{"id":2076,"date":"2021-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2022-04-12T11:30:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:30:47","slug":"extra-lesson-time-puns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/extra-lesson-time-puns\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra Lesson Time? \u23f3 Play with English Puns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/extra-lesson-time-puns\/#%E2%80%9CBut_Tutor_what_are_puns%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;But, Tutor, what are puns?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/extra-lesson-time-puns\/#Puns_for_Beginners\" >Puns for Beginners<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/extra-lesson-time-puns\/#Puns_for_Intermediate_Learners\" >Puns for Intermediate Learners<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/extra-lesson-time-puns\/#Puns_for_Advanced_Learners\" >Puns for Advanced Learners<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/extra-lesson-time-puns\/#Pun-Related_Discussion_Questions\" >Pun-Related Discussion Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/about-online-tutoring\/extra-lesson-time-puns\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\" >\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s it for now!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Next time you have a free-talk lesson with a student or extra time at the end, see if they're down to put their English skills to the test with some puns! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBut_Tutor_what_are_puns%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;But, Tutor, what are puns?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you might have to explain what puns are. Here's how you can do that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Puns are a common type of wordplay based on the sounds and meanings of words. <\/li><li>Some puns are jokes, but most of the time they're not; for example, when they're used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolpun.com\/topic\/newspaper+headlines\">news headlines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP3C-80Mpf3\/\">social media posts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/download?doi=10.1.1.570.3764&amp;rep=rep1&amp;type=pdf\">commercials<\/a>, they're not always jokes.<\/li><li>Puns have a long history in the English language \u2013&nbsp;Shakespeare made lots of them!<\/li><li>Learning puns has many benefits for language learners. In addition to being a memorable way to build vocabulary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.4324\/9781315731162-31\/humor-second-language-development-nancy-bell\">research<\/a> has also found that practice deciphering puns helps raise learners\u2019 language awareness and makes them more relaxed and motivated to learn.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But as the saying goes, \"showing is better than telling.\" So below are some examples, separated by level, that you can use to introduce your students to the wonderful world of puns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Puns_for_Beginners\"><\/span>Puns for Beginners<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some visual puns that you can have beginner students figure out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064753\/shutterstock_1164433057asd-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Image says &quot;Don't Worry Be Happy&quot; but instead of the word &quot;be,&quot; there's an image of a bumblebee\" class=\"wp-image-2206\" width=\"617\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064753\/shutterstock_1164433057asd-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064753\/shutterstock_1164433057asd-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064753\/shutterstock_1164433057asd-768x957.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064930\/shutterstock_1978272053asd-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Image says &quot;Do not stress, just do your best!&quot; but instead of &quot;Do not&quot;, it says &quot;Donut&quot;. There's a picture of a donut in the middle.\" class=\"wp-image-2211\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064930\/shutterstock_1978272053asd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064930\/shutterstock_1978272053asd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064930\/shutterstock_1978272053asd-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some pun-based riddles that use A1-A2 vocabulary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why is 6 afraid of 7? <\/li><li>What can you catch but not throw?<\/li><li>At the beach, you can see waves. What about at a tiny beach?<\/li><li>What days of the week are the strongest?<\/li><li>What letters are not in the alphabet?<\/li><li>What's black and white and red?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The fifth one is actually <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newspaper_riddle\">one of the most well-known riddles<\/a> in the US! Anyways, here are the answers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Because 7 8 (ate) 9<\/li><li>A cold<\/li><li>Microwaves<\/li><li>Saturday and Sunday, because the rest are weekdays (weak days)<\/li><li>The letters in the mail.<\/li><li>Newspapers (they're \"read\")<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Puns_for_Intermediate_Learners\"><\/span>Puns for Intermediate Learners<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some visual puns that use language at the B1-B2 level for intermediate learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064810\/shutterstock_1424181830asd-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Image says &quot;We're rooting for you&quot; with drawings of various root vegetables: a radish, a beet, and a carrot.\" class=\"wp-image-2207\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064810\/shutterstock_1424181830asd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064810\/shutterstock_1424181830asd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064810\/shutterstock_1424181830asd-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064851\/shutterstock_1661248069asd-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Image says &quot;I don't carrot all&quot; with a carrot wearing sunglasses.\" class=\"wp-image-2209\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064851\/shutterstock_1661248069asd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064851\/shutterstock_1661248069asd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/28064851\/shutterstock_1661248069asd-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now here are some riddles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What starts with T, ends with T, and is full of T?<\/li><li>What do astronauts do before throwing a party in space?<\/li><li>What has four wheels and flies?<\/li><li>Identify the pun: \u201cI can\u2019t stand sitting.\u201d<\/li><li>Identify the pun: \u201cTime flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.\u201d (You can show them <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_flies_like_an_arrow%3B_fruit_flies_like_a_banana#\/media\/File:Drosophila_melanogaster_on_banana_peel.jpg\">this picture<\/a> as a hint.)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some answers and explanations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teapot (The word \u201cteapot\u201d starts and ends with the letter T and is full of tea!)<\/li><li>They planet (\u201cplan it\u201d)<\/li><li>Garbage trucks<\/li><li>The word \u201cstand\u201d has two meanings. The more basic one is to stand up. However, the phrase \u201cI can\u2019t stand \u2026 .\u201d means \u201cI don\u2019t like \u2026 .\u201d So this pun means \u201cI can\u2019t stand while sitting\u201d and \u201cI don\u2019t like sitting.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cTime flies like an arrow\u201d is an expression about how quickly time passes. The second sentence is a double-pun on the words \u201cflies\u201d (the noun not the verb) and \u201clike\u201d (\u201cto enjoy\u201d)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Puns_for_Advanced_Learners\"><\/span>Puns for Advanced Learners<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>See how many puns your advanced students can find in the picture below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616705334775-bb7739245489?ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&amp;ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;q=80\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"\/><figcaption>You \"crack me up\" written on an egg with a crack through it. And the egg itself had to be cracked open.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For advanced learners, you can introduce puns that use C1 to C2 level vocabulary as well as slang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What flowers grow under your nose?<\/li><li>What\u2019s a snake\u2019s favorite subject?<\/li><li>Identify the pun: \"Bugs really bug me.\"<\/li><li>Identify the pun: \u201cAtheism is a non-prophet institution.\" \u2013 George Carlin<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Answers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tulips (two lips) grow under your nose.<\/li><li>Snakes love history (hiss-tory \u2013 snakes \u201chiss\u201d).<\/li><li>To \"bug\" someone is to bother them. So this pun means, \"Bugs really bother me.\"<\/li><li>\u201cNon-prophet institution\u201d is a pun on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/non-profit\/-dwSKyG-RxSTkSv009CNwg\">non-profit<\/a> institution.\u201d Atheism means believing there is no god, so of course atheists also don\u2019t need <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/prophet\/l4Z4mMjKT6i-97hn3WffZA\">prophets<\/a>!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pun-Related_Discussion_Questions\"><\/span>Pun-Related Discussion Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you've gone through some puns together and want to talk about them, here are some relevant questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What was your favorite pun? What was your least favorite pun? Why?<\/li><li>Which pun did you find the most difficult? Why?<\/li><li>Do you like puns in general? Why? Why not?<\/li><li>Why do you think puns are used in English news headlines and commercials? What are the benefits of this?<\/li><li>The editors of the British newspaper, the Guardian, once tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2021\/may\/13\/guardian-200-making-a-splash-the-best-and-funniest-headlines-over-200-years#:~:text=at%20the%20time%2C%20senior%20editors%20were%20worried%20about%20the%20growing%20tendency%20for%20puns%20in%20headlines%20and%20tried%20to%20ban%20them.%20they%20couldn%E2%80%99t.\">ban puns in their news headlines<\/a>. What do you think about this?<\/li><li>Are puns common in your culture?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_it_for_now\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s it for now!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you found this extra activity idea helpful and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you're looking for more activities to do with students at the end of a lesson, don't forget about our previous suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/08\/extra-time-end-of-the-lesson-games\/\">Extra Time at the End of the Lesson? \u23f3 Play Games!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/08\/extra-lesson-time-serious-students\/\">Extra Time at the End of the Lesson? \u23f3 Activities For Serious Students<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next time you have a free-talk lesson with a student or extra time at the end, see if they're down to put their English skills to the test with some puns! \"But, Tutor, what are...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":2210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"unified_meta_tagline_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about-online-tutoring"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Extra Lesson Time? 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