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Unit 10
Unbelievable news Life Competencies

Warmer UNBELIEVABLE NEWS UNIT 10
Write laughing at yourself on the
board and elicit what it might mean. LIFE COMPETENCIES
Encourage students to try and clarify
its meaning through examples or We all do or say foolish things sometimes, and people laugh at us – a healthy
reaction to such situations is to laugh at yourself, too. Laughing at yourself can
explanation, rather than through a help you stop feeling embarrassed.
translation. Ask students to read 4 SPEAKING
SPEAKING Work in pairs. Compare your ideas from
the introductory paragraph to check Laughing at yourself Exercise 3.
their ideas. Elicit examples of people 5 SPEAKING
SPEAKING Read the responses below. With your
laughing at themselves in Unit 10. partner, choose the best response for each person,
A, B or C. Say why you think it’s the best one.
Maggie
A get off the bus as quickly as possible
27 Life Lessons: B smile and say, ‘Sorry, I’m a terrible singer!’
C put your headphones back on and start listening
Laughing at yourself again without singing
Carlos
A tell your sister to stop laughing at you
B turn around and walk away
1 27 Ask students to compare C smile and say, ‘Well, I feel really silly, I’m sorry!’
27 Watch the vlog. What is the punchline
their ideas with a partner. 1 to Will’s final joke? Andrea’s dad
The bear says, ‘I don’t know. I guess I 27 Watch the vlog again and answer the A laugh and tell the woman you’ve made a mistake
just always had them.’ The joke is that 2 questions. B run to your car and drive away quickly
C say you thought there was a problem with the tyre
‘pause’ and ‘paws’ are pronounced the 1 Why does Will start by telling jokes? on her car and were trying to help
same. 2 Who calls him halfway through the vlog?
3 What ‘mistake’ has Will made? Me and my world
2 27 Ask students to try to 6 Think of a time when you did or said something
answer the questions from 3 Read the stories. Imagine you are the person foolish or embarrassing and make notes.
in each one. Put the situations in order of how
• What happened?
memory before watching the embarrassing you think they are. • Why was it embarrassing?
video again to check. • How did you react? Do you think it would have been
1 to show that he can laugh at A One day I got on an empty bus with my headphones better if you had reacted differently?
on. I closed my eyes and started singing along. Suddenly
SPEAKING Work in pairs and tell your partner
SPEAKING
himself / his own jokes 2 his mother someone tapped me on the shoulder, and a lady said 7 about the situation. Then discuss these questions.
‘Can you sing more quietly please?’ There were about five
3 He hasn’t understood what other people on the bus now, all laughing or smiling. I felt 1 Why might laughing at yourself be the best response?
‘laughing at yourself’ really means. really stupid! MAGGIE 2 Do you know anyone who is good at laughing at
B I was in a clothes shop with my family. I found a pair their own behaviour or embarrassment?
of jeans and I went over to where my dad was paying 3 How do you usually react when you have done or
3–4 Give students two minutes to for some things. I put the jeans down and said: ‘Can you said something embarrassing?
read the stories and put them pay for these, too?’ The man turned round, smiled and
said: ‘Well, I’m very sorry, but no!’ Of course, it wasn’t
in order. Encourage them not to my dad. I looked away and saw my sister, laughing like TIPS FOR LAUGHING AT YOURSELF
focus on every word. crazy. CARLOS • If you do something embarrassing and people
C My dad bought a new car and drove to the laugh, remember that they’re laughing at what
supermarket. After doing the shopping, he pressed the happened more than laughing at you.
5 Tell students that there are no key to open the car – nothing. He put the key in the lock – • Try to smile first – this helps you deal with
wrong answers. nothing. Dad got angry and kicked the tyre of the car. the embarrassment.
Just then a woman came up and asked him what he was
doing. Dad looked at her and then at the number plate – • If you can laugh at something you’ve done,
6 Give students time to reflect and it wasn’t his car. ANDREA remember: other people will then be
laughing with you, not at you.
make notes. Monitor and help
with vocabulary as necessary. 99
7 Monitor and prompt students
to keep talking, but as this
is a fluency activity, do not Activity idea Extension
interrupt to correct mistakes. Ask students to imagine they are reporters and write about the situation that
While monitoring, note down their partner talks about in Exercise 7. Remind them to use reported speech and
any common errors, focusing encourage them to refer to the reporting verbs on page 97. Their partner can
on relative pronouns, to review read it and check for accuracy of both details and language.
altogether at the end.
Homework
Ask students to interview a family
member about a time when they
have laughed at themselves. As a more
follow up, students can present this
to the class in the next lesson. Practice Extra
Unit 10 Master it!
Worksheets
Life Lessons: Laughing at yourself
Emotional Development
Understanding emotions Tests
Discusses what makes them feel different emotions. Unit, extension and skills test 10

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