English is Fun - Learn English With Jokes

In this post, you'll practice reading and you'll learn new vocabulary and expressions through a funny joke in English! It is easier to learn when we have fun at the same time! I hope you enjoy it and learn English simultaneously!

En este posteo usted practicará lectura y aprenderá vocabulario nuevo y expresiones a través de una broma divertida en inglés. ¡Es más fácil aprender cuando nos divertimos al mismo tiempo! ¡Espero que lo disfrute y aprenda inglés simultáneamente!

Neste post você vai praticar a leitura e aprenderá novas expressões e vocabulário através de uma piada em inglês! É mais fácil aprender quando nos divertimos ao mesmo tempo! Espero que você desfrute e aprenda inglês simultaneamente!

Return my horse!

1) Read the text and pay special attention to the words and expressions in bold.

A cowboy rode into town and stopped at a saloon for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals always had a habit of picking on strangers. When he finished his drink, he found his horse had been stolen. He went back into the bar, handily flipped his gun into the air, caught it above his head without even looking and fired a shot into the ceiling. "Which one of you sidewinders stole my horse?!?!?" he yelled with surprising forcefulness. No one answered. "Alright, I'm gonna have another beer, and if my horse ain't back outside by the time I finish, I'm gonna do what I dun in Texas! And I don't like to have to do what I dun in Texas!" Some of the locals shifted restlessly. The man, true to his word, had another beer, walked outside, and his horse had been returned to the post. He saddled up and started to ride out of town. The bartender wandered out of the bar and asked, "Say partner, before you go... what happened in Texas?" The cowboy turned back and said, "I had to walk home."

2) Match the words and expressions to their correct definitions. If it is necessary, go back to the text whenever you need.

A- Picking on	1- A special word for cowboys - similar to “bad people”
B- Handily	2- Threw it up in the air, so that it turned around and around
C- Flipped	3- Called out loudly
D- Fired a shot	4- A polite way to say he is unhappy - he doesn't want to be angry at them!
E- Sidewinders	5- Doing something bad (playing a trick on)
F- Yelled	6- “Is not” we often say this with our friends
G- Forcefulness	7- “Did” - this is said by people from the south of the US
H- Ain´t	8- Very well, skillfully
I- Dun	9- Moved from side to side in their chairs
J- I don´t like to have to do	10- Got on the horse
K- Shifted	11- Made the gun shoot
L- True to his word	12- Very strongly
M- Saddled up	13- He did as he said he would do
N- Wandered out	14- Walked out slowly

3) Find in the text a word similar to:

A: beverage

B: roof

C: residents  

D: stallion

E: saloon

4) Read the text and record yourself using vocaroo.com - Then, send it to contato@elearningforall.org so that we can provide you with some feedback!

Answers:

A5- B8- C2- D11- E1- F3- G12- H6- I7- J4- K9- L13- M10- N14

A-drink / B-ceiling  / C-locals  / D-horse  / E-bar