LESSON 1: HUMOUR We are talking about a new sitcom called ‘Entourage’. Andrew Hey, have you seen that new sitcom called Entourage? Addison Ya, it’s awesome. Who’s your favorite character? Andrew Johnny Chase. He’s absolutely hilarious! I love the one where he’s insecure about his calves. Addison That was hilarious. I personally think that Arie might be the best actor. Andrew Who do you think is the worst? Addison Turtle. Andrew I agree. He sucks. Key vocabulary and phrases that are discussed in the podcast: It’s not common for native English speakers to describe people or things as “very humourous”. Hilarious – A very good word to use which means very funny. My friend is hilarious. I find that movie hilarious. Last night was hilarious. What you just said was hilarious. "Sense of humour" – a sense of humour is talking about if a person is either funny or good at accepting jokes. People who have a good sense of humour are often very easygoing. She has a really good sense of humour. A good sense of humour is important to me when finding a boyfriend. A good sense of humour is more important than physical appearance. He has a good sense of humour about himself. (doesn’t take himself too seriously, can make fun of himself) Don’t use the word “very” all the time to modify words. A great word to use if you want to make a very strong point is “absolutely”. Absolutely is like saying, extremely, totally, or 100% Absolutely amazing. That movie was absolutely amazing. Absolutely beautiful. Wow, you look absolutely beautiful in that dress. Absolutely disgusting. I can’t believe you like to eat that. It’s absolutely disgusting.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:32:30 +0000
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