@article{825245,
      recid = {825245},
      author = {Wallwork, Adrian,},
      title = {Jokes : have a laugh and improve your English /},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {"Jokes are a perfect format for learning vocabulary,  idiomatic expressions, and grammar. Jokes are also designed  to be retold. If you learn a joke by heart and tell it to  other people, then by doing so you will also learn the  grammar and vocabulary involved. The book also contains  exercises designed to reveal whether you have understood  the joke or not: A joke is presented to you but with the  paragraphs mixed up. Your task is to put them in the  correct order.The joke has a choice of three punch lines.  If you select the correct one, this should be an indicator  that you have understood the joke.Several two-line jokes  are presented together. The task is to match the first line  and the second line.A joke is presented with some key words  missing. The task is to insert the right word in the right  place. Easy English! is a series of books to help you learn  and revise your English with minimal effort. You can  improve your English by reading texts in English that you  might well normally read in your own language e.g. jokes,  personality tests, lateral thinking games,  wordsearches.doing short exercises to improve specific  areas grammar and vocabulary, i.e. the areas that tend to  lead to the most mistakes - the aim is just to focus on  what you really need rather than overwhelming yourself with  a mass of rules, many of which may have no practical daily  value Other books in the Easy English! series include:      Wordsearches: Widen Your Vocabulary in English     Test  Your Personality: Have Fun and Learn Useful Phrases      Word games, Riddles and Logic Tests: Tax Your Brain and  Boost Your English     Top 50 Grammar Mistakes: How to  Avoid Them     Top 50 Vocabulary Mistakes: How to Avoid  Them"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/825245},
}