April 1st marks the time when people play practical jokes or harmless tricks on their friends and neighbours. This custom began in France and soon spread to other countries.In France, the victim is known as an April fish; in Scotland , he is called an April gowk.
Over 20 years ago we devised a set of projects called the April Fools´Day Projects, published by the Teachers´Centre at Vélez-Málaga,in which a series of activities based on verbal and visual humour were combined.
In this "bloggers" approach we are to focus on communication activities related to humour.
There are excellent jokes on the Net and some pages may have you in stitches like
kickasshumour or reality.com.
Let´s start our communication activities with an oral task,:
the good news& bad news: "I´ve got some good news and I have some bad news "
GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS
Time flies You are the pilot
The Martians have landed They are not warriors/vegetarians..
I´ve found 100 Euros They are full of dirt/shit
They´ve found a cure for cancer It´s very expensive
I´m going on holiday I have no money left
I´m hungry There´s a spider in my sandwich
Summer is here I haven´t got a bikini
My favourite TV programme is on My TV set is broken
It´s my birthday I have to work today
The new road is open There are too many accidents
We are throwing a party There´s a general strike
Some flowers have arrived We don´t know who they´re from.
I´ve won the pools I suffer from ill health
Our neighbours are moving Worse neighbours may come
SITUATIONAL JOKES:(See how many jokes you can tell in each category)
at a restaurant: "Waiter, waiter,...."
at a hospital:"Doctor, Doctor....."
Mother-in-law jokes
After-dinner jokes
Politically Incorrect jokes(racial, gay, gypsies,..)
Drinking jokes
Students´ jokes. Exam howlers
Bumper stickers
Religious (Heaven & Hell, priests´) jokes
Irish/Scottish jokes
Lawyers´jokes
Lepe/Essex girls jokes
Prison jokes
Psychiatrists´jokes
Wedding jokes
Blonde jokes
Yo mama jokes
Army jokes
One-liners
Comic Dictionary
Proverbs re-written
Personal projects:
Invent an absurd story, Share an unlikely piece of gossip, Start rumours, for instance: new boss, random drugs testing, school closing down, compulsory personality testing, new compulsory tests for both teachers and students,bomb scare, etc..
Think of a typical school prank:i.e.: See how loudly you can get sb to talk on the phone by saying you can´t hear him or Adopt an ACCENT or compose all your e-mails in rhyming couplets,or..
A prank a day will keep boredom at bay.
There are countless ways of having fun at work. Reflect on freshmen´s rites of passage and the fine line between sadism and a practical joke or a hoax.
She texted me: "Your adorable"
I replied: "No. You´re adorable"
(And now she thinks I like her.
All I did was point out her mistake-typo-)
(an afterthought)ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE...
April Fools' Day 2015 – the best jokes from around the world
Check the Guardian link above.
