Sure. There's a story where an ESL student was learning the difference between 'lie' and 'lay'. He was asked to use 'lay' in a sentence and he said 'I'm going to lay on the bed'. He didn't realize that 'lay' needs an object. It was really funny.
One well - known ESL funny story is that of a student who was learning idioms. The idiom 'break a leg' was being taught. When his friend was about to go on stage for a performance, he said 'Break your leg' very seriously. His friend was shocked at first until he realized the student was just using the idiom wrongly. It's funny because the student didn't quite understand the non - literal meaning of the idiom.
Sure. There was a student who always confused 'sheet' and'shit'. One day in class, he was talking about his new bed and said, 'I got a new shit on my bed.' Everyone burst out laughing.
Sure. Here is one. A foreign student was learning about idioms in English. His teacher said 'It's raining cats and dogs' to describe heavy rain. The next day, it was really pouring outside. The student looked out of the window and said in surprise, 'Where are the cats and dogs?'.
Sure. One story is about a little boy who was so excited for Christmas that he put his Santa hat on his dog. Then he tried to make the dog sit by the Christmas tree to take a photo, but the dog just chased its tail instead, making everyone laugh.
Sure. Once I was teaching the word 'umbrella'. I brought in a huge, colorful umbrella. When I opened it in the classroom, the kids were so excited. One little boy even tried to hide under it like it was a tent. Another time, when teaching animals, I made animal sounds. The students joined in and it turned into a hilarious animal sound concert.
There is a funny ghost story where a ghost was trying to learn ESL too. It haunted an ESL classroom at night. It would flip through the textbooks and try to pronounce the words. One night, a teacher came back for something and saw the ghost. Instead of being frightened, the teacher helped the ghost with its pronunciation. And from then on, the ghost would often come to the classroom to study with the teacher at night.
One funny Christmas story could be about a family who decides to make their own Christmas tree. They go into the woods, find a perfect - looking small tree. But when they bring it home and try to decorate it, they realize it's actually a big bush. It has so many branches that they run out of ornaments. Another could be a story of a Santa Claus at the mall who accidentally sits on a child's toy and it makes a really loud noise, scaring himself and the kids around him.
The story of a parrot that mimicked its owner's angry rant is a popular meme story. The owner was yelling about something, and the parrot repeated every word with the same angry tone. Someone recorded it and made it into a meme with captions like 'When you're so mad but the parrot steals the show'. This meme got popular as it was both funny and the parrot was so expressive.
Sure. In 'Finding Nemo', Dory's forgetfulness creates many humorous moments. For instance, when she's trying to remember things like where they are going or who they are looking for, she often gets things completely mixed up and says some really off - the - wall things that make the audience laugh.
A young girl was at the zoo and saw a giraffe. She thought it was a really tall horse with a long neck. When she told her family, they all laughed. She was so serious about it, and that's what made it so funny. She even asked if she could ride it like a horse.
Yes. One esl listening funny story is about a group of friends who went camping. They tried to set up the tent but ended up in a big mess with the tent poles all tangled. Another is about a student who was so sleepy in class that he answered the teacher's question about history with facts from a science fiction movie. And there is a story of a man who thought he could communicate with his dog through Morse code but the dog just barked randomly in response.