Unit 3
Humorous Stories about
   Famous People
   Extension Activities

         Alice Chiu
Main Menu
    • Activity One: Brain Teasers

• Activity Two: More Riddles and Jokes
Brain Teasers
Instruction
• To add some fun to the class,
  let’s try the following 15
  brain teasers. Each puzzle
  contains a phrase or an
  idiom. Have fun.
Brain Teaser 1


hurry up
   Y
   R
   R
   U
   H
Brain Teaser 2


downpour

   P
   O
   U
   R
Brain Teaser 3


Two thumbs up
    B B
    MM
    U U
    H H
    T T
Brain Teaser 4


She forgets everything.
        SHE
     GET GET
     GET GET
    EVERYTHING
Brain Teaser 5


to be or not to be

       BB

       BB
Brain Teaser 6



goose bumps

     o     s e
 g       o
Brain Teaser 7


  go for it


GO it it it it
Brain Teaser 8



double play

PLAYPLAY
Brain Teaser 9



eye contact

EYEEYE
Brain Teaser 10



just between you and me

      UJUSTME
Brain Teaser 11


an afterthought


  Thought an
Brain Teaser 12



reading between the lines

     R/E/A/D/I/N/G
Brain Teaser 13



feeling under the weather

       WEATHER
       FEELING
Brain Teaser 14


partly cloudy

  CLODY
Brain Teaser 15


three blind mice

      MCE
      MCE
      MCE
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                        THE END
More Riddles and Jokes
Instruction
In this activity, there are two tasks for you.

1. Task One: 7 riddles
   Solve the fun riddles together.

2. Task Two: 3 jokes
   Help finish the jokes by adding a pun or
   a punch line to the story.
Riddle 1

• A father and his son were in a car
  accident. The father died. The son
  was taken to the hospital. The
  doctor came in and said: I can't do
  surgery on him, because he's my
  son. Who was the doctor?


 The doctor is the mother.
Riddle 2

• What are the two strongest days
  of the week?


   Saturday and Sunday
   because the others are
     week(weak) days
Riddle 3



• Which is faster, heat or cold?
  Why?


Heat is faster because we
  can catch the cold.
Riddle 4




What do you call a blind deer?



 No-eye deer. (No idea.)
Riddle 5

• Think of words ending in –GRY.
  Angry and hungry are two of them.
  There are only three words in the
  English language. What is the third
  word? The word is something that
  everyone uses every day. If you read
  carefully, I have already told you
  what it is.
              language
Riddle 6


• There was a green house. Inside the
  green house was a white house.
  Inside the white house was a red
  house. Inside the red house there
  were lots of babies. What is it?


            watermelon
Riddle 7




• The beginning of everything, and
  the end of space. What am I?



                 e
Joke 1
• One day, Ms Jones, an English
  grammar teacher, was looking ill.
  Her student, Tom, asked, “What's the
  matter?” “__________," answered
  the teacher, describing how she felt.
  Tom thought for a while, then
  continued, “What was the matter?
  What has been the matter? What
  might have been the matter... ?”

                Tense
Joke 2
• Some students bought their teacher a gift
  for his birthday. Before opening the gift,
  the teacher shook it slightly, and noticed
  that it was wet in the corner. Touching his
  finger to the wet spot and tasting it, he
  asked, “A bottle of wine?” The students
  answered, “No.” Again, he touched his
  finger to the box and tasted the water. “A
  bottle of beer?” His students replied again,
  “No.” Finally the teacher asked, “I give
  up. What is it?” His students said,
  “________”
                A puppy.
Joke 3
• In heaven, God wants all married men to make two
  lines: one is for those who say they are the bosses in
  their families, and the other one is for those who
  admit that their wives are the bosses. All men stand
  in the second line except one guy. God gets angry
  with those men who stand in the second line,
  “Shame on you! I created you but you were all
  controlled by your wives!” He turned to the only one
  man in the first line and says, “Tell them, my son.
  How did you manage to be the boss in your family?”
  Replied the man, “_________”

           Well, I don’t know.
       My wife told me to stand here.
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  • 1.
    Unit 3 Humorous Storiesabout Famous People Extension Activities Alice Chiu
  • 2.
    Main Menu • Activity One: Brain Teasers • Activity Two: More Riddles and Jokes
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Instruction • To addsome fun to the class, let’s try the following 15 brain teasers. Each puzzle contains a phrase or an idiom. Have fun.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Brain Teaser 3 Twothumbs up B B MM U U H H T T
  • 8.
    Brain Teaser 4 Sheforgets everything. SHE GET GET GET GET EVERYTHING
  • 9.
    Brain Teaser 5 tobe or not to be BB BB
  • 10.
    Brain Teaser 6 goosebumps o s e g o
  • 11.
    Brain Teaser 7 go for it GO it it it it
  • 12.
    Brain Teaser 8 doubleplay PLAYPLAY
  • 13.
    Brain Teaser 9 eyecontact EYEEYE
  • 14.
    Brain Teaser 10 justbetween you and me UJUSTME
  • 15.
    Brain Teaser 11 anafterthought Thought an
  • 16.
    Brain Teaser 12 readingbetween the lines R/E/A/D/I/N/G
  • 17.
    Brain Teaser 13 feelingunder the weather WEATHER FEELING
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Brain Teaser 15 threeblind mice MCE MCE MCE
  • 20.
    Back to theMain Menu THE END
  • 21.
  • 22.
    Instruction In this activity,there are two tasks for you. 1. Task One: 7 riddles Solve the fun riddles together. 2. Task Two: 3 jokes Help finish the jokes by adding a pun or a punch line to the story.
  • 23.
    Riddle 1 • Afather and his son were in a car accident. The father died. The son was taken to the hospital. The doctor came in and said: I can't do surgery on him, because he's my son. Who was the doctor? The doctor is the mother.
  • 24.
    Riddle 2 • Whatare the two strongest days of the week? Saturday and Sunday because the others are week(weak) days
  • 25.
    Riddle 3 • Whichis faster, heat or cold? Why? Heat is faster because we can catch the cold.
  • 26.
    Riddle 4 What doyou call a blind deer? No-eye deer. (No idea.)
  • 27.
    Riddle 5 • Thinkof words ending in –GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you read carefully, I have already told you what it is. language
  • 28.
    Riddle 6 • Therewas a green house. Inside the green house was a white house. Inside the white house was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it? watermelon
  • 29.
    Riddle 7 • Thebeginning of everything, and the end of space. What am I? e
  • 30.
    Joke 1 • Oneday, Ms Jones, an English grammar teacher, was looking ill. Her student, Tom, asked, “What's the matter?” “__________," answered the teacher, describing how she felt. Tom thought for a while, then continued, “What was the matter? What has been the matter? What might have been the matter... ?” Tense
  • 31.
    Joke 2 • Somestudents bought their teacher a gift for his birthday. Before opening the gift, the teacher shook it slightly, and noticed that it was wet in the corner. Touching his finger to the wet spot and tasting it, he asked, “A bottle of wine?” The students answered, “No.” Again, he touched his finger to the box and tasted the water. “A bottle of beer?” His students replied again, “No.” Finally the teacher asked, “I give up. What is it?” His students said, “________” A puppy.
  • 32.
    Joke 3 • Inheaven, God wants all married men to make two lines: one is for those who say they are the bosses in their families, and the other one is for those who admit that their wives are the bosses. All men stand in the second line except one guy. God gets angry with those men who stand in the second line, “Shame on you! I created you but you were all controlled by your wives!” He turned to the only one man in the first line and says, “Tell them, my son. How did you manage to be the boss in your family?” Replied the man, “_________” Well, I don’t know. My wife told me to stand here.
  • 33.
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