Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Different types of humour and jokes There are lots of different types of humour and jokes. Match these with their definitions. (For one type you won’t find a definition, however!) 5 Read these jokes about Austrians and put them in order of funniness. What do they say about Austrians? Compare with a partner. 7 Listen to the jokes and write down what type of humour they are. Give each joke a rating. 4 – very funny 3 – quite funny 2 – not very funny 1 – terrible 6 A man walks up to a sheep farmer and says, “If I can tell you exactly how many sheep you have down there, can I keep one?” The farmer looks at his huge flock of sheep, sniggers, and says, “Sure.” So, the man looks carefully at the sheep, then says “5,279.” The farmer’s really shocked, “How did you do that?” he says. “I’d rather not say,” says the man. “Can I have my sheep?” “I guess so,” says the farmer. So the man picks up an animal and starts to walk away. “Wait!” yells the farmer. “If I can guess where you are from, will you give me my animal back?” The man sniggers, and says, “Sure.” “You’re from Austria,” says the farmer. Now the man’s really shocked, “How did you do that?” he says. The farmer says, “I’d rather not say. Can I have my dog back?” 1 a pun 2 black humour 3 slapstick 4 practical jokes 5 gallows humour 6 racist jokes 7 nonsense humour 8 sexist jokes 9 satire a a type of humour that looks at the dark side of life (death, violence, etc.) b a type of humour that quietly laughs at social conventions and politics c jokes that show an intolerance or stereotypical image of people from other countries and cultures d really stupid jokes (with no sense!) e a joke which plays on the different meanings of the same word f jokes which show the opposite sex as inferior or stupid g physical comedy, often quite violent (usually with no dialogue) h physical jokes played on people to make them look stupid 2/02 Type Your rating Reason Joke 1 Joke 2 Joke 3 Joke 4 Joke 5 snigger: kichern 130 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv