ESL ALOUD
Guided Practice in Speaking English
Category Humor
Podcast #111 Coincidences
Lesson Exercises A man comes into a bar. He is slightly drunk. He walks up to the only other patron. He asks if he could buy him a drink. “Why of course,” comes the reply. The first man then asks: “Where are you from?” “I’m from Ireland,” replies the second man. The first man responds: [...] Read More
Podcast #108 Welcome to the Family
Lesson Exercises PDF A businessman met with his new son-in-law. He said, “I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family. We care for you very much. I am going to show you how much. I’m making you a 50% partner in my business. Just go to the factory every day and [...] Read More
Podcast #104 A Deep Story
Lesson Exercises There were these two guys out hiking. They came upon an old, abandoned mine shaft. They were curious about its depth. One of them threw in a pebble. They waited for the sound of it striking the bottom. But they heard nothing. They went and got a bigger rock. They threw it in [...] Read More
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
Lesson Exercises 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, [...] 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
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