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three jokes

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In this activity you will see three jokes, but the lines will be jumbled. You have to put the lines in the correct order.

the chicken and the frog

One morning a chicken walked into a library ...

See joke

the firing-squad

Two men were travelling together in a foreign country ...

See joke

the parrot

A man went into a pet shop one day ...

See joke

You can also listen to these jokes:
Download mp3 files or listen on your PC:
the chicken and the frog | the firing squad | the parrot
To download, right-click on the links above, choose 'Save target as', and select where you want to save the files. If you're a using a Mac, simply double-click on the links and use the on-screen window to select the files' destinations.
If you want to listen on your PC, just left click and the files will play in your default player. For Mac users, click the links.
(See/print audioscript) (pdf doc)

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