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sábado, 29 de outubro de 2016

[JOKE] Must help the wife

Must help the wife
 
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Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office.

"Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff."

"We're short-handed, Smith" the boss replies. "I can't give you the day off."

"Thanks, boss," says Smith "I knew I could count on you!"



Vocabulary Help
  • attic - sotão
  • boss - chefe
  • count on you - contar com você
  • haul - puxar, arrastar
  • heavy - pesado
  • house cleaning - limpeza da casa
  • need - precisar
  • reply - responder
  • see (see, saw, seen) - ver
  • short-handed - falta de gente
  • stuff - coisas
  • wife - esposa

Enviado por: Rubens Queiroz de Almeida




“Everyone loves jokes. They can be an invaluable source of entertainment and an excellent vehicle for presenting language in context and promoting genuine communication while having a laugh. As follows, we describe some useful techniques for exploiting jokes in class. Next, a number of TEFL-appropriate jokes are included and sorted by level.”




How to use jokes in the ESL or ELT Classroom: (Link here)




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