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♥Jokes are an essential part of the English      Dad: OK, if I go to Dubai and your mum

            language and culture. If you really want to         goes to Malaysia, where will you go?
            understand English, it will help you if you‟re      Son: Malaysia.

            able to understand the jokes that people tell in    Dad: (replied angrily) Why?

            English.                                            Son: Why the anger, I chose Malaysia
               ♥Check out these jokes and see if you            because I have been to Dubai before.

            understand them. Try telling a joke you like to     Dad: When did you go to Dubai?
            your friends. It‟s a good way to practise your      Son: During the first question.

            English.
                                                                                      I walked into the pub

                                                                                   last night and noticed

                                Operator: 112, what‘s                              what seemed to be a party
                                your emergency?                                    in the corner so I asked

                                Man: A guy just got hit         the barmaid what was going on.
            by a car, I need an ambulance.                      She said: ‗It‘s Tuyu‘s birthday‘.

            Operator:  What‘s your location?                    ‗Oh right, which one is Tuyu?‘, I replied.
            Man: I‘m on Eucalyptus Street.                      She said: ‗Oh, I‘ve no idea! I‘ve just heard

            Operator: Can you spell that for me?                them singing ‗Happy Birthday, Tuyu!‘

            Man: … (long awkward pause)
            Operator: Sir, are you there?

            Man: I‘m gonna drag him over to Pine Street                     Teacher: Tell me something that

            and call right back.                                            conducts electricity.
                                                                            Student: Why, er….

                              Dad: Who do you like                          Teacher: Yes, wire! Now name a
                              more, mum or dad?                             unit of electrical power.

                              Son: Both.                        Student: A what?
                              Dad: OK, if I go to               Teacher: Yes, a watt! Very good.

            Malaysia and your mum goes to Dubai, where

            will you go?
            Son: Dubai.

            Dad: That shows that you love your mum                                  I was in a job interview
            more.                                                                   today when the manager

            Son: No, it shows I love Dubai more than                                handed me his laptop and
            Malaysia.                                           said ‗I want you to try to sell this to me.‘



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