Entertainment
1. When did you last have a great time?
2. What’s your favourite activity? Why do you think it is so much fun?
3. What is the most enjoyable activity you have ever done?
4. What activities do you usually do to have fun?
5. What do you do when you get bored?
6. Are you planning to do any fun activities soon?
7. What’s enjoyable about learning English? Do you enjoy learning English?
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EXAMPLE ANSWERS: Entertainment: Hello. I am İrem, and I am a student at Spoken Cafe.
1. I had a great time last weekend. I went out with friends, and we had a great time laughing together.
2. My favourite activity is playing games. It is fun because I can relax and enjoy time with friends.
3. The most enjoyable activity I did was going to the beach in Akçay. I swam in the sea and played volleyball. It was very fun.
4. I usually watch movies, play sports, or go for walks to have fun.
5. When I get bored, I go out and walk in Çukurbostan Park in Çapa.
6. Yes, I am planning to visit a museum with my family this weekend.
7. Learning English is fun because I can talk to people from different places in Istanbul. Spoken cafe makes English learning even more fun. We talk and laugh a lot.
Watch the video above and discuss what you learned from it during your Spoken Cafe session
The Funny Death of Chrysippus
Chrysippus was born in 279 BC in a town called Soli, which is near Mersin in Turkey. When he was young, he moved to Athens, the big city in Greece. There, he became a student of Cleanthes, the leader of the Stoic School. Chrysippus worked hard and became the leader of the Stoic School around 230 BC.
One day, something funny happened while Chrysippus was having dinner. He saw a donkey that was eating a lot of figs. The donkey ate so many figs that it got drunk! Chrysippus thought this was very funny. He said, “Now give the donkey wine to wash the figs!” Then, he laughed so much that he fell. He started shaking on the ground and could not stop laughing. People tried to help him, but Chrysippus died. Some people believe he died because he laughed too much. Others think he drank too much wine and became sick from it.
Chrysippus was not the only person to die from laughter. There was also a Greek painter named Zeuxis who died from laughing. He was painting a picture of the goddess Aphrodite, but he painted her as an old woman. When he saw the painting, he laughed so much that he died.
In 1989, a 62-year-old man almost died from laughing too much while watching a funny show called Seinfeld. He fainted three times because of it. I also had a funny experience. While watching a funny episode of Gibi Episode, Şadan, I laughed so hard that I almost couldn’t breathe for a minute!
So, maybe laughter is not always the best medicine, after all!
Watch the video above and discuss what you learned from it during your Spoken Cafe session
READ/SPEAK
Who is the funniest person you know? Tell us funny memories about that friend.
Have you ever laughed so hard that you couldn’t stop? What happened?
Do you know anyone who laughs a lot?
What is your favourite funny TV show or movie?
Who in your family makes you laugh the most?
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LEARN THE IDIOM AND SPEAK
How do you protect yourself from danger? Are you careful on the streets?