Noun. The plan or schedule for a meeting.
“Has anyone seen the agenda? I don’t know if my presentation will be at the beginning or the end of the meeting today.”
Noun. The secret plan of a government to do bad things.
“I don’t like the English Party. They say that they will give free preposition lessons, but I think they really want everyone to do verb tense homework!”
Calgary is home to the Flames hockey team, lots of snow, and great museums. When the economy is strong, there can be many good jobs here too, especially in natural resource areas.
Noun. An organized political group who works together towards their governmental goals.
“I belong to the English Party. If we are elected, we will provide free preposition lessons for all Canadians!”
Noun. A representative of Country A who works in Country B. An ambassador is the highest-ranked diplomat.
“She’s a diplomat. She works in Berlin, helping to write a tax agreement between Canada and Germany.”
Noun. The skill of persuasion and negotiation without being obvious.
“We will need diplomacy when we tell the teacher that they are bad at teaching. We don’t want to make them mad, but we want them to change their lessons!”
There are two joke types that came up in conversations at work today: “Knock knock” jokes and “Roses are red…” jokes. These both have a specific format, so let’s learn how to be funny in English!
Knock knock jokes need two people to participate.
Person A: Knock knock!
Person B:Who’s there?
Person A: [name]
Person B: [name] who?
Person A: [joke with name!]
Person A: Knock knock?
Person B: Who’s there?
Person A: Isabel.
Person B: Isabel who?
Person A: Isabel necessary on a bicycle? (Is a bell necessary on a bicycle?)
The best knock-knock jokes have a pun (a joke made from the sound of a word, not the meaning) that involves the name.
“Roses are Red” jokes are based upon a poem structure. The first two lines are always the same:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
After this, you add two more lines about something funny. The rhythm and the rhyme should match the first two lines.
I’m learning English,
And so are you!
We put the joke together like this:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
I’m learning English,
And so are you!
Most Canadians will be familiar with these kinds of jokes. Ask your homestay family or your Canadian friends to tell you some and post them here!
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