ESL ALOUD
Guided Practice in Speaking English
Category Humor
Podcast #96 A Bad Day for Walter
Lesson Exercises Walter overslept. He had to eat breakfast in a rush. He cut his face in two places shaving. He hadn’t done his weekly clothes washing, so he didn’t have any clean underpants. There was frost on his car’s windshield. He didn’t own a scraper. He did what he could with his fingernails. On [...] Read More
Podcast #93 The Final Doctor Visit
A man hasn’t been feeling well. He sees his doctor for a complete physical exam. The lab tests are done immediately. The doctor asks the man into his office. “I’m afraid I have some very bad news, ” the doctor says.“You’re dying, and you don’t have much time left.” “Oh, that’s terrible!” says the man. [...] Read More
Podcast #89 Another Joke
Lesson Exercises A farmer named Clyde had a car accident. He had been hit by a truck. Several weeks later, he was in court. He was suing for medical expenses.The lawyer for the trucking company was questioning him. The lawyer said, “At the scene of the accident, didn’t you say ‘I’m fine’?” Clyde responded, “Well, [...] Read More
Podcast #87 An American Student in Italy
Lesson Exercises Podcast #87 An American Student in Italy Oliver is the son of my best friend. Oliver spent a college semester in Padua, Italy. He lived with a lovely family. They treated him like a son. Especially the mother, Emelia. He had many nice experiences with them. Some of these were quite funny. Here [...] Read More
Podcast #79 Intelligence
Lesson Exercises It was a very hot day. Two men were digging a ditch. One said to the other, “Our boss is up there in the shade of a tree. Why are we down here digging a ditch?” “I don’t know,” replied the other. “I’ll go ask him.” He climbed out of the ditch. He went [...] Read More
Podcast #72 My Funniest Dream
Welcome to Podcast #72 of ESL Aloud. Today I am going to begin by telling you a little about my short career in the army and then I will relate to you the funniest dream I ever had. After that you’ll have the opportunity to hear each original sentence and repeat it twice, and to [...] Read More
Podcast #67 The First Joke
A tourist walks into a small inn. The innkeeper is standing at the reception counter. There is a little dog in front of the counter. The innkeeper greets the tourist. The tourist checks into the inn. He looks down at the dog. He says to the innkeeper: “Does your dog bite?” The innkeeper replies: “Absolutely [...] Read More
Podcast #29 A Bank Robbery
A bank robber walked into a bank. A bank robber entered a bank. He looked around. He took a look around. He saw there weren’t many customers. He saw the place was pretty empty. He walked up to a teller. He went to a teller’s window. The robber gave the teller a piece of paper. [...] Read More
Podcast #16 Maggie the Complainer
Some people are never satisfied. They just have to find fault. Here is a little story about a person like that. Her name is Maggie. Maggie is always complaining. If she sits near a window in a restaurant, it’s too cold. If she is in the center of the restaurant, it’s too noisy. Close to [...] Read More
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