It’smore acceptable to make mistakes these days. © Most people these days think success or failure depends on the individual. 4. What does Ed Smith discuss in this book? ‘A. the things that we can do to have maximum control over our lives B__ how some factors of our birth influence our lives the relative importance of where and when we're born 5. Why does Daniela believe that her acting career has been successful? ‘A. She happened to be trained by a very good teacher. B She has talent but was also lucky to get into the right acting school. © She met Richard Burton atjust the right time. & What does Daniela think about Ec Smith? ‘A He has particularly interesting views on polities andl economies. 8 He and his wife should be very grateful that they met as they dd © Heisaninteligent writer, but she doesn't completely agree with all of his arguments. Lm A WRITING Part 2: A proposal cama 2. Write an answer to the following task. Your school has a piece of land that it wants to build on, The school has asked students to make some recommendations for what the building could be. Asports hall? A theatre? A library? A science laboratory? Something else? In preparation for a meeting to decide what the building willbe, you've been asked to write a proposal to the head teacher Your proposal should explain: what you think should! be built © how it could benefit the school, its pupils and (perhaps) the local community. Write your proposal (220-260 words).TEST YOURSELF UNITS 3&4 VOCABULARY 1 Complete the sentences with the words in the list. There are four extra words. off | trick | giggles | through down | punchline | stock matter | out | beginner's | over | in | on | up 1 Youneed to go to the supermarket? Well, youre luck. fmjust about to drive to town, 2. Hoved that film. It wes s0 funny that {laughed my heacl 3 Don't wear that shirt. Youll be the laughing ofthe party. 4 She really stands with her bright red hait 5. can't believe | won, ve never played cards before. It mustbe luck 6 Itook him on his offer and went to work for him. 7 Our coach broke and we had to wait two hours for a newone. 8 I'mterrible at teling jokes. lahvays forget the 9 You've broken the window. I don't think tis isa laughing 10 always get the when Mr Harrison tells me off. just can't help laughing, m GRAMMAR 2 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the list. There are two extra. speak | could speak | hadn't spoken | it | dont speak | didn't speak | what | all 1 Unless you tothe headmaster first, you won't be able to use the hall for the party 7 ‘was Dave who suggested the idea. 3 fl Spanish fluently, they wouldn't have offered me the job. | cart wait to start! 4 annoyed me most was the wait. 5 Imagine you another language, which language would you choose? 6 Ifyou to her so rudely yesterday, you might still be frends 3. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. Ih do certainly alll can to help you. Unless we don't leave now, we'll miss the tain. If Lhadn't eaten so much, | wouldn't have felt so ill now. twas the journey what was most fun. He's made clearly a lot of enemies. Provided that you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? 8 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 4 Choose the correct options. That's a great joke. | must lea / remember that one. Thanks. Ha ha! That's a fun / goodone. Thanks for explaining the joke. | ust didn't catch / get it at first. Ha ha—very funny hysterical A Icant believe | didn't win the poetry competition. B Never / Don't mind. You can alwaystry again 6 A Canyou believe we lost the match in the last minute? B Thatreallyis bad J worse luck. 7 He'd never played football before and scored three goals. Talk about MY SCORE starter's| beginners ick TE 8 I'vemissed the bus by a minute. Only /Just my luck! — Bo 0-9 me36 o GRAMMAR Emphatic structures 1% Complete the dialogue withit's, what or all. When there is a choice between what and all, think carefully which one is best. DANA I'm hungry. What shall we have for dinner? SIMON. Not much. ! there isin the fridge are four eggs. DANA Well, youneed to make an omelette is an egg and a frying pan. Can you make one? SIMON. Me?? always me who does the cooking. DANA That's because * ime who goes to work all day. SIMON * Ilike todo is to go out fora meal DANA Really? I'm quite tired. $ Ireally want to do is stay in and watch TV. SIMON Again? Why don't we do something different for a change? DANA I you want me to cook, 7 you need to dois ask. SIMON No,® [want is to eat in a nice restaurant and then go and see a film at the cinema. We haven't been for months. ’ doing things like that together that | really miss. DANA OK,make me an omelette tonight and | promise we'll goout at the weekend, 3 DAC @ian ma IS THE BEST MEDICINE && Rewrite the sentences using emphatic structures and the words given. ‘What 0 He needs a good holiday. What he needs is a good holiday. 1 ike joke witha good punchline. It 2 Brian's good at telling jokes, not his brother. 3. You waste your time playing on your computer. All 4 She was only saying that you should take a break, 5 Daveonly wants a sandwich for lunch. tick Use cleft sentences to rewrite each pair ‘of sentences using the underlined information as the focus. Use itis /was and what for each pair. © a. David ate your sandwich, It was David who ate your sandivich, b David ate your sandwich “What David ate was your sandwich Youneed to say sorry: b Youneed to say'sorry’ My dad forgot the punchline. b Mydad forgot the punchline, I don't understand why she said no! b Idon't understand why she said ‘ne I hate cold showers more than anything, b_ Ihate cold showers more than anything.Boosting EIT! 4% Match two sentences to each picture. Youve clearly never tried this before. 2. She's absolutely brilliant. Well it’s undeniably the most unusual thing we've ever discovered, 4. She certainly knows howto entertain 5. I'vetotally forgotten how to do thi. 6 Itsutterly delicious 7 ® e's essentially half frog, half bird. Well he definitely enjoyed that! 5 kk — Rewrite the sentences to include the word in brackets. 1 This is the best day of my life. (undeniably) 2 Ihave made the best decision of my ie. Gertainy) 3 | am the happiest man on the planet: (undoubtedly) 4. Is what Ive always wanted to do. (essentiall) 5 | cant wait to get started. (efniteh) © Itis the job of my dreams (lterall) 7 Acchocolate taster! mean its amazing (utter) & And this compary makes he best chocolates there, are. (absolutely) 4 LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE 6 kick Use the prompts to write sentences that are true for you. © best day of my life undeniably The best day of my life was undeniably when I passed my driving test 1_most interesting place in my town / undoubtedly 2 mostinteresting schoo! subject / certainly 3 the best day of the week clearly 4 my favourite holiday destination / absolutely 5 the best band inthe world / unquestionably 6 my favourite actor / definitely 7 kok Add reasons to your sentences in Exercise 6. © means that lean now goarpwhere | bke GET IT RIGHT! © Emphatic sentences Learners a this level often use a subject pronoun instead of an object pronoun in cleft sentences beginning with It's... Another common error is using t's. what instead of it’s. that. ¢ Ie’sher who complains o ot. I's her acieude that really annoys me. }X It’s shewho complains a lot. It’s her attitude whet really annoys me. Correct the errors in the sentences. 1. Itsthe release of endorphins what makes us feel good when we laugh. 2. It's is sense of humour what | don't get. 2. It's we who will have the last ugh when we win the tournament. 4 I’she thats undoubtedly the best comedian inthe country at the moment. 5. It's they who willbe laughing on the other side of their faces when their teacher finds out: 7VOCABULARY get the gigales sense of humour light relief / find something funny laugh at (something) Laughter get the joke punchline hilarious Idioms with laugh and joke laughing stock have the last laugh nie laughing matter laughing on the otherside of (you) face laugh laugh (your) bustoutlaughing “Heng Key words in context assassinate attributed conditioned contagious contradict logic make light of outburst seemingly signalling start out unconsciously The attempt to assassinate the president filed when police arrested the gunman, The poor exam resus are being attributed to children not studying enough at home ‘Are children beng conditioned by the games they play? The disease Is highly contagious and doctors warn against coming into contact with anyone who has It ‘Mr Jones said the summer holiday starts on 7th June, but our headmaster contradicted him saying it ‘was 8th June. Buyinga car before youive earned how to drive ~ | dont see the logic in that Ie’sa serious situation and you shouleat make light of it Noone understood the joke at first but then there was an outburst of laughter as people suddenly gotit. No one knows where the money went. Itjust seemingly disappeared. The referee blew his whist, signalling an end to the match. He started out making tea forthe directors. Now he owns the company 'mnot sure why | id that. did ittotally unconsciously.4 LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE Laughter EEO Idioms with laugh and joke 1% Match the sentence halves. 3 %% Complete the mini-dialogues with laugh(ed), hing, joke or jokin 1 Mr Thomas really has no sense of laughing. joke or joking. 2 evasaiilyprankand = 1A. Iimthinking of entering your schoo!’ talent evening 's soemb: but sometimes | get for parents 3 Wissocrpborrassa But sometimes | 8 Please dor't, Dad. Youll bea stock, 4 Wetold younotto laugh 2A Can you believe that Jack took his mum's car and he 5 msorry but |just dont find cant even drive? 6 lke horror films that offer abl ight 8 itsno matter Liam. He got stopped by the 7. He got right to the end of the joke police and now he's in big trouble, and forgot 3A. Did you watch that new comedy series told you 8 That show was hilarious, abana 9 races ake B Icertainly did. my head off funny wh Icinthat stupid 4A. Haveyou seen Dan's new haircut? Ist itridiculous? 2 Korn viyeubbnintipes B know isthustout when sai < thatat laughed so much na long ime 5 A. Don'tworry, Mum. lljust eat oven chips every day. 4. relief attimes to give you the chance to relax 8 sii Wil a ysl il you ¢ youcould have hurt someone able tolook after yourselfif you move out f atTim. Youknow tt upsets hin. & A £7000n aight to Braz and now the airline wants to the giggles in the midalle of maths lessons. charge me another £30 to choose my seat humour. In fact 've never even seen him B Vino. tesa. smile. 7A That couple thinkit's funny to keep calling me over to 1 the joke but laughed anyway. their table, B Dorit worry they'llbe onthe other side of their faces when they get thei bill. 8 A. Myfriendsall think t's funny that didnt getinto 2 kick Complete the questi then answer the questions. ynnaire and — See B_ Don't worry. Youll have the last when How good is your you're millionaire at 25 while they're all paying off of humour? their student loans. 4. tok Complete the sentences with your own ideas. 1 What do you d ityou dont 1 He might think’ Funny to mess about in lass but ajoke? he'llbe laughing on the other side of his face when You are the victim of a mean 2. Ieouldn't help myself. |just burst out laughing when Youre soaking wet. Everyone's laughing you. How do you react? 3 leantbeleve trsajoke, 4 Don't. Youre tenga joke es going wel Youll be a laughing stock Disaster ~ you've forgotten the Feeley 5 Whyare you giggling? It’s no laughing matter when 6 Haugh my head off every time Its the middle of an English lesson. You've got the Your teacher wants to know what itis you so funny. What do you say? 7 Tknow you think it’ sily that | want to swim across the Channel for charity, but joking aside, 8 Soycu didn't get a part in the school play? Well you'll have the last laugh when 39READING 1 the Student's Book again and check. 1 Children tend to have a better sense of humour than adults. 2 Aswe get older we tend tocare less about vwhat people think of us. 3. Laughter is more effectivein the company of others im (EIEYESWININGEESS Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Then read the article on page 39 of 4 Laughter is often provoked by Unpredictable things 5 We might laugh at someone having an accident as we feel relieved it didn't happen to us. 6 Laughter can help us cope with the more tunpleasant things in life. 2 Read the article, What are the main benefits of laughter therapy? PEED Nt lays Laughter not only provides a full-scale workout for your muscles, it unleashes a rush of stress-busting endorphins. What's more, your body car't distinguish between real and fake laughter ~ any Alggle will do. A [_] The elation, or extreme happiness, you feel wien you laughis a great way of fighting the physical effects of stress. When we laugh, our body relaxes and endorphin (natural painkilers) are released into the blood stream. ‘A Laughter Therapise’s aim is to help you laugh more easily. Therapy is available in group or individual sessions ~ these start with » warm-up followed by a range of activities designed to got you giggling. Laughter doesn't come easily o everyone, but luckily the body can't actually tell che diference between real and fake laughcer. So faking Ic has the same beneficial effect. B[_] Dr Lee Berk of Loma University Medical Centre, California, has been conducting laughter therapy research since the late 1970s. In 1989, Berk studied the effects of laughter in 10 healthy males. Five experimental subjects watched an hour-long comedy while five control subjects didn't. Blood samples taken ‘rom the 10 subjects revesled that cortisol (the hormone our body releases wiien under stress) in the experimental subjects had decreasee more rapidly in comparison to the control group. Berk’s research has also shown the number of cells that attack viruses and tumours increases through laughter. These same calls are blocked ifthe body suffers long-term stress. Researchers at theUniversity of Michigan havealso calculated that just 20 seconds of laughter could be as good for the lungs as ‘three mirutes spent ona rowing machine. [] The therapeutic effects of laughter have been cliniealy studied since the 70s, but Dr Madan Kataria~ who developed laughter yoga in Mumbai —is crecited with making laughter therapy more well-known. Katara set up the frst Iaughter club in 1995, There are now more than 5,000 Inughter clubs worldwide D[_] Laughter therapy is suitable for everyone although imest therapists work within che healthcare. profession or in the workplace, where laughter is used as a means of relieving sress. Elderly groups. young people in care and mental health patents are all thought to benefit especialy from faugheer therapy, If you're undecided, remember thir children laugh about 400 times a day whereas adules manage a mere IS. |_| Attend tereteeetentee i osatet eelor sland and extauted in aga rannre. Muscle toe and tardlvasdarfnetlons ay be Improved and oxygen lve Inthe blood maybe boosted incon eteRe ee ets eres aoe ee eRe eae of ange res rannecy~ ern Is forced nughar—can ema eens cel ice careegeisec Yau aoe to ee those around you benefiting from a good el too. 3. Read the article again and match the headings with the paragraphs. There is one extra heading. 1. Isthere any evidence? 2 Whatis it? 3 Isitjusta fad? 4 What do you think about laughter therapy? Write a short paragraph exp be good for you. Give your reasons. 4 What results can lexpect? 5 Where doesit come from? 6 Who can doit? ing whether you think it would4 LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE OM DEVELOPING WRITING —— Wir Areview In your introduction, try to answer Wh- questions. This will give your reader a good idea of what your subject isabout You might not be able to answer them all so choose the most relevant for yourreview. 1 Read the review. Which of the following does it NOT mention? thecharacters [| the plot ] © Don't give any spoilers (information that might ruinit for the actors the dialogue [_] ‘someone who hasn't seen it yet) and especially don't give setting dbescunchac F] away the ending. You might want to introduce a teaser though. This information doesn't give anything away, but will make the reader interested to find out more © When you give your recommendations, be definitive ~ use extreme adjectives, Remember your job isto try to convince the reader one way or the other. © Use cleft sentences to add greater emphasis. 2 Choose three of the boosting adverbs and decide where you could put them in the review. There are several possibilities. undeniably | clearly | absolutely | definitely entirely | undoubtedly | essentially | utterly literally | totally | unquestionably | certainly 3. Read the review again and answer the questions. undeniably Itatakes a Special kind of series to make it to aninth season. Seinfeld managed it, Friends ‘went one better and as The Big Bang Theory embarks on this milestone, no one would be surprised ifit went on for a few more, Paragraph 1 1 What factual information does the reviewer include in his introduction? Paragraph 2 2 Why does the reviewer say ‘incase... 3. Whats the purpose of this paragraph? In case you have never seen an episode, The Big Bang Theory follows the fortunes of four extremely inteligent but socially Paragraph 3 | awkward scientists; Sheldon and Leonard (who share an apartment) 4 What does the reviewer find unoriginal and their fiends Howard and Rejesh, When not working, the four about the show? hhang out together playing video games, buying comic books or watching sci films. This cosy, nerdy male world is tured upside 5 Whitdoes the reviewer We sbou the down when the beautiful Penny moves in across the hall from show? Leonard and Sheldon. In terms ofits basic ‘boy meets girl’ premise, The Big Bang Theory Paragraph 4 is nothing new. Neither is the ‘opposites attract’ idea original. But & Whatrelevance to ourownlives doesthe _ then the show isntrealy trying to redefine the genre. What The Big ‘writer feel the show has? Bong Theory delivers so well are clever storyines, sharply written lines of conversation and, above al, wellrounded and lovable characters. One character in particular has helped transform the show into such a global hit. With his deeply urconventional mannerisms and highly iterl take on life, Sheldon has become a — firm favourite with fans. | must adit that it took me a wile to getnto The Big Bang Theory, | CHECKLIST. oS | probably because it involved a world that I have litle experience of. - | _Buttim happy | stuck wth it because now feel cempletely at home wit this adorable cast of characters and the chalenges they face. ‘ter al these challenges arent so different to the ones weal | exer n er dy es 4. Writea review of a TV or internet comedy series. Write 220-260 words. 412 LISTENING 1 CDRP Listen and write the answers to the Jokes. 1 What gets weiter the moreit dies? What animal cv jump higher 2 tha the Eiffel Tower? What is the chemical 9 Teacher: Formula fr water? Student: HJKLMNO. Teacher: What are you talking about? Student What did the man sy when ee walked ints a bar? [DEEL Listen again and answer the questions. Conversation 1 1 Why doesr't Lidia find the joke funny? 2 What does Carl decide at the end? Conversation 2 3 Whatdo both dacs agree the best thing about having young children? 4 Where does Nat get alhisjokes from? Conversation 3 5. What does Susie wanthelp with? 6 Why is Susie surprised by her mum’ joke? Conversation 4 7. Whathas jim gota reputation for? 8 What's the answer to the joke about the kidnapping at school? 2 Complete the lines from the conversations with the issing words. 1. Theard what you said. just 2 Haha, Vlhave to tell that one to Nat. He'll love it. 3. That's «fm going totell that to Mr Owens tomorrow. 4 Ouch. Of course. like that that one. DIALOGUE 1 Putthedialogue in order to make the joke. TEACHER Ok, let me put itto you differently. If gave you two apples, and another two apples and anothertwo, how many would you have? TEACHER No listen carefully .. Il gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have? T] TEACHER If lgave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would youhave? TEACHER Johnny, where on earth do you get seven from? TEACHER Good, Now f| eave youtwo cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have? TOMMY I've already told you. Ihave seven. TOMMY — For the third time, Id have seven. TOMMY — Because I've already gota cat! TOMMY — Sixapples. TOMMY — Easy. Id have seven cats. 2 Write a short dialogue of 8 to 10 lines that includes a joke init. faxes i Telling jokes: pacing, pausing and punchlines Go to page 118. coMBRIDGE ENGLISH: Advanced Listening Part 3 Exam guide: multiple-choice questions In this part of the exam you will hear an interview or an exchange between two or more people. © The rubric will give you some information about who and where these people are. This wll help you prepare yourself for the kind of recording you will hear. © On tthe exam paper there are six multiple choice questions each with four possible answers from which you must choose the correct answer. © Younill have time before you listen so use this wisely to carefully read though the questions. This will help prepare you for the content of the listening It is also a good idea to underline the key points in the questions to help you focus better, © Younill need to listen out for attitude, opinion, agreement, gist feeling, speaker purpose, function and detail © Younill hear the recording twice so use your second listening to confirm answers you already have and choose the best answers for those you didn't manage to get on the first listening, [IEEE You will hear an interview in which two comedians, Paula Owens and Dave Sharp, are talking about their work. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) which fits best according to what you hear. 1 What inspired Paula to make her frst appearance? ‘A The idea of being able to work on stage with a good friend of hers. B_ Comments from her friends and family. C_ The opportunity to collaborate with someone she found funny. D_ The desire to prove that she could do something despite leaving school with bad exam results. 2. What does she say about her early audiences? ‘A Some members could be quite hostile towards the comedian. B_ They were extremely loyal ©. They found her extremely funny. D_ They were generally on your side ifyou were not mean to them. 3. How-dlid the theatre manager help her in her career? ‘A. He put her in couch with someone who could give her practical advice 8 He told her about a club where they had regular comedy evenings He made her believe that she was good enough tobe onstage D_ He told her she was born to be onstage. 4 What does Dave say abouthis early experiences incomedy? ‘A Hewas pretty nervous the first time he went onstage. B_ He really enjoyed making the audiences laugh, € [twas much more difficuit than he had expecteditto be. D_ He found itdiifficult to complete the shows. 5 Paula and Dave agree that a comedian needs ‘A. someone to tell them how good theirjokes B_ ahuge amount of energy. € tonot care too much about what people say. D_ someone to organise you & Whenit comesto the future both Paula and Dave A believe youneed to be topical if you want to B fancy working in films. © hope to make a living from comedy. D are performing at an important comedy festival soon. aCONSOLIDATION LISTENING 1 E:DEE Listen and put the events in the order Rosie mentions them. Order of Chronological mention order oO Rosie gets injured. Oo oo Rosie misses the schoo! bus Oo Rosie revises for her test. Rosie's school bus breaks down, Rosie's phone runs out of battery. Rosie tries to have a hot bath. ] Rosie finds out that the headmaster is teaching her class. oO [] Rosie forgets her packed lunch Rosie is locked out of the house. 2. ECDIEL Listen again and put the events above in chronological order. GRAMMAR 3 Rewrite the sentences using the first word provided below. 1. John bought anew tablet. That's why he's got ne money. K 2. fwe don't leave now, we'll mss the train Unless 3. The food was the only thing | liked about the party. all 4 Idontlke seafood. That's why didn't eat anything atthe restaurant ia 5 Youhave to invite Sara to your party. Otherwise she'llbe really upset. 6 Hind waiting for hours in aigports the most annoying thing about travelling. What 7. You really need to talk to Henry about the mess. Wes & I'l tell you my secret as long as you promise not to tell anyone. Provided VOCABULARY 4 Complete with laugh, joke or luck. + Lwin again. Better next time 2 They think you'r crazy for training every day after school but you'll have the last when you get conto the national team. 3. Itwasareally good but | can't remember the punchline. 4 £10s my final offer. It's @ good price so don't push your 5 Maybe | didn't getit but I didn't think that vas very funny. 6 It’sraining and my umbrell'sat home. That's just my 5 7 Change fora £10 note? Let me see. You're in Here youare 8 £5foracanofcola. That'sa «tight? ‘Match the sentence halves. ‘My new jobis great but Ihave taken 1 2. Careful you don' fal 3. This the fifth time we've been 4 Julia was wearing a bright red dress and really stood Ol 5 Ieltbad but | couldn't help but burst 6 Ifyou're bored all the time why don't you take 7 I'snot kind to laugh 8 The event wasagreit success and about $00 people turned upa new hobby to fill up your time? over the dog when you leave upto welcome the new headmaster. at him when he's learning to drive. ona lot more responsibilty. out laughing when Dad walked into the door over this and you stil don't understand, hy outamong the other party guests.DIALOGUE 6 Put the dialogue in order. ROBIN. Ha ha, Very funny. F] roan Of course it does, assuming you believe in these things that ROBIN ROBIN Don't mention it, Let's call it £5. Well, if didn’t have this coin, I certainly wouldn't have passed the mid-term exams. ROBIN Have I shown you my lucky pound coin? No, I'm serious. Its a bargain. It really works. What have you got to lose? CF rosin 1 roan Well you can have this one, if you want. [1 Jenny Only £4, [71 JENNY | do. I really do. So howhas it helped you? [J JENNY £5! Ha! That's a good one, Robin. [1] JENNY Really? | could do with something like that. [J JENNY No you haven't, does it work? [7] JENNY. Wow. Thanks. That's really kind of you. READING 7 Read the article and answer the questions. 1 Why was the Laugh Lab set up? 2 What were visitors to the Laugh Labis site asked to do? 3. What differences dic they find in the European sense of humourand the English speaking world's sense of humour? 4 What rather unusual facts did the survey discover? WRITING 8 Whats your favourite joke? Translate it into lish and write it down. Does it still sound UNITS 3&4 The Laugh Lab was on ambitious online TL scientific investigation Be into tho nature of humour Py porciarettetidotl ‘what makes us laugh ond why, Among other things, it set out to discover the world’s funniest joke, ‘woer tee vee difference in whet the sexes found funny, how age affects our ‘sense of humour and how different nationalities respond to different types of jole. For ene year The Laugh Lab's onlin site was vtited by thousands of people from all over the world. They were caked to submit their favourile joke before going on to conawer questions about themselves such as their age, sex and rationally. They were also asked to rate a number of jokes sent in by cthers using a specially designed ‘giggleometer’ From a database of over 40,000 joke: and 1.5 milion ratings, the researchers were able fo draw some pretty definitive conelusions. For exemple The Germans were found to have the best sense of humour and laughed readily at © variety of diferent types of joke. They were followed by the French and the Danish. English-speaking ccountrias such as the UK, the US, New Zealand and Ausiralia tandad to enjoy jokes which involved word-play such as: Patient; Dodtor, doctor | keep thinking fm a bridge. Doctor: Whats come over you? Patient: Two cars, a lorry and a motorbike. Many Evropeons, onthe other hand, tended to.go for more. surrealist jokes such os: ‘A dog went fo a telegram office, took out a blank form cond wots: ‘Weof. Woof, Woof. Woof. Wool. Woof. Woot. Woof. Woof! The clerk examined the paper and politely told the dog: “There are only nine words here. You could send another “Woo forthe same price"Bu the dog replied, that would make no sence at all’ The survey also came up with a number of more bizarre findings. For example, it discovered that the time of day and the day of he month also hod an effect on how funny a joke was found to be It determined thot the ideal time to ell «joke was 6.03 pm on the 15th of any month. It also found thot the perfect enath for @ joke was 103 words and that the funniest trim in jokes was the duck. 45