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Humour as part of the British national culture

Humour and its influence on the lives of peoplePlato“Joking means trying to give yourself a sense of superiority by making fun of other people, and only people of lesser worth do

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Слайд 1Written by: Yana Yegorova
Supervisor: O.D.Polikarpova
Humour as part of the British

national culture

Written by: Yana YegorovaSupervisor: O.D.PolikarpovaHumour  as part of the British national culture

Слайд 2Humour and its influence on the lives of people
Plato
“Joking means

trying to give yourself a sense of superiority by making

fun of other people, and only people of lesser worth do this. “

Sigmund Freud
“Laughter is a safely discharging nervous energy. It provides relief and self-gratification and makes potentially damaging conflicts harmless.”

Humour and its influence on the lives of peoplePlato“Joking means trying to give yourself a sense of

Слайд 3Laughter is the best medicine
Nowadays laughter is considered to be

the best medicine. Nothing works faster or more dependably to

bring our mind and body back into balance than a good laugh.

Without laughter
life on our planet
would be intolerable.

(Steve Allen)

Laughter is the best medicineNowadays laughter is considered to be the best medicine. Nothing works faster or

Слайд 4Humour as part of
national culture
Humour differs depending on :

geographical location
culture
maturity
level of education
intelligence
the history

of the nation
social values
traditions and ideology
Humour as part of national cultureHumour differs depending on : geographical location culture maturity level of education

Слайд 5British Humour
Of all the characteristics, good and bad, for which

the British are known in the outside world, their sense

of humour is one of the best-known and most positively regarded.

Laughter is the
closest distance
between two people.

(Victor Borge)

British HumourOf all the characteristics, good and bad, for which the British are known in the outside

Слайд 6word-play &
verbal nonsense
subversion of
the rules of logic
conflict between
two

ideas
displacement
gentle
melancholy
the surreal
the whimsical
Traditional British Humour

word-play & verbal nonsensesubversion of the rules of logicconflict betweentwo ideasdisplacementgentle melancholy the surrealthe whimsicalTraditional British Humour

Слайд 7- Do you have any grandchildren?
- No, all my children

are just ordinary.
Word-play and verbal nonsense
The Goon Show
a

British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by BBC from 1951 to 1960.

- Why did the bus stop?
Because it saw the zebra
crossing.

Many elements of the show satirised contemporary life in Britain, parodying aspects of show business, commerce, industry, art, politics, diplomacy, the police, the military, education, class structure, literature and film.

- Do you have any grandchildren?- No, all my children are just  ordinary.Word-play and verbal nonsenseThe

Слайд 8Linguistic humour
Tourist: Can you tell me the way

to Bath please?
Policeman: Well, first you turn on

the hot and
cold taps then ...

Round the Horne
a British radio comedy programme, which influenced the British
taste for linguistic humour

Linguistic humour  Tourist: Can you tell me the way to Bath please?  Policeman: Well, first

Слайд 9Subversion of the rules of logic
Monty Python
a British surreal

comedy group
- Why did the bees go on strike?
- Because

they wanted more honey and shorter working flowers.

Henry: The cat wants to go out.
Min: How can you tell?
Henry: He’s put his hat on.

Subversion of the rules of logicMonty Python a British surreal comedy group- Why did the bees go

Слайд 10Subversion of the rules of logic
In Lewis Carroll’s Through the

Looking-Glass the author creates a parallel universe governed by rules

which appear ridiculous to the reader, but are entirely logical within their own dimension.

A joke's a very
serious thing.
(Charles
Churchill)

Subversion of the rules of logicIn Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass the author creates a parallel universe

Слайд 11Conflict between two ideas & Displacement
- What is at the

back of a bee?
It`s bee-hind.
- Doctor, I keep thinking

that there are two of me.
OK, but don`t both speak at once.

- My dog has no nose.
- Then how does it smell?
- Terrible!

Conflict between two ideas & Displacement- What is at the back of a bee? It`s bee-hind.- Doctor,

Слайд 12Gentle melancholy & Sympathy for the character
Charles Dickens
Mr Micawber
Nonsense seems

to be especially
appealing to the English when it is


allied to a gentle melancholy.
Gentle melancholy & Sympathy for the characterCharles DickensMr MicawberNonsense seems to be especially appealing to the English

Слайд 13Gentle melancholy & Sympathy for the character
“Bridget Jones`s Diary” by

Helen
Fielding is a chronicle of the life of
Bridget

Jones as a single woman
in London as she tries to make sense
of life and love.
Gentle melancholy & Sympathy for the character“Bridget Jones`s Diary” by Helen Fielding is a chronicle of the

Слайд 14The surreal
Roald Dahl
a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot

and screenwriter, “one of the greatest storytellers for children of

the 20th century”
The surrealRoald Dahla British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter, “one of the greatest storytellers

Слайд 15Irony
E. M. Delafield
a prolific English author, best-known for her

autobiographical Diary of a Provincial Lady.
Jane Austen
an English novelist

whose works of romantic fiction earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.
IronyE. M. Delafield a prolific English author, best-known for her autobiographical Diary of a Provincial Lady.Jane Austen

Слайд 16W. S. Gilbert
an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best

known for his fourteen comic operas .
Parody

W. S. Gilbertan English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas .

Слайд 17Paradox
Oscar Wilde
an Irish writer and poet, one of London's most

popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered

for his epigrams and plays.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”
is a comedy in which the major themes are the triviality with which society treats marriage.

ParadoxOscar Wildean Irish writer and poet, one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today

Слайд 18The main feature of British humour
It is extremely important that


the British are sure that
no other nation is allowed to

laugh
at them except themselves.

This probably comes from the
British pride, self-respect
and a high self-esteem.

The main feature of British humourIt is extremely important that the British are sure thatno other nation

Слайд 19Their sense of humour has been one of their most

enduring characteristics, precisely because they have found it so adaptive

and helpful in hard times.

British Humour

Humour is one of the British national peculiarities. Humour is like a drug to many of the British; they can’t get enough of it, and they are endlessly inventive in creating more of it.

Their sense of humour has been one of their most enduring characteristics, precisely because they have found

Слайд 201. Denis Delaney, Ciaran Ward, Carla Rho Fiorina, “Fields of

vision”, Pearson Education Limited, 2009
2. Peter Legon, Martyn Ford, “How

to be British”, Lee Gone Publications, 2010
3. David McDowall, “Britain in close-up”, Pearson Education Limited, 2006
4. Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2007
5. Thejokes.co.uk
6. www.learnenglish.de
7. Wikipedia.org
8. www.guardian.co.uk
9. Alan Stanton, Susan Morris, “Fast Track to CAE”, Pearson Education Limited, 1999
10. David McDowall, “An illustrated history of Britain”, Longman Group UK limited, 2009

Bibliography

1. Denis Delaney, Ciaran Ward, Carla Rho Fiorina, “Fields of vision”, Pearson Education Limited, 20092. Peter Legon,

Слайд 21Thank you for your attention!

Thank you for your attention!

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