B2 – Why Is This Funny?: Decoding English Jokes

A B2-level reading, vocabulary, and speaking ESL lesson focused on English wordplay through a collection of classic Reader’s Digest jokes. Students explore double meanings, homophones, and similar-sounding words while analysing jokes, explaining wordplay, recycling key vocabulary, and discussing humour. The lesson includes guided language analysis, vocabulary retrieval, creative joke writing, and communicative speaking activities.