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This document discusses humor and laughter. It provides exercises to practice comparisons, telling jokes, and agreeing/disagreeing. For comparisons, it lists adjectives and asks to complete sentences in a comparative or superlative form. For jokes, it provides phrases to use in responses and asks to answer questions using humor. It also provides disagreement expressions and guidelines for agreeing/disagreeing in response to questions.

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Lesson 3 - Comparison and Jokes - Ver1

This document discusses humor and laughter. It provides exercises to practice comparisons, telling jokes, and agreeing/disagreeing. For comparisons, it lists adjectives and asks to complete sentences in a comparative or superlative form. For jokes, it provides phrases to use in responses and asks to answer questions using humor. It also provides disagreement expressions and guidelines for agreeing/disagreeing in response to questions.

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IELTS GRADUATION - SPEAKING

LESSON 3: COMPARISON AND HUMOR


A. COMPARISON
1. Fill in the suitable gaps with words in the box. Then complete the sentences with your
comparative or superlative adjectives. Make necessary changes where possible.

light happy good important healthy more

1) Anyway, I really love to hang out with those kind of people as they make my life _______
and ___________
2) As the saying goes, ‘Laughter is the ________ medicine’, so I love to spend time watching
comedies as it’s one of the __________ way to unwind after a hectic day.
3) Of course, laughing with friends is one of the _________ things and a great feeling in the
world!
4) I laugh ________ when my friends tell me funny stories and jokes
5) ________, we should try make the world a ___________ place if you can.

6) The _________ people laugh, the __________ they become every day.

B. SPEAKING PRACTICE
1. Complete these answers using the phrases in the box and learned phrasal verbs.
Remember, various phrases can be used in an answer. Make necessary changes where
possible.

Crack somebody up A sense of humor Crack jokes Lighten the mood


Over the moon Down in the dumps Burst into tears/laughter Look younger than their age

1) Are you good at telling jokes?


Well, I’m kind of the person who ….
2) Do your friends like to tell jokes?
To be honest, yes they do! My circle of friends is all funny, …
3) Do you like to watch comedies?
Of course actually! That’s my ultimate way to relieve my stress…

2. Answer the following part 1 sentences using discourse markers and learned phrases.
1) Have you ever watched a live comedy show?
2) Do you enjoy watching movies or TV shows that make people laugh?
3) Do you think it’s important to laugh with friends?
4) What type of programmes do you find funny on TV?

5) What can make children laugh?


3. Work in pairs or groups of three. Brainstorm the ideas for one of the following tasks. The,
present the answer to one of the tasks based on what you have prepared in around 2
minutes.

Describe a person who made you laugh happily when you were a child. You should say:
 Who this person is
 What this person did to make you laugh
 Why this person made you laugh
and how you felt about it
Describe a place where people usually go to have fun. You should say:
 where this place is
 how often you go there
 what people do there
and explain why it is suitable for having fun.
Describe a joke that made you laugh. You should say:
 what the joke was about
 who told you that joke
 was it funny
and explain why this was an interesting joke that made you laugh.
Describe a funny situation that made you laugh. You should say:
 when this situation took place
 what happened
 how you reacted
and why you found the situation funny.
C. PART 3 – AGREEING AND DISAGREEING

1)Do you agree that laughing is important?


2)Would you agree that funny stories are easy to translate from one language to other?
3)Do you agree that people nowadays care more about their emotion?
4)Would you agree that jokes can be useful in learning another language? In what way?

Question: Some people say that one’s university years are the happiest time in life.
Would you agree?
Answer: Yes, I couldn't agree more! I think that university life is probably the best stage in
life because we are free from the constraints of, home-life with our parents and
we get the opportunity to discover the world for ourselves, much more
independently than ever before. We can meet new people, study a variety of
interesting subjects and learn to look alter ourselves. So, I completely agree that
this is by far the happiest time in our lives.

To agree and disagree, you should:


Answer order

Decide what your opinion is about the question the examiner asks.

1. If you agree, you should:

State your agreement.

Give reasons why you agree.

2. If you only partially agree /disagree, you should:

Say to what extent you agree, then state your disagreement.

Give reasons to support this.

3. If you totally disagree, you should:

State your strong disagreement politely.

Give reasons why you disagree.


Language steps:

1. Use agreement expressions.


I wholeheartedly agree!
I couldn't agree more!

I totally agree with you!

2. Use total and partial disagreement expressions


I can agree with you to a point, but...
I can see your point, but...
I can agree to some extent, but have you considered...
3. Use cause and effect logic to support your opinion.
I can't possibly agree because if we do X, then Y might happen.
I'm sorry but I absolutely disagree. If people continue to do X, then it could be very bad for
society.

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