English Rewind - Weekender: humour

???? What's the purpose of humour? Is there more to 'funny' than just laughter? Explore these questions while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of the BBC Learning English programme Weekender. What makes you laugh? Tell us in the comments ????????????

Useful vocabulary:
✔️ dominance - to have power over someone or something
✔️ to construct solidarity - to bring people together and build a good group relationship
✔️ to be collaborative - to work well with others
✔️ to be the centre of attention - to be the person who everyone is looking at or listening to
✔️ to break the ice - to help people relax if they are nervous when they first meet
✔️ to make fun of someone - to laugh at them, usually in an unkind way
✔️ more socially acceptable - better liked by other people
✔️ tension - an uncomfortable, worried or angry feeling

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English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of Weekender was first published on the BBC Learning English website in July 2006.

More programmes:
???? Why laughter is the best medicine - 6 Minute English ???? https://youtu.be/Fez57g8jMNM
???? What does 'the joke is on you' mean? ???? https://youtu.be/5PUu4ikzlKA
???? Fun vs Funny - English In A Minute ???? https://youtube.com/shorts/EbE5Yk0IGW8

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