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LESSON-12 LAUGHTER
George Clooney
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Website: http://www.twitter.com/fansoflaughing
http://www.FansOfLaughing.com
http://www.CollegeHumor.com
Miqdad Attamimi wrote at 10:38 am when I
being sad, I stop getting sad, why?? Because
laughing make me feel better... So, lets started to
laugh..... :D
Deborah Barnett (Fort Lauderdale, FL) wrote
at 8:15pm yesterday There is nothing like the
feeling you get from endless laughing, sparked
from almost nothing...the kind of laughing that
makes your jaw hurt....that make you start snorting....and for those woman in my age
category...makes you "pee in your pants"! Laughter is so good for the soul.
Activity 1: Write on George Clooney’s wall.
Do you enjoy comedy movie? What is the comedy movie you saw last and laughed a lot? Write
the name and its main casts on George Clooney’s wall.

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Activity 2: Individual work
Scratch work for speaking:
 Think of any event that makes you laugh?....................................................................
 Where did it happen?......................................................................................................
 When did it happen?......................................................................................................
 Who were the people associated with that event?.........................................................
 Can u recall the event thoroughly? ………………………………………………………
 Was there anything embarrassing? ……………………………………………………….
 What caption or Heading would you give to this story if you have to name the event? …
Activity 3: Individual work
The Day I laughed my heart out! : Speaking drill
Now speak for 2/3 minutes on the above event or story that you find very funny. Try to give your
best shot while narrating the story highlighting the comical substance to the class.
Activity 4: Pair work
How do you feel?
Ask and answer the following questions:
Positive emotions:
When do you feel….
enthusiastic?
excited?
confident?
content?
delighted?
satisfied?

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Negative emotions:
What makes you feel…………..:
stressed?
annoyed?
depressed?
worried?
upset?
Disgusted?
Activity 5: Group work
Storytelling and extending events
Work in groups with following topic and start a story which will be initiated by one student and
then carried forward by the rest of the members of the group. The last member would need to
end the story in a conclusive manner. Every group would be given 3 minute to discuss the plot of
the story and the sequence of story-telling among it’s members and 5 minutes to carry forward
the story with a conclusive style and manner. In the event of the story-telling the groups must use
the above mentioned emotional attributes to narrate the feelings and emotions of the characters.
The winner will be adjudged on the basis of maximum number of usages of the emotional
attributes and expressions.
The leads of the stories are:
Story 1. Tommy: The Trouble Maker.
There was a little girl named Linda who used to live in small village of Yorkshire county. She
was shy and gentle. Everyone in the family used to love her. She was good at studies and always
finished her homework in time. The teachers liked her a lot too. Linda had a poodle who she
named as Tommy. Tommy was her best friend. But he was always curious to try and find new
things and places. This invited troubles for Linda at times and she had to solve the problem all by
herself so that her parents would not know about it. One day, as Linda got up from bed she found
Tommy was not in the house. She looked for him in the backyard he was not there as well. She
opened the gate and set out to………………………….. (Carry on).

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Story 2. The Friends Turned Foes
Rajib and Rana were good friends. They went to the same school from their childhood and
shared everything imaginable. They were the best of the friends.
Bithi came to the neighborhood recently. She did not know many people. Rana’s father Mr.
Habib and Bithi’s Dad Mr. Islam had worked in the same company before. That was how they
knew each other. Mr. Islam had been transferred by his employer to join the company’s Dhaka
office. Mr. Islam was confused where to take a house so that he can move his family to Dhaka.
So, he called his old colleague Mr. Habib and he was delighted to know that there was a house
on To-let in the same neighborhood where Mr. Habib lived. Mr. Habib arranged everything and
Mr. Islam moved in with his family to live in the same neighborhood.
Rana and Rajib both found Bithi very friendly. She was pretty and could make fast friends. She
got her admission in Lake Tower School where Rana and Rajib were studying as well. They all
used to go together to School. One day Rana was sick and skipped school. Rajib went with Bithi
alone. Rajib wantedto say something to Bithi and was looking for a scope to express what he had
in his mind. Thatday……………….. (Carry on)
Activity 6:Group work
Conversation question:
In our day to day life many things happen and each of the event may cause different kind of
feelings in our mind that we would like to express through words. These words are indicative of
the nature and depth of our feelings and emotions. Below are few situations that could happen to
anyone and if so happened how did you feel or if so happen someday in your life how would you
feel? Express using the appropriate word.
• Have you ever been on TV? If you ever get a chance how would you feel?
• Have you ever called your boyfriend or girlfriend by the wrong name? How did you feel when you
found out about your mistake?
• Have you ever cheated on an exam and found out by the examiner?
• Have you ever eaten in a restaurant and realized you have no money with you?
• Have you ever fallen in love at first sight? Can you explain how did you feel?
• Have you ever dreamt of a ghost being in your bedroom? How did you react?

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• Have you ever gone to greet a friend or family member then noticed it was someone else? What was
your reaction?
• Have you ever met a celebrity? How did you feel when he/she shook hand with you?
• Have you ever received a love letter from someone you never expected? How did you react?
• Have you ever sung in public and forgot lines of the song? What happened then?
Maximum students should take part in the conversation. The question should be indiscriminately
asked to anyone. And as one student speaks the conversation will follow with another student
answering on the next question. The teacher should work as moderator to allow equitable time to
all the participating students.