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Dialogue Activities

Exploring Spoken Interaction in the Language Class

Nick Bilbrough

Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511733130

Online ISBN: 9780511733130

Paperback ISBN: 9780521689519

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Dialogue Bank D - Lame jokes pp. 232-233

Chapter DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511733130.014

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Dialogue Bank D

25 Lame jokes

Box 88

1 Q: Why did the man run around A: Because he wanted tohis bed? catch up on his sleep!

2 Q: Why did the man take away A: To win a no-bell prize!his doorbell?

3 Q: What kind of person sleeps A: A light sleeper!on a lamp?

4 Q: How do scientists freshen A: With experi-mints!their breath?

5 Q: How is an engaged woman like A: They both have rings!a telephone?

6 Q: What did the lawyer name A: Sue!her daughter?

7 Q: What did the mountain climber A: Cliff!name his son?

8 Q: What did the window say A: ‘Stop crying – I’m the oneto the baby? with the pane!’

9 Q: What did the policeman say to A: You’re under a vest!his stomach?

10 Q: What do binmen eat? A: Junk food!

11 Q: What do footballers and babies A: They both dribble!have in common?

12 Q: What do runners do when they A: They jog their memory!forget something?

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13 Q: What do you call a boy with one A: Just-in!foot in the door?

14 Q: What do you call a giant with A: Anything you want – lemons in his ears? he can’t hear you!

15 Q: What do you call a hippie’s wife? A: Mississippi!

16 Q: What is a boxer’s favourite part A: The punch line!of a joke?

17 Q: What kind of car does an A: A Volts-wagon.electrician drive?

18 Q: Which super hero lives in A: Souperman!a saucepan?

19 Q: What’s the difference between A: The jeweller sells watches a jeweller and a jailer? and the jailer watches

cells!

20 Q: Why are hairdressers fast drivers? A: Because they know all theshort cuts!

21 Q: Why couldn’t the piano teacher A: He forgot his piano keys!open the door?

22 Q: Why did a boy take a pencil to bed? A: He wanted to draw thecurtains!

23 Q: Why did the boy bring a ladder A: He wanted to go to high to school? school!

24 Q: Why was the doctor always angry? A: Because she had nopatients!

25 Q: Why was the scientist’s head wet? A: Because she had abrainstorm!

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