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Conversation Activator: Speaking Booster

(Unit 5, Page 55: Now You Can)

Take a minute to review the Conversation Spotlight on page 55 and the language below.
Then close your book and role-play a conversation where you respond to something
funny. Use the cartoon on page 55, one of the images from page 50, or bring your own
cartoon, photo, or video clip to class.
Start like this:
“You’ve got to see this . . . ”
NEED HELP? Here’s language you already know:

Discussing Responding
I just can’t tell you how ___. What is it?
Here, it’s ___. Oh, that’s ___!
Look, it’s this ___. Totally.
Seriously, look at ___. That’s too much!
It’s funny because ___. I don’t understand ___.
Did you find it funny? I don’t get it.
I felt like I made a total fool of myself. That went over my head.
You can say that again! I don’t like ___.
I find it ___.

Adjectives to describe jokes

hysterical priceless Types of jokes
funny hilarious
a dirty joke a clean joke
ridiculous stupid
a political joke an ethnic joke
silly offensive
rude inappropriate
creepy sarcastic
cute insulting
mortifying politically correct
embarrassing

Summit 2, Third Edition Unit 5

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