For this task watch the video from the link below:
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-verbal-irony-christopher-warner
Then
Write 10 keywords related to the article. Next to each word, write the part of speech (adjective, verb, noun, adverb, preposition, etc). Also, write 10 sentences using the words of your choice.
And answer this question with your personal opinion:
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
Post all parts of the task as a comment.
Due date: May 1st
Write 10 keywords related to the article. Next to each word, write the part of speech (adjective, verb, noun, adverb, preposition, etc.
ResponderBorrar1. Tone of voice: adverb
2. Attitude: adverb
3. Great: adjective
4. Irony: adverb
5. Say: verb
6. Sarcasm: adverb
7. Compliments: adverb
8. Mean: adverb
9. Awesome: adjective
10. Mockery: adverb
Write 10 sentences using the words of your choice.
1. His tone of voice is very, very, very sweet (yes, of course…).
2. The attitude of Henry, the parrot, is like sarcastic.
3. Every day in Cartago is really great.
4. I can´t live with out verbal irony, i love it.
5. She does not know how to use verbal irony for say the opposite.
6. Sarcasm adds flavor to life.
7. He is always saying compliments to his cat.
8. My dog does not know the meaning of things.
9. His macaw hair is awesome.
10. Antonia mockery about her uncle’s job, that stinks.
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
It is useful when we want to express something by different way, especially when you desagree with some situation but you don´t want to say that direct.
It´s harmful if you use it for make fun about someone or some special and delicate situation.
1. Poor – Adjective.
ResponderBorrarMy mother was unhappy with my poor performance in the test.
2. Mocking – Adjective.
He is a mocking person and he is having problems with that.
3. Awesome – Adjective / interjection.
The new movie is awesome. Let’s see it again!
You have gotten a good grade? Awesome!
4. Seeks – Transitive verb.
I was seeking house key for 40 minutes and all the time, it was inside my backpack.
5. Speaker – noun.
Tomorrow, speaker will talk about pollution and global warming.
6. Slight – adjective/ noun / transitive verb.
They slighted her because She was poor.
7. Tremendous – adjective.
There was a tremendous party. People went crazy!
8. Compliments – noun/ transitive verb.
Chopper blushed when people complimented him.
9. Attitude – noun.
We had a positive attitude until professor delivered the project.
10. Sarcastic – adjective.
Some friends have some powers: Scott is a werewolf, Lydia is a banshee and Stiles is sarcastic.
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
It is useful when We want to use word to express contrary ideas to what it really means, also, sometimes I like to use it to annoy people round me.
It is harmful when people do not understand that It is irony verbal and They can feel offended and They can get angry.
1. Compliments - Noun
ResponderBorrarI should wear this blouse more often. I've gotten a lot of compliments today.
2. Tremendous - Adjective
Thank you, it would be a tremendous help.
3. Attitude - Noun
What surprised me was his cold attitude
4. Irony - Noun
I failed to detect any irony in his tone.
5. Sarcasm - Noun
Since I dislike my sister, I usually reply with sarcasm when people ask me about her.
6. Awesome - Adjective
They had an awesome time at the zoo.
7. Harsh - Adjective
I hope my last e-mail didn't sound too harsh.
8. Mocking - Adjective
They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.
9. Opposite - Adjective
I meant the opposite.
10. Sincerely - Adverb
We sincerely apologize for our mistake.
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
In my personal opinion verbal irony is used only when you want to express something in an indirect way. I think it would be a good practice to try to say what you really mean in a respectful way.
Since it is sarcasm, some people could take your words in a bad way and their feelings may be hurt. Some people even use it with the objective of hurting other people which is really wrong.
1. Great (adjetive)
ResponderBorrarI think today is going to be a great day
2. Awesome (adjetive)
Last trip was awesome.
3. Voice (noun)
I think my voice is not good at all when I sing.
4. Behind (preposition)
My dog is always standing behind me.
5. Someone (noun)
I listen que someone said that today is a Holiday.
6. Says (verb)
My mother says that I sleep to much on weekends.
7. Wind (noun)
The wind was strong yesterday in the mountain.
8. But (preposition)
I like so much the pizza but I have to stop eating junk food.
9. Lovely (adjetive)
The flowers he gave me are lovely.
10. Truly (adverb)
Mother take a look if the shower gets hot truly.
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
I think that we could use verbal irony when we want to say things in a different way to avoid some trouble situations.
Well, verbal irony is like sarcasm so I think people could confuse some interpretations of what we want to say, but now most of the people use sarcasm so I think people is like used to talk with that.
1// Speaker (noun)
ResponderBorrar-The speaker avoid to use irony during the presentation.
2// Opposite (adjective)
-It is clearly that she didn't say the truth, it was the opposite.
3// Sarcasm (noun)
-The sarcasm could be one of the worst invetions in any language.
4// Attitude (noun)
- You can't get always a good attitude to afront some decisions in your life, but you can always spend some seconds to don't make the worst one.
5// Tone (noun)
- She have the most beautiful tone of voice.
6// Pointed (adjective)
-The guy in the video pointed how bigger is the difference between the sarcasm and the irony.
7// Mean (adjective in this case)
-He never was a mean guy.
8// Fun (noun)
-She decide to keeps the secret, just for fun.
9// Compliment (noun)
-It is good to make compliments to the people who really deserve it; they need it sometimes.
10//Harsh (adjective)
-When we use the sarcasm it could be with a harsh intention, it's better to avoid the commentary and help the one you almost made feel bad.
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When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
I think that is useful when you try to communicate you are not agree with something or someone or whatever, so that helps to generate more conversation and maybe find some points where you and other people could be agree. It is harmful when you put the sarcastic tone in it, because ou want to make a critic (negative) that harm the people or the institution you talked about; somethimes can be fine (my point of view) if it is about demand something that is yours by nature, like a right or our life quality; but when you want to make a joke of someone only because the person is not as you want, it's better to avoid/skip the commentary. In a world of wrong sarcasm we can't even get a real conversation, so there's no point to discuss.
1. Tremendous: adjective
ResponderBorrar2. Great: Adjective
3. Complimentes: Noun
4. attitud: Noun
5. opossite: adjective
6. sarcastic: adjective.
7. Meaning: Noun
8. Tone: noun
9. point: noun
10. possible: adjective
1. The orchestra gave a tremendous performance.
2. I made a great job last week.
3. I'd like to offer my compliments to the dancer.
4. My mother had a bad attitud at the dinner.
5. Me and Mary have an opposite opinion about it.
6. My brother is always saying things un a sarcastic way.
7. I dont know the meaning of this word.
8. She has an ugly tone of voice.
9. I don´t understand what´s your point.
10. It is not possible to me to go to the party beacause I have to work this saturday.
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Sometimes verbal irony can be usefull when you want to comunicate something without sounding angry or if you just want to make a joke, this can be usefull when your are talking with people you trust like family or friends.
It can be harmfull if you said ir sarcastic and you don´t know that person very well, it is important to consider that not every things in the same way we do, so it is important to be carefull when you are going to use verbal irony.
i. Weather (noun)
ResponderBorrarI hate the weather of Cartago, most of the times is raining.
ii. Tremendous (adjective)
My nephew would like to be a tremendous athlete.
iii. Voice (noun)
Her voice is the worst that I ever heard.
iv. Irony (noun)
He loved the irony of the situation.
v. Horrible (adjective)
My friend's girlfriend is horrible but I cannot tell her.
vi. Sarcasm (noun)
"Awesome", he said with enough sarcasm that he chuckled.
vii. Championship (noun)
I think that Real Madrid is going to win the championship
viii. Little (adjective)
I am little hungry right now, so maybe a will go to the restaurant.
ix. While (conjunction)
I didn't drink at all while I was in the soccer team.
x. Say (verb)
She says that I am so handsome, but I think it was sarcasm.
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
Is useful when you want to be funny or have a Little of confidence in my opinion, most of the times i think that say some sarcasms is funny depending of the context or the way that you use to say the sarcasm.
Some people don’t limit his words and in the worst moment they say terrible things using sarcasm, I think that sarcasm is an informal way to be in a conversation with other persons and you have to be very careful using irony.
1. Awesome (adjective)
ResponderBorrarLearning a new language & being in touch with a new culture is awesome
2. Compliments (noun)
I always have many compliments for my children
3. Attitude (noun)
A good day starts with a good attitude
4. Athlete (noun)
I have always admired the athletes and their discipline
5. Weather (noun)
There is no bad weather if you have a good attitude
6. Passenger (noun)
I rather prefer to be the passenger than the driver
7. Job (noun)
Love what you do & you will have the best job ever
8. Mocking (verb)
I can´t stand near the people who are always mocking others
9. Irony (noun)
Irony is an expression of something that implies the opposite of its literal meaning
10. Sarcasm (noun)
I try to stay away from people who is regularly using sarcasm
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
Verbal irony is useful in an informal situation. When we want to complaint about something or someone, by giving de opposite words.
I think is harmful when we add a bad attitude and turn it to sarcasm, with the main porpoise of hurt someone feelings.
1. Tremendous -- Adjective:
ResponderBorrarYou are a tremendous athlete
2. weather -- Noun
Great whether we are having.
3. awesome -- adjective
That was an awesome job for the company.
4. attitude -- noun
Your attitude makes the difference.
5. mock -- verb
I have mocks them.
6. mean -- verb
It actually means the opposite.
7. sarcastic -- adjective
he made sarcastic comments on their failures.
8. irony -- mean
He uses ironies all the time, it start getting on my nerves.
9. horrible -- adjective
It looks horrible. Isn´t it?
10. speaker -- noun
The speaker probably wants to say the opposite he said.
It is useful when you are frustrated and want to vent. When the plans do not go well and an unexpected event occurs. However, you have to be careful to use it specially when you do not have confidence with the other person, it could be harmful.
1. Sarcasm (noun)
ResponderBorrarI don’t like the sarcasm Daniel uses when he talks.
2. Awesome (adjective)
The paintings in that museum are awesome.
3. Behind (preposition)
I love the park that is behind that factory.
4. Attitude (noun)
She always has a good attitude in her job.
5. Mocks (verb)
He always mocks her because of her hair.
6. Tremendous (adjective)
The good work of this foundation has had a tremendous impact on that community.
7. Irony (noun)
The irony of this situation is that she never puts in practice what she recommends to others.
8. Sincerely (adverb)
I sincerely regret about the mess I caused in the concert.
9. Says (verb)
David says he is the best football player in his team.
10. Compliment (noun)
Bruno makes a lot of compliments to the girl he loves.
I think verbal irony is useful when you don’t want to say something directly and you say in a disguised way what you really want to express by using words that actually means the opposite. But, I think verbal irony is harmful when it causes misunderstandings because other people cannot perceive that you want to express the contrary of what it seems to be. Also, it is harmful when you use it in a rude way to hurt other’s feelings.
Say :Verb
ResponderBorrarI will say to her what i really thing about this situation.
great: Adjective
Politicians in Costa Rica always do a great job!
Weather: Noun
Weather is changing because of the contamination.
Horrible: adjective
That moment of my life was horrible.
awesome: Adjective
Avengers Infinity War is simply awesome.
Verbal Irony: Noun
Verbal Irony is more used by young people than by old people.
Winning: Verb+ing
I am winning this time!
Attitude: Adverb
You must change that attitude.
Sarcasm: Noun
Sarcasm is one of the best things in live.
Reveals: Verb
I will reveal your secret.
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
I think that verbal irony is very useful when we are in a talk with friends or with really closed people, because can be used to express something that really don't like us but in a lighter way. For a lot of comedians the use of verbal irony and sarcasm is the principal tool of their work, for example this is really common in stand up comedy. So the society use the verbal irony to express dislike but without being necessarily serious and in bad mood.
I think that maybe if someone in the conversation is not used to the verbal irony and sarcasm could feel harm by the use of it in some cases. Also if the conversation requires to be serious and someone says a verbal irony or sarcasm phrase, the others that are involved in the conversation could feel harm because they think that is necessary to be serious in those kind of conversations.
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ResponderBorrar1. Awesome - Adjective
ResponderBorrar2. Tremendous - Adjective
3. Reveals - Verb
4. Looming - Verb
5. Raging - Adjective
6. Farther - Preposition
7. Seek - Verb
8. Accomplishing - Verb
9. Poking - Verb
11. Meant - Verb
1. Your are awesome.
2. This sandwish is tremendous.
3. I never reveal a secret.
4. The vacations are looming on these weeks.
5. I was raging because I was hungry.
6. I want to travel farther than before.
7. I have sought good new restaurante to go out.
8. I am accomplishing my goals.
9. He poked me during the soccer match.
10. She doesn't meant anything for me.
If you want to say something in a funny way, the verbal irony is useful. Obviously if the person is a bit crying with this, maybe its going to be a problem, but for me, the verbal irony is the best way to express in a uncomfortable situation.
Says (verb)
ResponderBorrarMy father says he needs to go.
Great (adjetive)
This bread you bought is great!
Weather (noun)
Weather in Cartago is so unpredictable.
Attitude (noun)
Today I woke up with the best attitude.
Horrible (adjective)
You have a horrible mood.
Awesome (adjective)
That mountain looks awesome.
Sarcasm (noun)
I don´t like when people use sarcasm.
Job (noun)
My mom loves her job.
Athlete (noun)
My cousin´s dream is to become an athlete.
When is verbal irony useful? Is it ever harmful?
Well I think it can be harmful if you use it with a bad intention or if you want to hurt someone.