Listen and Discuss - Mega goal 2 - ثاني ثانوي

9 Laugh Out Loud 1 Listen and Discuss 1. What TV show or comedian makes you laugh the most? Why? 2. What is the funniest joke you know? 3. What do you think makes a joke funny? @ RUFF! RUFF! A student with a parrot on his shoulder leaves a lecture theater. Another student follows him. He stops him and says, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I have to say, I was astonished by your parrot's remarkable reaction to the lecture on ancient history. He seemed frightened at the frightening parts, sad at the depressing parts, fascinated at the interesting parts, and amused at the funny parts. I could have sworn, I even heard it laugh. I have to say, I was amazed. Don't you find it surprising?” “Yes,” he replies, "I was very surprised. He hated the class!" وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024 -1426 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 142 رابط الدرس الرقمي www.ien.edu.sa A family of mice were being chased by a cat. The scared mice were cornered when the father mouse turned around and barked “Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!" The surprised cat ran away. When one of the young mice said, "Nice going, Dad," the father mouse replied, "You see son, it pays to be bilingual!" A truck driver is driving a truckload of penguins to the zoo in the next town, when his truck breaks down. While he's working on the truck, another truck driver stops and asks if he needs help. The first truck driver says, "If I gave you $100, would you take these penguins to the zoo?" The second trucker agrees to do it. Hours later, the truck driver is still trying to fix his truck when the second truck driver drives past with all of the penguins still in his truck. The puzzled first truck driver says, “Didn't you take them to the zoo?" The second truck driver says, "Yes, we went to the zoo, and there was money left over. So now we're going to a restaurant." 30/4/24 2:31 AM

A grasshopper, a snail, and a centipede are relaxing in the grasshopper's house, when they realize that they are getting hungry. They decide that one of them should go out for a pizza. The snail says, "I'd go, but I'm kind of slow." The grasshopper says, “I don't mind going, but my hopping will shake the pizza and mess it up." So they decide to send the centipede. The snail and grasshopper wait and wait. The longer they wait, the hungrier they get. Finally, when an hour passes and the centipede still hasn't returned, the irritated snail and grasshopper decide to go look for him. They get as far as the front door where they find the centipede sitting there putting on his shoes. wwwww Quick Check ✓ A. Vocabulary. Complete the sentences with one of these words: astonished bilingual fascinated irritated puzzled remarkable 1. Someone who can speak both Arabic and English is 2. Someone who is amazed at something is 3. Something that is incredible can also be called 4. Someone who is confused by something is 5. Someone who is annoyed at something is 6. Someone who is very interested in something is B. Comprehension. Answer the questions. 1. How is the word “bilingual” used in a humorous way in the joke about the mice? 2. Why was the student at the lecture theater amazed by the parrot? 3. Why was the parrot owner surprised? Why is this funny? 4. How did the second truck driver misinterpret the first truck driver's request? 5. Why shouldn't the snail and grasshopper have sent the centipede out for the pizza? 2 Pair Work Think of a joke you know that involves two people. With your partner, write the joke as a role-play and .perform it for the class التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 143 143 30/4/24 2:31 AM