Just for fun

 Can you join two parts of a quote together?

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beginnings:

1. It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories.
2. In comedy laughter
3. Comedy is acting out
4. The world is a tragedy to those who feel,
5. Jazz is hitting the notes that no one else would hit,
6. Comedy is simply a funny way

endings:

• optimism.
• but a comedy to those who think.
• And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.
• settles all arguments.
• of being serious.
• and comedy is saying words that no one else would say.

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1. Do you think some people find inappropriate things funny? Do you ever find them funny, and how do you feel about finding them funny?
2. Do you know anyone who has a particularly interesting sense of humor?
3. How much of humor do you think is lost in translation between languages? Is anything “universally funny?”

Holiday Suitcase

Look at the adverbs.

carefully, absent-mindedly, painstakingly, coolly, cautiously, calmly, noisily, shyly, uneasily, clumsily, joyfully, decisively, stupidly, repeatedly, unevenly, suddenly

Now say how Mr. Bean does the following:

• to fit (the cans in his bag) - He fits the cans in his bag absent-mindedly.
• to take (things out of his bag)
• to pack a suitcase
• to count (shirts)
• to swap (the shirt for a t-shirt)
• to pick up (the teddy bear)
• to throw away (the coke can, the swimming suit)
• to choose (the red shirt)
• to realise (had forgotten his shorts)
• to squeeze (the toothpaste)
• to snap (the toothbrush in half)
• tu cut (the pants)

What was Mr. Bean able to do? What was he not able to do?

pack his suitcase without taking things out -

He wasn't able to pack his suitcase without taking things out.

take all his shirts -

take all the cans -

squeeze nearly all the toothpaste -

break his toothbrush -

put one suitcase inside the other one -

count the cans -

count the shirts -

to cut his pants evenly -

Look at the sentences and answer the questions:

a People in Asia could write before people in Europe.

b After climbing six miles they were able to reach the top of the mountain.

Which sentence is about a single event in the past?

Which sentence is about general ability?

Is it possible to change sentence a to a sentence with 'be able to'?

Is it possible to change sentence b to a sentence with 'could'?

c After climbing six miles they managed to reach the top of the mountain.

Do we use 'managed to' to speak about:

1. something difficult to do
2. something that is very successful
3. both situations?

Change these sentences to sentences with 'able to':

They managed to survive without fresh water for three weeks.

They were able to survive without fresh water for three weeks.

1. Our guide managed to show us the caves where the bushmen lived.
2. We couldn't talk to them.
3. Could you talk to the bushmen?
4. They can survive in temperatures of -70.
5. Most people can't travel in winter because of the freezing weather.
6. Why can’t they travel in winter?
7. I can’t manage to eat all that!
8. They didn’t manage to finish the race.

Let's change these sentences to future with 'able to':

1. I can speak French.
2. I can't speak Turkish.

Let's change this sentence to present perfect with 'able to':

• We can't contact them by phone.