CLIL BRITISH SENSE OF HUMOR GRADE 9

The topic of the lesson:
MEDIA STUDIES: The British sense of Humor.

English plus
Grade 9

old-fashioned and easy - going

Hard-working and open - minded

quick – witted and kind - hearted

open-minded

Vocabulary:

Bizarre - странный, причудливый.
Good sense of humor – хорошее чувство юмора
Comedians – комики, комедианты
Laughter – смех, хохот.
Sarcasm – сарказм, колкость, ирония.
Make fun of – насмехаться над.

Good sense of humor

comedians

laughter

sarcasm

Make fun of

bizarre

Ex.3 p. 17. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. A good sense of humour, good looks and money are important qualities when choosing a partner.

2. People feel happier, healthier and more optimistic when they laugh because laughing releases hormones which have this effect.

3. Sunny weather has a similar effect on people to laughing, so the writer suggests that British people need to laugh because their weather is so bad.

4. British musicians are popular in other countries whereas British comedians usually aren’t.

5. People in British comedy shows aren’t always polite to each other because part of the humour is based on them being unkind and rude.

6. We know Mr Bean is popular around the world because his shows and films have been seen in more than 200 countries over the last twenty years.

7 People like Mr Bean because he does everyday things in a bizarre way and because they like his eccentricity.

Ex.4 p.17. Answer the questions.