Stage 5 · B1–B2
Understanding humour and irony — reuse it in speaking and writing
Understanding humour and irony: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will reuse “Understanding humour and irony” in a sentence or situation of your own.
2. Discover
Read the “Understanding humour and irony” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.
3. Understand
To understand “Understanding humour and irony”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Read the task first so you know what to look for. Then collect only the useful clues.
Base your answer on a precise clue from the document: a word, a fact, a logical relation or the text structure. Do not add information that is not there.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Understanding humour and irony”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
For comprendre humour et ironie, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “Understanding humour and irony” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
