Charlie Chaplin Kevin Hart Mr.

Bean Bill Cosby

Hassan el fad Gd Elmaleh Jim Carrey Adel Imam

Unit.6
Humour & Laughter
ESL TEACHER Mr. Rachid CHAHOUB
 Laughter

‘’Laughter is the best medicine’’

Proverb
 Sources of fun and
What makes you laughter
laugh?

TV sitcom Cartoons Comedy films

Memes / trolls Jokes and anecdotes caricatures

Collocations
sense of comedy
stand-up expressions
dark series
burst into laughter
comedy humour
facial comedy
What is stand-up comedy?
 Stand-up comedy is a comic style in which a comedian
performs in front of a live audience.
What is a sitcom?
 Is a style of comedy that features characters at home or
at work, with often humorous dialogues.
 hilarious / humourists / laughter / serious / sense / satire / cracks /
funny / witty

1. He's very funny. Whenever I meet him, he ………………….

cracks a joke. He really
has a good sense
…………………. of humor .
humorists
2. Charlie Chaplin was one of the most creative …………………..
hilarious
3. The show was ………………….. laughter
It just caused a lot of …………………. in the
audience.
witty
4. The president's …………………. speech attracted a lot of admiration.
funny
5. He is very ………………….. He makes me laugh a lot.
serious
6. Black humor is a way of looking at …………………. events in an amusing way.
7. A piece of writing
satire or play which criticizes people or ideas in a humorous
way is called ………………….
 imitate / sense of humour / talented / shows / mocks /
laughing / funny / sketches
• Hassan el fad is a very…….…………..…..
talented Comedian. We can’t
stop …………………………….……….When
laughing we watch some of his
…………….……...
shows Which are always ………………. funny He has a
great ………………………………....
sense of humour . we don’t know when he is
serious and when he is not. He can …………………… imitate a lot of
singers and famous people. But he never …………….. mocks

anyone. He is very polite. His …..............

sketches are very popular.
 Fill in the blanks with the words in the list.
joke telling - laughs - enjoyed - fun - humour
1. When my father ………………,
laughs his mouth stretches almost from
ear to ear.
humour
2. Mr. Bean has got incredible sense of………………………
joke telling
3. People from Marrakesh excel at……………………..
enjoyed
4. We ………………..the movie last night. We had a lot of ……………
fun
 caricature, Joke, TV sitcom, funny, comedian, humour
comedian
1.A ………………………… is a funny person that makes you laugh.
joke
2.He told me a ………………………… at work. I was laughing all day.
humour
3.Oh! He was so amusing! He has a great sense of ………………
funny
4.What do you think of Mr Bean? Do you think he is ………………?
5.A funny television programme in which the same characters appear
TV sitcom
in different situations each week is called ………………
carricature… is a funny drawing of someone that makes them look
6.A ……………
 Match the following words with their definitions
Words Definitions
a. humour 1 1.Laughter ,fun and amusement

b. a joke 4 2.to make jokes, to joke with someone

c. humorous 5 3.funny in an intelligent way

d. to make fun of someone 6 4.a short story that causes laughter
e. to kid 2 5.amusing and funny
f. silly 7 6. laugh or mock someone

g. witty 3 7.funny in a slightly stupid way

 joy / anger / gaiety / despair / delight / depression /
sadness / cheerfulness / frustration / merriment /
worry / enthusiasm /fear / optimism / jubilation.

positive emotions negative emotions

 joy  anger
 positive emotions negative emotions
 joy  anger
 gaiety  fear
 delight  despair
 cheerfulness  depression
 merriment  sadness
 enthusiasm  frustration
 optimism  disappointment
 jubilation  doubt
find in the sentences expressions used to
describe good mood and bad mood
1. The news of my brother’s success in the national exam really
lifted my spirits.
2. I am feeling quite down actually.
3. Things are looking up today.
4. Hind was in the depth of despair after she got that terrible grade.
5. Sam has been walking on air since he won a poetry prize.
6. I have been really low recently.
7. My spirits rose when I opened the box and found a nice watch.
8. You are crabby today, what has upset you?
Joke

 Teacher : Are you chewing gum ?

 Student : No, sir. My name is Anas?

 Define these terms.
 humour:
 humourist = comedian
 humorous = funny and hilarious:
 to crack a joke:
 sitcom:
 gag:
 laugh: