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Fantastic, short stories! • • •
Explores fun and personal anecdotes. Analyses how to talk about anecdotes. Tells anecdotes.
How can you tell an anecdote is funny? 1.
Look at the pictures and discuss with your class what you think about each one. What does each one tell you? Are they funny or strange? Why?
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Work with a partner. Read and listen. Which of the pictures above is the anecdote about? How can you tell?
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Shelly: Guess what happened to me last night. I was in the kitchen at home making pancakes for supper when suddenly my hair got stuck in the mixer! Brian: Ow! Shelly: Fortunately, Mom disconnected the mixer very quickly before I lost all my hair! I’m never making pancakes again!
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An anecdote is a short story about a person or incident that usually makes people laugh. Think and share an anecdote about you or someone you know with your group. Listen to others and check if all anecdotes are funny.
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Explores fun and personal anecdotes
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