“Now We Are
Six”
Short Poem
By: A. A. Milne
When I was one,
I had just y new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six,
I’m as clever as clever,
So I think I’ll be six now for ever
and ever.
Jokes
1
Teacher: Maria, please point to
America on the map.
Maria: This is it.
Teacher: Well done. Now class, who
found America?
Class: Maria did!
2
A man was pulled over for driving
too fast, even though he thought he was driving just fine.
Officer: You were speeding.
Man: No, I wasn’t.
Officer: Yes, you were. I’m giving
you a ticket.
Man: But I wasn’t speeding.
Officer: Tell that to the judge!
(The officer gives man the ticket.)
Man: Would I get another ticket if I
called you a dumb?
Officer: Yes, you would.
Man: What if I just thought that you
were?
Officer: I can’t give you a ticket
for what you think.
Man: Fine, I think you’re a dumb!
3
Two cows are standing in a field.
One says to the other “Are you
worried about Mad Cow Disease?”
The other one says “No, It doesn’t
worry me, I’m a horse!”
Cartoon
“Until the virus has been identified
and removed, it has issued an immediate ban on any use of e-mail attachments.
For more details, please refer to the attached document.”
Riddles
1
What occurs once in a minute, twice
in a moment and never in one thousand years?
2
Which letter of the alphabet has the
most water?
3
What five-letter word becomes
shorter when you add two letters to it?
Quotations
1
“Poor is the pupil who does not
surpass his master.” (Leonardo da Vinci)
2
“Everybody is ignorant, only on
different subjects.” (Will Rogers)
3
“The function of education is to
teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus
character - that is the goal of true education.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Answers to the
Riddles
1: Answer: The letter “M.”
2: Answer: C (sea).
3: Answer: Short (Short-er).
References
Short story:
http://entropy2.com/blogs/100words/page/2/
Jokes:
http://iteslj.org/c/jokes.html
Riddles:
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/riddles-for-esl-students/
Cartoon:
https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/cartoons-about-online-learning/
Quotations:
https://www.brainyquote.com/lists/topics/top-10-education-quotes