BAD JOKES PAGE 37

Read the text "Bad Jokes" on page 37 and answer the questions.1. What did the researchers want to find out? (lines 1-7) 2. Describe three reactions to the chimney joke. 3. The most common reaction was...... to say it's not very funny to laugh to say "Okay" 4. According to researchers, why do people laugh at bad jokes? 5. Write True or False. 1. Bad jokes are harder to remember. False2. You can expect the punch line in a bad joke because it's predictable. True3. When they hear a bad joke, friends and family are more polite than strangers. False4. A bad joke surprises us. False 6. Explain the title of the article. What is "serious" about the article? What is "silly"? 7. Match the words to their definitions. polite not rude / well behaved awful very bad react respond / answer someone claim to say that something is true or is a fact predictable something that can be expected stranger someone you don't know study(n) the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover new information 8. How would you react if someone tells you a "bad joke"? Why?