SPOOF TEXT 
Eleventh Grade
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE PICTURES?
SPOOF TEXT 
Spoof is a text which tells an event, 
happened in the past time with a humorous 
twist (unpredictable and funny ending) 
The purpose of spoof text is to retell an 
event with humorous twist
The generic structure of spoof text 
▪ Orientation :Introduces characters, setting, place, 
and time 
▪ Events : Tells what happened 
▪ Twist : Provide the punchline of the text refers the 
event => punchline di sini maksudnya adalah suatu 
kalimat yang menjadi letak kelucuan dari spoof text 
ini atau disebut 'Point of Joke'
EXAMPLES “That Phone is Off” 
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. Dave found a nice office. ORIENTATION 
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 office. EVENT 
“It must be my first customer” Dave thought. He quickly picked up the telephone and 
pretended to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York who 
wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country. EVENT 
The man knocked at the door while this was going on. He came in and waited politely for 
Dave to finish his conversation on the phone. Then the man said to Dave; “I am from the 
telephone company and I was sent here to connect your telephone”. TWIST
“The Boss and The Trainee” 
A Man joined a big Multi National Company as a 
trainee. On his first day he dialed the pantry and shouted into 
the phone, "Get me a coffee quickly!" The voice from the 
other side responded, "You fool you've dialed the wrong 
extension! Do you know who you're talking to, Dumbo?" 
No", replied the trainee. "It's the Managing Director of the 
company, you fool!" The man shouted back, "And do you 
know who YOU are talking to, you fool?" "No", replied the 
Managing Director. "That's Good!", replied the trainee and 
put down the phone!
“ABSENCE” 
One day Joe's Mother got angry because her son got a low mark 
on English test. "Why did you get such a low mark on that test?" 
Asked mother angrily. Asked by his angry mother, Joe just kept silent 
and went out. A few moment, Joe came back home and met his 
mother again. His mother asked the same question. Joe answered 
steadily, "Because of absence.“ "You mean you were absent on the 
day of the test?" Mother wondered. Joe replied, "No, but the kid who 
sits next to me was."
“Refrigerator” 
One husband came home drunk in the night. He needed use the 
toilet as soon as he got to the house. Then he did it and went to sleep. 
Next day he woke up and went to his wife… 
Husband: Darling, yesterday I felt something different when I was 
using the toilet. The door of the toilet has to be pulled. And also there 
was an automatic light when I opened the door… 
His wife thought for a while and went to check… 
Wife: OMG…next time please check whether you are going to use the 
toilet or the refrigerator…
“Indian taxi” 
Once a Japanese came to India for sightseeing. On the last day, 
he hired a taxi and asked the driver to take him to the airport. 
On the way, a Toyota car passed them very fast, the Japanese yelled 
“Toyota” made in Japan very fast. Then the Mitsubishi passed, the 
Japanese again yelled “Mitsubishi” made in Japan very fast. On the 
3rd time, he yelled again when he saw another Japanese car. 
The taxi driver got angry but he didn’t say anything. 
When they reached the airport, the taxi driver asked a charge of 800 
rupees.The Japanese exclaimed: “What! That is too much.” 
The Indian driver yelled back loudly: Meter, made in India, very, very 
fast!
THANK YOU 
NIDA SOFI HAITI

Spoof text

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    WHAT DO YOUTHINK ABOUT THESE PICTURES?
  • 5.
    SPOOF TEXT Spoofis a text which tells an event, happened in the past time with a humorous twist (unpredictable and funny ending) The purpose of spoof text is to retell an event with humorous twist
  • 6.
    The generic structureof spoof text ▪ Orientation :Introduces characters, setting, place, and time ▪ Events : Tells what happened ▪ Twist : Provide the punchline of the text refers the event => punchline di sini maksudnya adalah suatu kalimat yang menjadi letak kelucuan dari spoof text ini atau disebut 'Point of Joke'
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    EXAMPLES “That Phoneis Off” 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. Dave found a nice office. ORIENTATION 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 office. EVENT “It must be my first customer” Dave thought. He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country. EVENT The man knocked at the door while this was going on. He came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation on the phone. Then the man said to Dave; “I am from the telephone company and I was sent here to connect your telephone”. TWIST
  • 8.
    “The Boss andThe Trainee” A Man joined a big Multi National Company as a trainee. On his first day he dialed the pantry and shouted into the phone, "Get me a coffee quickly!" The voice from the other side responded, "You fool you've dialed the wrong extension! Do you know who you're talking to, Dumbo?" No", replied the trainee. "It's the Managing Director of the company, you fool!" The man shouted back, "And do you know who YOU are talking to, you fool?" "No", replied the Managing Director. "That's Good!", replied the trainee and put down the phone!
  • 9.
    “ABSENCE” One dayJoe's Mother got angry because her son got a low mark on English test. "Why did you get such a low mark on that test?" Asked mother angrily. Asked by his angry mother, Joe just kept silent and went out. A few moment, Joe came back home and met his mother again. His mother asked the same question. Joe answered steadily, "Because of absence.“ "You mean you were absent on the day of the test?" Mother wondered. Joe replied, "No, but the kid who sits next to me was."
  • 10.
    “Refrigerator” One husbandcame home drunk in the night. He needed use the toilet as soon as he got to the house. Then he did it and went to sleep. Next day he woke up and went to his wife… Husband: Darling, yesterday I felt something different when I was using the toilet. The door of the toilet has to be pulled. And also there was an automatic light when I opened the door… His wife thought for a while and went to check… Wife: OMG…next time please check whether you are going to use the toilet or the refrigerator…
  • 11.
    “Indian taxi” Oncea Japanese came to India for sightseeing. On the last day, he hired a taxi and asked the driver to take him to the airport. On the way, a Toyota car passed them very fast, the Japanese yelled “Toyota” made in Japan very fast. Then the Mitsubishi passed, the Japanese again yelled “Mitsubishi” made in Japan very fast. On the 3rd time, he yelled again when he saw another Japanese car. The taxi driver got angry but he didn’t say anything. When they reached the airport, the taxi driver asked a charge of 800 rupees.The Japanese exclaimed: “What! That is too much.” The Indian driver yelled back loudly: Meter, made in India, very, very fast!
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    THANK YOU NIDASOFI HAITI