NEW IDEAS FOR THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM by Dierk Andresen

 

Hand out the followuing text to groups of three or four students. Tell them that they are dealing with e text the lines of which have been jumbled except for teh first one. Theri job is to put the text into the correct order.

 

A couple of New Jersey hunters are

voice says: “Just take it easy. I can

whips out his cell phone and calls

back in his head. The other guy

The guy's voice comes back on the line.

out in the woods when one of them

to the operator: “My friend is dead!


The operator, in a calm soothing

to be breathing, his eyes are rolled

He says: “OK, now what?“

help. First, let's make sure he's dead.”

There is a silence, then a shot is heard.

the emergency services. He gasps

falls to the ground. He doesn't seem

What can I do?”

 

 

WHY

Reading comprehension, cooperation, fun with puzzles

WHAT YOU NEED

A joke, writtenup in jumbled form. At least one sheet per group. Preferably one per student.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
20 minutes, depending on the complexity/length of the joke.
USEFUL TIP

 

ON THE WEB
Theere are lots of suitable joke son the web. If need be you can translate a joke from your mother tongue.