Jokes in English for the ESL/EFL Classroom
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Teachers often use jokes in the ESL/EFL classroom to teach culture, grammar and vocabulary.
Misuse of English
Johnny: "2 o'watch."
A: "State your citizenship."
B: "American" (pronounced with a Spanish accent).
A: "Hold on there, buddy. Say that again."
B: "I sed American."
A: "I'm going to give you a test."
B: "No, no senor, no need for test, I tell you I'm American."
B: "Oh senor, I tell you I'm American. But OK, let's see... I was at my bruder-in-laws house and the phone went 'green, green, I pinked it up and sed yellow!"
Teacher: Are you nervous?
Student: No, I am not. I am single.
Teacher: Is this your pencil?
Student: Yes, I am a pencil.
Student: I am fat.
She said sharply, "Taro, are you ready?"
Taro, jolted to attention, replied, "No! I'm man!"
Emiko shared a house with an American guy and his dog. Every month, he puts some flea medicine on his dog. One day, when he was putting the medicine, he told Emiko, "This flea medicine is expensive." She was confused and asked him, "Expensive? Didn't you just say it was FREE?"
Emiko went to a sandwich café with her American roommate. A waitress asked what they wanted. Emiko said, "I have a crab sandwich." Her roommate ordered a turkey sandwich. After a few minutes, their orders were ready. They sat at the table and took a bite. After a bite, Emiko showed her sandwich and said, "There is no crab." "What do you mean? You've got ham, bacon, and," with a big smile on his face, he said to Emiko, "You wanted to eat CRAB. Not a CLUB sandwich.""It's windy" says the first.
"No it isn't, it's Thursday" says the second.
"Me too," says the third, "Forget the listening, let's go for a drink!"
One says, "Is this Wembley?"
"No," the other says, "It's Thursday."
The first replies, "No thanks, I already had a drink."
Teacher: "They're singular on top and plural on the bottom."
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