jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2012

Laughter is the best medicine!

I love people who make me laugh. 
I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh.
 It cures a multitude of ills.  
It's probably the most important thing in a person.
Audrey Hepburn.



Hoy cambiamos radicalmente de tema para, dejando a un lado los acentos, echar un vistazo a una web superinteresante que lleva por nombre Laugh and Learn English!
En esta web encontramos diferentes recursos para utilizar en clase -haciendo debates o discusiones- o para practicar y aprender nuevo vocabulario desde casa a la vez que pasamos un buen rato. Hay diferentes secciones (por ejemplo: Learn vocabulary through jokes, learn English from mistakes, learn English riddles...) y todas ellas trabajan con el inglés en contextos reales. Enjoy!



Algunos ejemplos tomados de www.laughandlearnenglish.com:

RIDDLES
Question: What travels all around the world and stays in a corner?

Answer: A stamp.
Explanation: An envelope can go anywhere in the world which is very big and the stamp goes everywhere with the envelope. But an envelope is very small and the stamp never moves from the corner of the envelope. Got it?
Question: A man rode into town on Tuesday. Two days later he rode home on Tuesday. How is this possible?
Answer: His horse's name is "Tuesday".
Explanation: The question said he "rode" into town. It did not say how. Now that we know he "rode in on a horse", the answer becomes obvious. Did you guess right?


JOKES
Three  mice are being chased by a cat. The mice were cornered when one of the mice turned around and barked, "Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!" The surprised cat ran away scared. Later when the mice told their mother what happened, she smiled and said, "You see, it pays to be bilingual!"

Sammy took Sally out dancing. Sammy was  having a good time when Sally suddenly said to him, “You could be a good dancer except for two things.”
Sammy eagerly asked, “What are the two things?”
Sally calmly replied, “Your feet!”


1 comentario:

  1. Agreed, something amusing and fun can be taught and learnt easily. The more boring the things are, the less students will be willing to study.

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