Having Fun with Teaching English By Dr Nada
Having Fun with Teaching English By Dr. Nada Filimban
Do you believe that humor contributes to learning? How?
Patient: Doctor! You've got to help me! Nobody ever listens to me. No one ever pays any attention to what I have to say. Doctor: Next please!
A: Please call me a taxi. B: Yes, sir. You are a taxi.
A: Why are you crying? B: The elephant is dead. A: Was he your pet? B: No, but I'm the one who must dig his grave.
Teacher: Why are you late? Student: There was a man who lost a hundred dollar bill. Teacher: That's nice. Were you helping him look for it? Student: No. I was standing on it.
Father: What did you do today to help your mother? Son: I dried the dishes Daughter: And I helped pick up the pieces.
A man to a railroad engineer: What's the use of having a train schedule if the trains are always late. The railroad engineer replied: How would we know they were late, if we didn't have a schedule?
A: When I stand on my head the blood rushes to my head, but when I stand on my feet the blood doesn't rush to my feet. Why is this? B: It's because your feet aren't empty.
Teacher: Did your father help your with your homework? Student: No, he did it all by himself.
Guidance for Using Humor in Instruction
Riddles What do you know about riddles?
How can riddles contribute to instruction?
Many people think that I am a vegetable, but I am actually a fruit. People like to use me to make spaghetti sauce and pizza sauce. I am in the vegetable group. I grow underneath the ground. I can be eaten raw or cooked. I help keep eyes healthy. I am the color orange. I am in the fruit group. I am a type of citrus fruit. You can squeeze me to make juice. I am the same color as my name.
What man cannot live inside a house? Snowman
Why is a river rich? It has two banks
Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up? Because It was two-tired. (too tired)
Why was the math book always worried? Because it has many problems
What has four wheels and flies?
Which is faster, heat or cold? Heat, because you can catch cold.
What day of the week does the potato fear from? Friday
What’s bigger than an elephant, but doesn’t weigh anything? Its shadow
Why was the computer cold? Because the windows open
Thank you
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