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Listening:
•
Responding to expressions of love
•
Responding to expressions of sadness
•
Responding to a monologue in the form of a spoof
Speaking:
• Expressing love
• Expressing sadness
• Discussing spoof texts
•
Retelling a spoof text
Reading:
• Reading spoof texts
Writing:
•
Writing a spoof text
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Source
:
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Listening
In this section, you will learn how to:
•
respond to expressions of love and sadness;
•
respond to the meanings in a spoof text.
1. Can you mention some people who have expressed
their love to you?
2. What did they say to express their feeling?
3. Did they express it directly?
4. What do you say if you feel the same? And what if
you don't?
5. Besides using words, what do people use to express
love?
6. What would you do if you saw your friend feeling
sad?
7. Who do you tell about your feelings when you are
falling in love or feeling sad?
8. What is the "best medicine" for someone who feels
sad?
9. Are you a good listener for your friends?
10. Can you
fi
nd some ways to be a good listener?
1. What are the man and the woman in the dialogue
talking about?
2. How old are they in your opinion?
3. Where does the dialogue probably take place?
To be a good
listener
Activity
2
You are going to listen to a dialogue. Listen carefully
and then answer the questions.
Activity
1
Answer the following questions.
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Tia
:
I love you, Andi!
Andi :
1
.
Tia
:
How much do you love me?
Andi : A lot.
2
.
Tia
:
Why do you love me so much?
Andi :
You are kind, you're pretty
3
.
Tia
:
Don't stop! Tell me more!
Andi :
I... I can't explain it
4
.
Tia : And I love you more than anyone in the
world.
Andi :
Can I ask you a question?
Tia : Sure.
Andi :
5
.
Tia
:
Marriage is such a big step, honey.
Andi : I know
6
. That's all we need.
Tia
:
Will you love me forever?
And :
7
.
Tia
:
Are you absolutely sure?
And :
8
.
Tia : Wonderful!
Andi :
So, do you agree to marry me, my dear?
Tia : Yes.
Andi :
So, let's get married next month.
Tia
:
No, it can't be. Maybe in June I'll be ready.
Andi : Why? Isn't it better for us to get married
soon?
Tia : Yeah. But you know, my grandpa has just
passed away. I lost him and
9
.
Andi :
10
. Do you want me to tell you a
funny story?
Tia : That's a great idea. So, how does your story
begin?
Andi :
OK. It's about a husband and wife ....
New Horizon
The word love has
many different
meanings in English,
from something that
gives a little pleasure
("I loved that meal") to
something one would
sacri
fi
ce for (ideals,
family). It can describe
an intense feeling of
affection, an emotion or
an emotional state. In
ordinary use, it usually
refers to interpersonal
love. Probably due to its
psychological relevance,
love is one of the most
common themes in art
and music.
(en.wikipedia.org)
Activity
3
Complete the dialogue while you are listening.
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1. Where did the story take place?
2
In your opinion, why did the writer say that getting
stuck near a crying baby was a nightmare?
3. What did the writer do at that time?
4. What was the writer's occupation?
5. Why did the man say "I bet he will."?
6. Do you think the story is funny?
1. It's every ______ passenger's nightmare.
2. I was manning the ticket ______ at a busy airport.
3. He glanced at the tot and ______ his eyes.
4. "Don't worry," I said to him ______.
5. "______ are that baby won't be on your
fl
ight."
6. Head shaking, he grimly ______, "Oh, I bet he will.
That's my son."
1. get in – getting
2. stuck – struck
3. accountant – counter
4. sorting – sobbing
5. infant – instant
6. cheerfully – cheerily
7.
fi
ght –
fl
ight
8. chances – charges
Activity
4
You are going to listen to a short dialogue. Then with
your partner, develop the dialogue into an elaborate
one.
Activity
5
List some responses to the expressions of love and
sadness from the dialogue.
Activity
6
Listen to the following text and then answer the
questions.
Activity
7
Listen to the text again and complete these
sentences.
Activity
8
Some of these words are from the text. Choose the
correct one. You will listen to the text once more.
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1. Where were the couple from?
a. London.
b. Dublin.
c. New York.
2. Where did they just arrive in?
a. New York.
b. Dublin.
c. London.
3. Whom did the husband phone?
a. His company.
b. A tour guide.
c. A tour company.
4. What for did the husband phone the company?
a. To inform the time they would be leaving.
b. To clarify the time they would be leaving.
c. To make sure the time they would be leaving.
5. What time would they be leaving?
a. 6.15 a.m
b. 6.30 a.m
c. 6.45 a.m
6. Is a tour begun in the morning?
a. Yes, it is.
b. No, it isn't.
c. No, it may not.
Activity
9
Find the meanings of the correct words in Activity 8.
Activity
10
Listen to the story. What is it about?
Activity
11
Choose the best answers to the questions.
Activity
12
Listen to the story once more. Then rearrange the
following sentences.
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Speaking
In this section, you will learn how to:
•
express the feelings of love and sadness;
• discuss spoof texts;
•
retell a spoof text.
1. Whom should we express our love to?
2. Have you ever told somebody that you love him/
her?
3. What did you say?
4. What do you do when you feel sad?
5. Is it better for you to tell someone that you feel sad or
you just keep it? Why is it so?
1. Phone the tour company.
2. The clerk told it would be 6.45.
3. The crisp reply from the clerk it would be in the
morning.
4. Arrive in London from Dublin.
5. Make sure the time that the couple would be
leaving.
Activity
1
Answer the following questions.
Activity
2
Read the following dialogue and then answer the
questions.
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1. Why did Mr Dodi have to come home late?
2. What expression did Mr Dodi use to express his love
to his wife?
3. Was Mrs Dodi serious about what she said?
4. Can you find the expressions of love in the
dialogue?
5. Can you
fi
nd the expression(s) of sadness in the
dialogue above?
UN Shot
X : Why do you look
sad?
Y : I got 5 for my
English test.
X : ....
a.
You should have
studied well.
b.
You have prepared
before.
c.
You may prepare it.
d.
You have studied
hard.
e.
You can study well
if you like.
(UN SMA 2002/2003)
Mr Dodi
: My dear, I'll possibly return home late.
Mrs Dodi : Is there an urgent meeting at your of
fi
ce,
my dear?
Mr Dodi
: Yeah. Don't you remember? It's the last
week in the month. I should
fi
nish my
monthly report.
Mrs Dodi : OK then. But I won't open the door for
you if you come home at midnight.
Mr Dodi
: What about coming home early in the
morning? So, I won't disturb you.
Mrs Dodi
: Never mind. If you don't love me anymore,
just leave me alone.
Mr Dodi
: Honey, what do you mean? I don't
understand. Frankly speaking, I love you
so much. So how can I leave you?
Mrs Dodi : Huh....
Mr Dodi
: Come on, forgive me please, won't you?
Mrs Dodi : Forget it. I'm just kidding. Actually I can't
take my eyes off you because I don't want
you to leave me. You know how sorrowful
my life will be if you leave me.
Mr Dodi
: (
Dazing and smiling at his wife nicely.
) Thank
you, honey. You're the best.
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What to Say
Expressions of Sadness
How sorrowful it is.
•
It’s tragic ....
•
I’m really sad.
•
Please leave me alone.
•
Expressions of Love
I’m interested in ....
•
I
•
love you/I like you.
My dear/my
•
love/my baby/my honey/my
darling.
Study the following expressions of showing love and sadness.
Less Formal
Less Formal
More Formal
More Formal
1. Have you ever told a funny story to your friends?
2. What are their responses to your story?
3. In your opinion, when do people need to hear or read
a funny story?
4. Do you agree that to laugh is good medicine?
1. Your best friend's father has just passed away. She/
he feels deeply sad.
2. You express your love to your mother and thank her
for everything she has done.
Activity
4
Answer the following questions.
Activity
3
With a partner, make a dialogue based on the following
situations and act it out.
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Text 1
"What about your dad's dad – how
old was he when he died?"
"Who says my granddad's
dead?"
"You're 80 years old and your
grandfather's still living? How old is
he?"
"118."
"I suppose you're going to tell
me he went turkey hunting this
morning?"
"No. He got married."
The doctor looks at the man in
amazement. "Got married? Why
would a 118-year-old guy want to get
married?"
The old-timer answers, "Who says
he wanted to?"
-Ardell Wieczorek-
Taken from
Reader’s Digest
, July 2004
An 80-year-old man goes to a
doctor for a checkup. The doctor is
amazed at his shape. "To what do
you attribute your remarkably good
health?"
"I am a turkey hunter and that's
why I'm in good shape. Get up before
daylight, chase turkeys up and down
the mountains."
The doctor says, "Well, I'm sure
it helps, but there has to be genetic
factors. How old was your dad when
he died?"
"Who says my dad's dead?"
"You're 80 years old and your dad's
alive? How old is he?"
"Dad's 100. In fact, he turkey
hunted with me this morning."
Pronunciation
Practice
1. crowded /
kraʊdɪd
/
2. tried /
traɪd
/
3. called /
kɔ:ld
/
4. seemed /
si:md
/
5. leaned /
li:nd
/
6. whispered /
ˈwɪspəd
/
7. amazed /
əˈmeɪzd
/
8. hunted /
hʌntɪd
/
9. married /
ˈmærɪd
/
10. wanted /
wɔ:ntɪd
/
Englishclub.com
To learn speaking and
pronunciation, you
can record your own
voice. This might feel
very uncomfortable,
but it will help you
fi
nd your weak
pronunciation points.
Listen to yourself a few
days later. For further
information you can
access this site:
www.englishclub.com
Activity
5
Read the following texts. Then answer the questions.
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1. What does the old man go to the doctor for?
2. Why is the old man in good shape?
3. Is the health of the old man's dad still in good
condition? How do you know?
4. What does the word
it
in the clause "I am sure it helps"
refer to?
5. What is the meaning of the sentence "Who says he
wanted to?"?
6. Do you think that the old man is telling a lie?
1. What was the baby taken to the paediatrician for?
2. Was the baby the
fi
rst child of the family?
3. Was the baby really cute?
4. Did the paediatrician tell the truth about the baby?
5. What did the paediatrician mean by saying "He looks
just like you." to the new parents?
We brought our newborn son,
Adam, to the paediatrician for his
fi
rst
checkup. As he
fi
nished, the doctor told
us, "You have a cute baby."
Smiling, I said, "I bet you say that
to all new parents."
Text 2
"No," he replied, "Just to those whose
babies really are good-looking."
"So what do you say to the others?"
I asked.
"He looks just like you."
-Matt Slot-
Taken from
www.rd.com
1. Which part of the stories is the funniest for you?
2. Identify the texts. Determine which story that really
happens. Put forward your reasons.
Activity
6
Work with a partner to answer the following questions
based on the texts in Activity 5.
Activity
7
Take sides to determine which text is the funniest.
Put forward your reasons while you discuss them
with your friends.
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Activity
9
Act out the following dialogue with some friends.
Activity
10
Retell the story in Activity 8 in front of the class.
We took a tour to a theme park that included bus
transportation between the hotel and area attractions.
Our driver made sure we would know how to
fi
nd the
correct bus back to our hotel, telling us, "Now repeat
after me: this is bus number 110."
"Bus number 110," all the passengers chorused.
"The bus will depart at 8.30 p.m.," he announced.
"Depart at 8.30 p.m.," we echoed.
"The last number you'll need is 9-8-5-0," the driver
said.
Puzzled, we repeated, "9-8-5-0."
Then the driver went on to explain, "That's how
much it will cost for a taxi back to your hotel if you
forget the
fi
rst two numbers."
Taken from
Reader’s Digest
, July 2000
You
: Now repeat after me: this is bus number
110.
Friends : Bus number 110.
You
: The bus will depart at 8.30 p.m.
Friends : Depart at 8.30 p.m.
You
: The last number you'll need is 9-8-5-0.
Friends : 9-8-5-0.
You
: That's how much it will cost for a taxi back
to your hotel if you forget the first two
numbers.
Activity
8
Read the following story with good intonation.
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Reading
In this section, you will learn how to:
•
comprehend a spoof text.
1. How long do you usually sleep every night?
2. Are you often unable to sleep? When?
3. What makes you unable to sleep?
4. Do you usually take medication if you cannot
sleep?
5. When do you usually have a deep sleep?
6. How many hours of sleep do adults need?
7. How many hours of sleep do babies need?
8. Do people tend to need less or more sleep as they
grow older?
Words
Meanings or Synonyms
1. snore
2. astonished
3. severe
4. symptom
5. irritable
6. nod off
7. shaking
8. worn off
9. exhausted
10. clenched
a. made angry
b. very bad/serious
c.
a sign of something bad
d. breathing noisily while sleeping
e. very surprised
f.
close something lightly
g. disappear or run out
h. sleep on the chair in short line
i.
quick movements from side to side
j. very tired
Activity
1
Answer the following questions.
Activity
2
The following words are taken from the text you are
going to read in Activity 3. Match the words with their
meanings or synonyms.
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Because my husband, John, tends to snore, I rarely
get more than a couple of hours sleep each night. When
he awakens refreshed in the morning, he's always
astonished to
fi
nd that he has been the cause of another
sleepless night for me.
One night John had severe allergy symptoms, so
he took some medication before he went to bed. To my
surprise, he fell into a deep sleep, allowing me to nod
off comfortably too.
I awoke to find him shaking me. "What's the
matter?" I asked, trying not to sound irritable. "Are
you in pain?"
"No," he said, "but the drugs have worn off, and
I can't sleep." I stared at him in exhausted disbelief.
"What do you want me to do about it?" I said through
clenched teeth.
"Oh, nothing," he replied. "I just wanted you to
know."
-Bernadette Payne-
Taken from
Reader’s Digest
, July 2000
Orientation
Twist
Events
Activity
3
Read the following text carefully.
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1. Why is the wife not able to sleep more than two hours
every day?
2. Is John really sick?
3. What did John take before he slept one night?
4. What happened after he took the medicine?
5. Why did John wake up his wife?
6. Was his wife annoyed by him?
Spoof
Social function :
to share with others a real story of which
ending is funny to amuse the audience
or readers.
Generic structure:
Orientation : the opening of the story which sets the
scene.
Events
: the details of the events in the story.
Twist
: the funny or unpredictable ending of the
story.
My baby-sitter knows not to bring my one-year-
old daughter, Ami, into the supermarket where I
work. One glimpse of me at the check out counter and
Ami will scream until she’s in my arms. But one day,
with the fridge empty, Maxine had no choice. And, as
predicted, when my daughter spotted me, her wailing
could be heard throughout the groceries. “That’s right,
honey,” said the woman I was waiting on. “You just
keep smiling and thank God she’s not yours.”
-Judi Konwicki-
Taken from
Reader’s Digest
, January 2000
Activity
4
Answer the following questions.
Activity
5
Read the following spoof text. Then identify the
structure.
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A
1. glimpse
2. fridge
3. spotted
4. wailing
B
a. ice chest
b.
glance
c. crying
d. looked at
...
...
...
...
Activity
6
Match the words in column A with their synonyms in
column B. Do it in pairs.
Activity
7
Match the sentences to the structure.
Activity
8
State whether these statements are true or false
based on the story in Activity 7.
A
1. To celebrate my birthday, my husband and I dressed
up for an evening at the theatre.
2.
We left our apartment to take the bus to town, but we
didn’t have exact change, so my husband ducked into
a shop to break a few dollars.
3. As I waited, I was approached by a beggar.
4. He held out his cup and said, “Lady, can you spare
some change?”
5. “No,” I answered. “I’m actually waiting to get some
right now,”
6. Looking at me with surprise, he leaned forward
con
fi
dentially and said, “You are going to get a
cup.”
B
a. Orientation
b.
Event
c. Twist
1. They was going to the theatre for celebrating the
husband's birthday.
2. They went to the theatre by a bus.
3. They didn't have any money to pay the bus.
4. The wife was approached by a beggar.
5. The husband gave the beggar some money.
6. The beggar thought that the wife was a beggar as
well.
Story is adapted from
Reader’s Digest
, January 2000
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Activity
9
Match the words to their de
fi
nitions.
A
1. dress up
2. theatre
3. change
4. ducked
5. approach
6. spare
7. lean
8. con
fi
dentially
B
a. building in which plays are
performed
b.
move down quickly
c.
give money for a purpose
d. in secret
e.
be in a sloping position
f. come nearer
g. coins of low value
h. put on one’s best clothes
On a recent vacation at a resort
with my in-laws, we planned to spend
an afternoon at the pool with our kids.
We wanted to bring our own drinks,
but were unsure of the hotel's policy.
My brother-in-law called the front desk,
and assuming everyone was familiar
with the brand of ice chest he had,
asked if it was all right if he brought
a Playmate to the pool. After a pause
the clerk asked, "Does she have her
own towel?".
-Tina M. Digiovanna, La Verne, Calif-
www.rd.com
Activity
10
Read the following spoof text and then determine
the orientation, events and twist. Copy the table in
your workbook.
Orientation
Events
Twist
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And
and
so
are connecting words for sentences of equal
importance. There is usually a comma before them.
•
And
means "in addition". It connects similar ideas
or adds information.
•
So
means "as a result". It connects an effect to a
reason.
Connecting Words
Study the following sentences and explanations.
•
The drugs have worn off,
and
I can't sleep.
•
He had never seen them before,
so
he began to introduce
himself.
Grammar
Review
Englishclub.com
A joke is a
short story or ironic
depiction of a situation
communicated with
the intent of being
humorous.
To
fi
nd more jokes
for learning material
of spoof texts, browse
these sites.
www.lotsofjokes.com
www.rd.com/jokes-laughs
www.jokes290.com
r
Because
my husband, John, tends to snore, I rarely get
more than a couple of hours sleep each night.
•
When
he awakens refreshed in the morning, he's always
astonished to
fi
nd that he has been the cause of another
sleepless night for me.
•
He took some medication
before
he went to bed.
•
After
she had visited the store several times, the cashier
began to recognise her ....
1. Who writes the text?
2. Where did the story take place?
3. When did the writer spend their holiday?
4. Where did the writer and their children spend their
afternoon?
5. What was "Playmate" meant by the brother-in-law?
6. Why did the clerk ask the writer's brother "Does she
have her own towel"?
7. What is the funny thing of the story?
Activity
11
Answer the following questions based on the text in
Activity10.
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Writing
In this section, you will learn how to:
•
write a spoof text.
1. Have you ever written an account of an unusual or
amusing incident?
2. Is it based on your personal experience?
3. Did you share it with others?
4. What did you write about?
Activity
1
Answer the following questions.
Because
and the time words
before
,
after
, and
when
connect
two clauses of unequal importance. There is no comma
before these words.
•
Because
gives a reason.
•
When
means "at that time".
•
Before
: sequence of events.
Took some medication
is
the
fi
rst action,
went to bed
is the second action.
•
After
: sequence of events.
She had visited the store
several times
is the
fi
rst action,
the cashier began to
recognise her
is the second one.
Your Project
A spoof text can be
found in newspapers,
magazines, or the
Internet. Find some
spoof texts from those
media and collect them.
Keep them in a book.
You may name it
A
Collection of Jokes
for
example.
Activity
12
Read the following texts. Then
fi
nd some conjunctions.
A husband and wife went to the
fairgrounds. The wife wanted to go
on the Ferris wheel, but the husband
wasn't comfortable with that. So the
wife went on the ride by herself.
The wheel went round and round
and suddenly the wife was thrown out
and landed in a heap at her husband's
feet.
"Are you hurt?" he asked.
"Of course I'm hurt!" she replied.
"Three times around and you didn't
wave once!"
Taken from
www.jokestogo.com
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a. news item
b. report
c. descriptive
d. spoof
Text 1
wears glasses. Her most distinguishing
mark is the dimple in her chin. When
she was last seen, she was wearing
heavy blue eye make-up and large,
silver hoop earrings. She had on a short
black coat and black pants.
Taken from
Ready to Write
, 2003
The police are looking for a woman
who stole a diamond necklace from
Dayton's jewellery store. A
ccording
to the store manager, the woman is
approximately
fi
ve feet tall, very thin,
light-skinned, and about 60 years old.
She has short, straight grey hair and
Activity
2
Here are four kinds of text. Match with their names
provided in the box.
Text 2
So the professor asked the entire class,
"Where would you like the answers to
be written?"
The reply from one student
was immediate: "How about on the
board?"
- Tanessa Crapo -
Taken from
Reader’s Digest
, January 2000
Our English professor handed
out the mid-term quiz. The task was
to identify several passages extracted
from material we had studied and
name the respective authors. However,
it is unclear where the answers were to
be written. One student raised his hand
and asked for clari
fi
cation on this point.
Text 3
which they
fi
nd in their summer homes
near the North and South Poles. They
eat about four tons of food a day.
When winter sets in, the whales
head for warmer water, and go on a
diet. That is also the time when they
mate.
Taken from
The World Almanac for Kids 2000
, 1999
The blue whale may be the largest
animal that ever lived. But it is no match
for humans. Tens of thousands of blue
whales were killed in the early 1900's.
They are now protected, and there are
about 5,000 of them in the world.
These fussy eaters feed mainly on
tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill,
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1. "We've been watching you park through our window
for the past 30 minutes," he replied.
2. "You do a
fi
ne job."
3. She drove round the block and parked several times,
until
fi
nally she went to meet the examiner.
4. After the Department of Motor Vehicles postponed
my aunt's driving test for a half-hour, she used the
time to practise parallel parking.
5. "Why didn't you test my parking?" she asked.
6. After her test drive, he asked my aunt to drop him
off at his of
fi
ce.
Activity
3
Rearrange the following jumbled sentences into a
spoof text.
Pssst! Want to Buy a Fake Ferrari?
mostly fake parts and a few orig inal
components. They used body parts
from other makes of automobiles,
such as chassis, roofs, hoods, trunks
and doors.
The body parts were modi
fi
ed to
look like Ferrari clas sics such as the 328
Gtb, which went out of production in
the late 1980s.
Some of the cars sold for about
20,000 euros, about a tenth of the going
price for some versions.
– Reuters –
Taken from
The Jakarta Post
, March 3, 2008
ROME: Italians are used to buying
bogus Gucci bags or Rolex watches to
look stylish but police found a new
height of craftsmanship and cunning
when they broke up a ring selling fake
Ferrari cars for a fraction of the real
price.
Police accused 15 people of building
the blood red sports cars and selling
them to car fanatics on a budget, most
of whom knew they were buying a
counterfeit classic.
Car body workers who police
called "very able" cobbled together
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What a Funny Story!
detectives did
fi
nd the body just as she
had described. Now, what would you
call this type of person?"
While the rest of us pondered the
question, a sheriff's of
fi
cer taking the
class raised his hand and replied, "A
suspect."
– Lane D. Peebless –
Taken from
www.rd.com
We were listening to a lecture on
psychic phenomena in our Comparative
Religions course. Our instructor told
us about a woman who contacted
police working on a missing persons
case. "She gave them eerily detailed
instructions on where to find the
body," the instructor said. "In fact, the
Activity
5
The following text consists of two stories that have
been jumbled. Rewrite them.
Activity
4
Work in pairs, try to analyse the structure of this
spoof text. Determine the orientation, events and
twist.
Once a man was walking in a park when he found
a penguin. Soon after he left college, Dave found one
of his uncles who was very rich and had no children
of his own died and left him a lot of money, so he
decided to set up his own real estate agency. He took
it to a policeman and said; "What should I do?" Dave
found a nice of
fi
ce. The police man replied; "Take it to
the zoo!".
The next day, the policeman saw the man in the
same park. He bought some new furniture and moved
in. he had only been there for e few hours when he
heard someone coming toward the door of his of
fi
ce.
The man was still carrying the penguin. “It must be my
fi
rst customer” Dave thought.
The policeman was rather surprised and walked
up to the man and asked; "Why are you still carrying
the penguin? Didn't you take it to the zoo?" He quickly
picked up the telephone and pretended to be very
busy answering an important call from someone in
who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the
country. The man knocked at the door while this was
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for Grade XI of Natural and Social Science Programmes
• Think of a funny incident that happened to you.
• Here are some questions to help you add necessary
and interesting information to your story.
1. Who was involved in your story?
2. Where did it happen?
Activity
7
Follow the instructions to prepare writing a spoof
text.
Activity
6
Choose the best word to complete the story.
Bill, Jim, and Scott were at a convention together and
were
1
(sharing/shared) a large suite on the top
of a 75 story sky scraper. After a long day of meetings
they were
2
(shocking/shocked) to hear that the
elevators in their hotel were
3
(broke/broken)
and they would have
4
(climbed/to climb) 75
fl
ights of stairs to get to their room. Bill said to Jim and
Scott, let's break the monotony of this unpleasant task
by
5
(concentrate/concentrating) on something
interesting. I'll tell jokes for 25
fl
ights, and Jim can sing
songs for 25
fl
ights, and Scott can tell sad stories the rest of
the way. At the 26th
fl
oor Bill stopped
6
(telling/
to tell) jokes and Jim
7
(began/begun) to sing.
At the 51st
fl
oor Jim stopped singing and Scott began
8
(telling/to tell) sad stories. "I will tell my saddest
story
fi
rst," he said. "I left the room key in the car!"
going on. The man replied; "I certainly did. And it
was a great idea because the penguin really enjoyed
it. He came in and waited politely for Dave to
fi
nish
his conversation on the phone. So, today I am taking it
to the movie". Then the man said to Dave; “I am from
the telephone company and I was sent here to connect
your telephone”
Taken from
http://understanding.blogspot.com
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What a Funny Story!
I understand what happened.
The writer uses time order.
The writer uses time expressions.
The writer uses connecting words to tell his/her ideas.
The writer uses co
nnecting words to tell the events.
• Tell the writer what you like about the story. Give
any comment.
• Discuss any error that you
fi
nd.
Activity
8
Swap your writing with your friends. Check the
following items.
Activity
9
Return your friend’s work. Now, it is time for you
to revise your own work. When revising your story,
check again the grammar, punctuation and spelling.
3. When did it happen?
4. What are the important events in the story?
• Now you are ready to use your notes to write your
fi
rst draft.
• Follow the
rhetorical steps of spoof
texts: orientation,
events, and twist.
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for Grade XI of Natural and Social Science Programmes
Learning Re
fl
ection
After learning the lesson in this chapter, you are expected to be able to:
1. respond to expressions of love;
2. respond to expressions of sadness;
3. respond to a monologue in the form of a spoof text;
4. express love;
5. express sadness;
6. discuss and retell spoof monologues;
7. read spoof texts;
8. write a spoof text.
Now, answer the questions:
1. What do you say when you love someone?
2. What is the meaning of twist in a spoof text?
If you
fi
nd some dif
fi
culties, consult your teacher or discuss with your friends.
Chapter Summary
1.
Language Functions
Expressing love and sadness
2.
Genre
Spoof
Social function: to share with others a real story of which ending is funny to amuse
the audience or readers.
Generic structure:
Orientation : the opening of the story which sets the scene.
Events
: the details of the events in the story.
Twist
: the funny or unpredictable ending of the story.