You are obviously fluent in English if you can understand these

Let's put your English fluency skills to the test. If you understand these jokes and find them funny, then I would say you're definitely fluent.
Here are links to several of the humorous sources mentioned in the lesson. Check them out and have a good laugh.
DockTok: / @docktok
WeGotTheChocolates: / @wegotthechocolates
The Online (Satirical News): www.theonion.com/
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[@matsuokei]

Dad jokes never get old, even though dads do. Way to go.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@user-zx8kp9go5v]

I didn't understand a single joke but I'll listen to it many times to understand.

[@martinbynion1589]

Boom! Boom! *grins*

[@nilscoussement]

That dad joke is so old, it became a granddad 👴

[@fabianovasquesbidese6370]

The speed that you speak makes understanding what you say very easy. Even without english subtitles. I felt very confident with my listening. Thank you so much, Wes. Hugs from Brazil.

[@abesilux]

you are right no doubts

[@skafiend4319]

I love puns :) 4:00 What did one plate say to the other? The dinner is on me

[@msinbalony]

I love how diverse and original your lesson subjects are. Thank you, Wes.

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you like them! I appreciate your comment. 😊

[@quiqueg6416]

True

[@sashole1]

Wes, I agree that the ability to comprehend jokes is a pretty accurate way to measure one's fluency. However, it doesn't cover all bases because some native speakers simply have no sense of humor. One prominent physicist, a Noble laureate (not divulging the name just for you to have fun guessing), has once quipped that learning English is easy since even the most inane Englishmen are nonetheless fluent in English.

[@ninapaz522]

I have been working really hard to get to B1, B2 and I have. Now my goal is to get to C1and C2, but sometimes I feel that I am hardly working 😂 because it's hard and at the same time exciting! Thanks a lot for your wonderful lessons.

[@InteractiveEng]

You're doing great! Just keep working hard to get to the next level. 😉

[@hernancarpio2845]

The one I liked the most was the joke about the woman at the bank checking her balance 😂

[@PrincesaAleli87]

It took me some time to understand some, but I knew I would. I'm slow in Spanish (my mother language) too. Great video! Very original! Thank you!

[@ligiasommers]

Excellent ! Even though I considere myself in a comfortable level speaking English , jokes are hard because of slangs or need to know the people and culture involved . Do more of those, please ! Loved it 🙏🏻🌷✨🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@InteractiveEng]

Will do. Glad you enjoyed the lesson, and hope you found it humorous. 😃

[@katson88]

I am Filipino and I watched this to test my English fluency. Well I am happy to say that I understood all the jokes abd puns. I still got it. 😊

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Thanks for commenting & sharing. 👍

[@am_2395]

It took me a second to understand some of these but it looks like my english skills are better than I thought. This video actually gave me a confidence boost! Haha thanks ❤

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@gabriellawright8472]

Hahaha! English is not my first language but after 23 years is very good to learn and repeat one thing or two...Thank you! 😂

[@darby4457]

These Dad jokes though 😂 I'm gonna be needing more of those lessons Mr Wes

[@InteractiveEng]

More to come. Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

[@ColinIngus1]

For this kind of wordplay humour. You really need to check out: Milton Jones, Tim Vine, Count Arsthur strongs radio show and the master himself - Ronnie Barker, legend. Four candles / fork handles is a classic from the 70s which still holds strong today

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@user-ul6xr9kk8s]

Thanks for your explanation

[@sedefashley2021]

You are an amazing coach. Thank you very much.

[@InteractiveEng]

I appreciate that! 😊

[@Mohakal777]

Your lessons are so useful, Wes.

[@InteractiveEng]

Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍

[@myliege8197]

I'm hardly working, but this video cheered me up as I was feeling down lately. Thank you for this video.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@lauramunoz2880]

Thank you so much Wes for this lesson!! It was amazing!! You are an incredible teacher! You're the best!

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson. I hope you found it humorous. 😊

[@betesantos8062]

Oh!! hat a funny, different, and interesting subject!!! You"re the best!!

[@John-LincolThelusmeCezar]

I really like your channel and the methods you use.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@Aerosmith77]

As I have less time, I cannot make notes to memorize your lessons better but I will have to come back to rewatch this video because of its excellence! Thanks for the new topic!😅❤😂

[@InteractiveEng]

I appreciate it. Hope you find the lesson humorous. 😉

[@Aerosmith77]

@@InteractiveEng I did.

[@N1ckfernandes]

Good this video ! I understood everything. I´m from Brazil and i´m thirty years listening folks from USA and United Kingdom,and non native english speakers ! I never went phically to the USA or England..... I love the culture of these english speaking countries ! A hug from Brazil !

[@IgorLisx]

"phically" ??? 😊

[@angelafloodgate4437]

I think the show called: “Just dessert” is one of the most perfect wordplay’s in English.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & sharing. 👍

[@nunas64]

As a fluent portuguese I always think political and newspaper jokes, puns or satyrics hard to understand but the jokes are really fun and easy to understand.

[@LoreMartinelly]

Você pode praticar a compreensão de sátiras assistindo a sitcoms, são um prato cheio para quem está aprendendo inglês.

[@jozephkerr2791]

Oh my goodness, that joke about cocaine really cracked me 😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Nice. I also got a good laugh from that one. 👍

[@leiamouragoncalves9045]

Thank you for this lesson

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting. 😃

[@DivineOwl]

I personally find British humor is a bit more varied than American. I may be wrong, but It feels like most of the American jokes are based on double meaning or double interpretation of words and phrases. Its always a pretty simple pattern like: statement , expectation , confusion, tension, release. Similar to pop music harmony that goes unexpected way at the end. And most of the time relatively easy to understand if you know the words and meanings. I wish i could translate jokes from my native language into English, but they are deeply relying on culture and language nuances, the meaning will just fade away.

[@cp-chipheo9528]

How about British jokes?

[@habacucrojasvocal7633]

And that is why generally english jokes are kind of boring

[@vicbraga2001]

Thank you so much for this lesson, it's great. Please, bring more contents like this. I fell that it help me a lot to learn about aspects of english culture!!!! ❤❤❤

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@josecardoso1500]

Felt, actually.

[@user-rl1qf9gj8u]

Thanks a lot🙂Great!!!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@sebvenancio7876]

Wonderful lesson!!!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@abadalrhmazkoo922]

I did not understand the most of them as they are new for me, I hope I could understand them! Teacher Wes thank you so much for this useful video!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. I hope some of my explanations made sense. Thanks for commenting. 😊

[@Claudette68]

@@InteractiveEngit is funny that even though I understand all words I do not find some of those jokes funny. I really do not feel comfortable talking to people who use slangs as if it was the proper way to talk in any language.

[@QhrisPhoenix]

Thank you!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@hathaikarns5]

Love when you laugh while you're reading 😂😂

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@alexandramelo8636]

Bless from Dominican Republic , teacher this is a wonderfull way to learn Englesh, I like it . Thank

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@jamieldomasig]

Double entendre is basically "That's what she said." - Michael Scott The Office 😂

[@lanma3746]

Thank you for your videos, that is very useful and funny 😁 😂 😀 😄 😆 🤣

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@joeldasilvasousa7860]

Great Wes ! You really cracked me up ! Lol

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@kueidy1]

I think the joke about the scrabble game is because the vet is waiting for the dog poop the letters out, so no words yet 😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Yeah, I think you might be right. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@karinwestlund5334]

Yes, was thinking the same!

[@aqual2704]

The last two by The Onion actually made me chuckle.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@guillermohernandez3364]

Watching this video and everything that is explained to I'm deeply sure and I am not 100% sure I am fluent yet in the language. Greetings from Colombia!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@salvadorvenegas-escobar1388]

Nice video. Thank you!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. I appreciate your comment. 😊

[@teri5972]

I understood all your jokes. i just didn't find them funny. Am I fluent in English?

[@angelocp]

And there you have irony. One extra humor example. I understood all the jokes, some of them actually sucked though. Gotta give this one to you, bro.

[@RealSuat]

Greattt lessonnn 🎉

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks so much! Hope it was funny and useful. 😃

[@otavioleitefotografia]

Great!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@chicolofi]

Great content!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@Amy-601]

I like the headline on deflate gate: “ Brady’s balls 🏈 busted” lol 😂. No offense Brady - we still like you. - Amy

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@laszlodajka5946]

Short chat with one elder resident at my workplace -are you all right? -no, im not. i've got a left and a right side

[@robsonoliveira5556]

Very good, I liked so much this video. I even subscribed to the channel.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@moacirfenelongallottimorei5071]

The duck said "Put it on my bill" after buying a lipstick.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@kimyoung3484]

Thank you Sir ❤

[@InteractiveEng]

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 😊

[@eulenspiegel1849]

You are right from the very beginning. I am hardly working 😢😊

[@AngelA-zz8ph]

I got them all. And my favorite one is the guy at the bank that can't get "balance" 😂😅 still laughing...I'm french.

[@user-yr2bh8mi3c]

I would also say that "holes getting better with age" is ridiculously unrealistic

[@cindyc.r9114]

I laughed about the "bank balance" one 😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@BrokenSoulConfession]

The duck joke sounds like something qwack. Probably we can expect one from Daffy Duck.

[@manueltapia1859]

The double sense also includes inuendos like the word erect 😅, something similar happend with mexican slangs that seem innocent have one inuendo there, specially if one is foreigner can be a little tricky. Thanks for the examples 😊

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@castillostudios]

“So I pushed her,” got me off guard 😂😂😂😂

[@DarylBaines]

Nancy Astor: "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." Winston Churchill: "Madame, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!"

[@InteractiveEng]

😂

[@franciscojose6496]

Interesting channel cool lesson 😊

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you think so! I appreciate your comment. 😃

[@takayo4168]

I've really enjoyed the video😆even though I needed to rewind the video at least three times to get each of them, and also I haven't understood the one that begins with 'I haven't slept for ten days'....anyway, thanks for the entertaining lesson☺

[@InteractiveEng]

Hi Takayo. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Jokes are another way to challenge yourself. As for that joke, it would interpreting it as "I haven't (done something).' (e.g. I haven't climbed Mt. Everest.). Therefore, it someone says, "I haven't slept for ten day,' you could interpret it as 'I have never tried to sleep consecutively for 10 days because it would be difficult to do.' 👍

[@takayo4168]

Oh, I got it! Thanks😄

[@NennyMariana]

Hello sir Iam from indonesia🙇‍♀️ Ready to join and learn with easy way...not stress or frustated on learn english😄😄 Thank you ❤

[@InteractiveEng]

Welcome! Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@orlandocontrerascastro9472]

I understood most of them. Greetings from Venezuela, South America.

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Thanks for commenting & sharing. 😊

[@IgorLisx]

I was pretty close, but, I think some of them were a bit more region specific and... not specific to Chicago area.

[@Nguyengrays]

10 seconds into the video and you got me oh great 😂😂😂

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@user-zn3oi1ee7y]

Wow. You are great! I will let my son know about you. 😊

[@InteractiveEng]

Wow, thank you! I appreciate your comment. 😃

[@shumailamalik9665]

I've been waiting for your video. Lots of love from India 🇮🇳❤️.

[@InteractiveEng]

I'm glad to hear that! Thanks for your comment. 😊

[@carotheplaylistmaker]

I did, yeah 💪 😉 I love your accent, I've understood you very well, I'm used to following the videos of two British teachers so I've enjoyed your accent for a change 😉👍

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! I appreciate your comment. 😊

[@yamis7522]

Love it😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍

[@aureliogeovanydiazhernande5154]

Some of the jokes I knew it, but anothers I did nt know it, but only in readed and you said it I understand it. And one or two is more to lose the freindship of the people hahahaha

[@andreluizmaia22]

I telly understand most of it, my problem is always relying in conversation. Even in written comments like this, I don't feel it's pretty fluent. I can communicate, but I need to practice a lot to sound natural. Speaking is way worse, because of the pronunciation, but I can communicate as well. Great video though!

[@ValeraBruno]

Great

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍

[@iffatnizamuddin2712]

U r right.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@szagnes8910]

Wow, I understood all but two of the jokes. :) Thank you!

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Thanks for commenting & sharing. 😊

[@CoronaVirus-uy1cw]

Good job

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. I appreciate your comment. 😃

[@KKristof100]

-Why is a camel called “the ship of the desert”? -Because it’s full of Arabic se(a)men.

[@arturodelada9570]

The waiter says: sir your bill? I 'm sorry i'm not bill! Honestly I'm not an English speaker but i can communicate well when i'm wasted😂😂😂

[@dailyrosesofholyquran780]

Sir wes ..tingling😂😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks so much for commenting & checking out this humorous lesson. 😉

[@realkingali5]

Didn't Even missed a single joke 😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Well done. 👍

[@murat_cayli]

To be honest, cocaine joke is a really great one-liners joke indeed.

[@InteractiveEng]

That's my favorite too. 👍

[@FloatLikeABeeStingLikeAButter]

Yes I understand most jokes in English but I still have a lot to learn.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & sharing with us. 👍

[@Radimunto]

I as a German recently watched Phantom Commando with Schwarzenegger for my first time. It was full of cheesy jokes by Arnold. A hilarious movie, worth watching.

[@InteractiveEng]

Nice. Thanks for commenting & sharing. 😃

[@jasper5016]

hahahaha This is so fantastic

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

[@desertranger3453]

To follow-up on a bill… - What do accountants use for linen? - A balance sheet!

[@tammytsang3487]

Yes, I can understand most of the jokes and headlines ( fake news ) that you have talked about. Thank you!

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@peterwright445]

That joke regarding the dog and vet with the scrabble letters means that dog hasn’t shat out any tiles that spell a word. At least that’s how I read it.

[@sangyaegaming3039]

I am laughing after his explanation 😅

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@christiangondar]

Outta sight!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting. 😃

[@repked]

Your gestures and mimics remind me of the character named Dr. Poole, the English tutor of Mr. Provolone in the movie Oscar. 😁😉

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@manuelgordillo520]

" alcanza la sal por favor " (pass me the salt please) perdona , arcansas esta en EEUU ( arkansas is in the us.)

[@ronaldgabriel5382]

I got most of them after everybody’s already laughing on the next one

[@InteractiveEng]

Nice. Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@andreanatsuminadeau5608]

I understood all but maybe 1 or 2 wich is pretty good for a french autistic girl (wich sometime make understanding jokes harder even in my own native language) so I guess I must be quite fluent in english...

[@thilakasirispathiranage9981]

I don't agree on a lot of things, but I agree with you guys!❤😂❤😢❤🎉❤

[@veenanarwani761]

Neither working hard nor hardly working , working smartly instead. I enjoy learning English. That's It! If you force your mind to learn something, it will start to rebel or protest. To make your mind work in the way you want it to work , you need to be smart enough because our mind is like a child . You cannot impose your desires forcefully on it.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & sharing. 😃

“No word from the vet” joke also means that the dog hasn’t 💩 ed the pieces out yet 🤭

[@KarenYen]

I laughed !😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Happy to hear that! Thanks for checking out the lesson. 😊

[@ignaciogil7859]

I got all but the colonoscopy one. I loved the dalai lama. Here is one: which chese would you use to lure a bear out of a cave? The camembert

[@AugustoFeyh]

Thank you explaining most puns. I've just discovered I'm not fluent.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@stephan1752]

Some of these jokes had me wish that I wasn't fluent in English.

[@Aboualbaraa22]

Love you from Yemen ❤

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍

[@Aboualbaraa22]

@@InteractiveEng Yes thanks so much

[@ummhalil766]

Well, I'm supposed to work hard but after work I hardly working

[@InteractiveEng]

😂