Tarea 1.–
The Best Joke in the World
Listen to this recording about what the funniest joke
in the world is.
Complete the sentence with the best option according to the information given in
the recording.
11. It
is difficult to agree about what the best joke is because...
a. no
two people laugh at exactly the same things.
b. different
countries have totally different senses of humour.
c. scientists
and psychologists haven't ever studied this difficult task seriously.
12. Jokes...
a. are
something present in some cultures or countries.
b. can
have a different effect even on people from the same country.
c. cannot
sometimes be understood or found funny in some places.
13. The
problem with making jokes on taboo
subjects is that...
a. these
subjects can have a different consideration from one place to another place.
b. people
consider it is bad manners to tell jokes about those subjects.
c. polite
and educate societies don't find these type of jokes funny at all.
14. In
order to make sure that the hunter was dead, the other hunter...
a. phones
the emergency services.
b. uses
his gun.
c. check
the dead hunter's heart is beating.
15. So
that a person can laugh at the joke about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson,...
a. that
person has to know what a tent is.
b. the
joke has to have an expected ending.
c. that
person has to have heard about those two characters before.
Secuencia 2
Tarea 2.–
Saint Patrick's Day
On 17th March Irish people celebrate the patron saint
and national apostle of Ireland: Saint Patrick.
Complete the sentence with the best option according to the information given in the
recording.
16. Saint
Patrick...
a. accepted
the Christian faith when he was 16.
b. used
to be a pagan.
c. became
a Christian before he was kidnapped by Irish marauders.
17. Saint
Patrick was captured and was a slave...
a. and
then he went to study for some years.
b. for
12 years.
c. and
founded a monastery.
18. On
Saint Patrick's Day shamrocks and leprechauns...
a. bring
bad luck.
b. bring
good luck if you see four of them.
c. can
be easily seen.
19. On
Saint Patrick's Day adult people...
a. dance
and drink in the streets.
b. have
drinks in unusual colours.
c. pinch
their friends who don't wear green.
20. At
the end of the recording, the speaker...
a. reminds
us to do something which is typical on St Patrick's Day.
b. advices
us not to drink too much Irish coffee.
c. invites
us to buy tickets to see the St Patrick's parade.
ResponderEliminarTarea 1 Tarea 2
11. A 16. B
12. C 17. A
13. A 18. C
14. B 19. B
15. C 20. A