Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“Picture the scene: a sleepy, little village in Surrey; nice, old, semi-detached house; man in bed with the wife; wife’s husband comes home – nothing unusual so far…” Yet, normal though this story sounds, there are some surprises right until the very end… :-)
Jokes are excellent language practice material: they are short, they are fun and they can help students improve their fluency and (crucially) their prosodic features as well; you cannot tell a joke well unless you play with stress, pitch, intonation and pausing. But students still need a good model. Here is the great Ronnie Corbett in one of his inimitable monologues. Enjoy!
Level: B2 - C1. Topics: Relationships, Men and Women, Honesty, Religion. Taken from the BBC Series "The Two Ronnies"
[NB: I do not own the copyright to this audio clip. I have uploaded it here for educational purposes].
“Picture the scene: a sleepy, little village in Surrey; nice, old, semi-detached house; man in bed with the wife; wife’s husband comes home – nothing unusual so far…” Yet, normal though this story sounds, there are some surprises right until the very end… :-)
Jokes are excellent language practice material: they are short, they are fun and they can help students improve their fluency and (crucially) their prosodic features as well; you cannot tell a joke well unless you play with stress, pitch, intonation and pausing. But students still need a good model. Here is the great Ronnie Corbett in one of his inimitable monologues. Enjoy!
Level: B2 - C1. Topics: Relationships, Men and Women, Honesty, Religion. Taken from the BBC Series "The Two Ronnies"
[NB: I do not own the copyright to this audio clip. I have uploaded it here for educational purposes].
![Psychology and ELT - Nudges [Medication]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rv8Xc7J0VDA/mqdefault.jpg "Psychology and ELT - Nudges [Medication]
How do you get people to follow doctor’s orders? Cumidin is an anti-stroke medication. The trouble is that not all people are as disciplined about taking their pills as they should be. What incentives can we think of to get them to do something which is after all for their own good? A very interesting case study for students of Business English.
[NB: I do not own the copyright to this video clip. I have uploaded it here for educational purposes].")
