STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
| (1) | Do you like jokes? |
| (2) | Are you good at telling jokes or do you know anyone who tells good jokes? |
| (3) | Do you always get (understand) the jokes you hear? |
| (4) | Are the jokes you hear always funny? |
| (5) | What makes a joke funny? |
| (6) | Do you understand jokes from other countries or jokes told in English? |
| (7) | What is the funniest joke you know? |
| (8) | Do you ever think your country’s leaders or sports teams are a joke? |
| (9) | Are there times when jokes are bad and should not be told? |
| (10) | This is an English joke: Q. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A. fsh. What do you think of this joke? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
| (1) | What kinds of jokes are there in your language? |
| (2) | In English there are sick jokes, private jokes, cruel jokes and dirty jokes. What do you think these are? |
| (3) | What are jokes in your country usually about? |
| (4) | Can you take a joke when someone plays a joke on you? |
| (5) | Have you ever done anything that is beyond a joke? |
| (6) | Do you laugh at children’s jokes? |
| (7) | Do you laugh at your own jokes? Is it OK to do this? |
| (8) | In English, there are ‘mother-in-law’ jokes and ‘blonde’ jokes. Are there groups of people in your country that are commonly joked about? |
| (9) | Are there racist and sexist jokes in your country? What do you think of them? |
| (10) | This is an English joke: Q. What do you call a deer with no eyes? A. no idea. What do you think of this joke? |
