English Rewind - Weekender: humour

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📻 What's the purpose of humour? Is there more to 'funny' than just laughter? Explore these questions while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of the BBC Learning English programme Weekender. What makes you laugh? Tell us in the comments 👇👇👇
Useful vocabulary:
✔️ dominance - to have power over someone or something
✔️ to construct solidarity - to bring people together and build a good group relationship
✔️ to be collaborative - to work well with others
✔️ to be the centre of attention - to be the person who everyone is looking at or listening to
✔️ to break the ice - to help people relax if they are nervous when they first meet
✔️ to make fun of someone - to laugh at them, usually in an unkind way
✔️ more socially acceptable - better liked by other people
✔️ tension - an uncomfortable, worried or angry feeling
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@bbclearningenglish Ай бұрын

Do you know any English jokes 🤡? Tell us one in the comments! ⬇⬇⬇

@Flora-ey1pm Ай бұрын

I have lot of jokes 1.Why Don't Scientists Trust Atoms? Because they make up everything. 2.Why did the scarecrow win an award?Because he was outstanding on his field! 3.Why do bees have sticky hair?Because they use honeycombs 😅 4.What did one wall say to other wall? I'll meet you at the corner 😂 From Bangladesh 🇧🇩

@user-lw6iq3eg8b Ай бұрын

I know the only one and I suppose the most common joke: - Knock, knock! -who's there? -Nana. -Nana who? -None of your business😂

@supercalifragilisticexpial Ай бұрын

My husband always uses jokes to comfort me, to make me feel relieved if he finds me in a stressed condition, also when I'm scared, disappointed or angry at smb. He merely makes fun of the situation and it makes me laugh instead of being sulky or concerned. I always appreciate his efforts and that's what I call a good sense of humour))

@nale1337 Ай бұрын

Achieve dominance : Đạt được sự thống trị Embarrassing-a xấu hổ Construct solidarity: xây dựng tình đoàn kết take the lead of the conversation: dẫn dắt câu chuyện getting the focus of attention= becing the center of attention: trở thành trung tâm của sự chú ý Break the ice Diffuse tense situations: xoa dịu những tình huống căng thẳng make fun of themselves

@ROYNERSiringoringo Ай бұрын

I have one : " do you speak English"...?!

@NguyenKhanh-12 Ай бұрын

Love 6minute video

@Alex-ub4qx Ай бұрын

Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing!😂

@MuhammadHasanKhanQureshi Ай бұрын

Hello thank you for a video

@audreyv8247 Ай бұрын

Interesting.

@MuhammadRamzan-iz1sl Ай бұрын

Once I went out to the shopkeeper I asked him to give some eggs to make omelette's in the breakfast I inquired about cost so I thought it'll be of one quid but I consumed four pounds for each egg that took me by surprised off course shopkeeper made fun of myself that " Mr your information is about less in the rates of daily consumer items you're such a gentleman mockingly and that debate laid everyone else there like a tragic joke 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@LearnEnglishTV- Ай бұрын

This is very helpful!

@bbclearningenglish Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Flora-ey1pm Ай бұрын

Useful Vocabulary from this VDO 1.Dominance - to have power over someone or something. 2.To construct solidarity - to bring people together and build a positive group relationship. 3.To be collaborative - to work well with others. 4.To be the centre of attention - to be the person who everyone is looking at or listening to. 5.To break the ice- to help people relax if they are nervous when they first meet. 6.To make fun of someone - to lough at them, usually in an unkind way. 7.more socially acceptable - better liked by other people. 8.Tension- an uncomfortable worried or energy felling.

@Obod-ri9vd Ай бұрын

Interesting

@hiroshii586 Ай бұрын

Why are actors in black and white films so fast??? Is it because they did not hear the director yelling out to slow down?😂 This humour is from "Cunk in Earth".

@user-kg6lg3ge4m Ай бұрын

Embarrassing- смущённый Extraordinary - необыкновенный Dominance - доминирование Protect- защищать Interrupted - прерванный Silly- глупая Gaining power- обретения власти Construct- построить Multifunctional - многофункциональный Awkward - необычный Relieve- облегчить Seeker- искатель