Funny Laws
10/10/2020 5:45:00 PM
Do you know?
- Every country is different, and every country's laws are different.
- Some places around the world have such strange laws that are hard to believe they're real or even necessary.
Let's explore some funny laws in the world!
Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
- According to the audio, why are laws passed?
- Where did a law about crocodiles exist?
According to the audio, why are laws passed?
- to keep people safe
- to force people to follow
- to make people better
Where did a law about crocodiles exist?
- California
- Michigan
- Virginia
Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.
Funny Laws
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Laws are passed to keep us safe. Sometimes, old laws seem very funny. They may be out of date. Some laws make you why they were passed.
A city in California had a law. The law was about cowboy boots. What if you wanted to wear cowboy boots ? The law said you had to have two cows!
West Virginia had a law. The law was about school. It was about when you could . What if your breath smelled like wild onions? The law said you could not go to school!
Michigan had a law. It was about . What if you wanted to hitch your crocodile to a fire hydrant? The law said you could not! This law is funny. Still, it is a good law for firefighters!
Read and answer the following questions.
Funny Laws
Laws are passed to keep us safe. Sometimes, old laws seem very funny. They may be out of date. Some laws make you wonder why they were passed.
A city in California had a law. The law was about cowboy boots. What if you wanted to wear cowboy boots in public? The law said you had to have at least two cows!
West Virginia had a law. The law was about school. It was about when you could attend. What if your breath smelled like wild onions? The law said you could not go to school!
Michigan had a law. It was about crocodiles. What if you wanted to hitch your crocodile to a fire hydrant? The law said you could not! This law is funny. Still, it is a good law for firefighters!
Source: Daily Warm-ups Non-fiction Reading Grade 2
How many laws did this passage mention?
- two
- three
- four
- five
What can you NOT conclude from the passage?
- Only firefighters have the permission to tie a crocodile to a fire hydrant.
- When owning a cow, you're not allowed to wear cowboy boots in public in a California's city.
- There is a law that prohibits students with smelly breath from going to school.
- From the author's viewpoint, not all laws that were passed are logical.
What is the main purpose of this passage?
- to compare different laws in the world
- to prove that some laws may not be reasonable
- to list some rules of different laws in the world
- to explain how laws can protect people
If you wonder about something, you _____.
- think about it
- approve it
- look up it
- refuse it
Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.
- Michigan had a law. It was about .
- Some laws make you why they were passed.
- The law was about school. It was about when you could .
- What if you wanted to wear cowboy boots ?
- The law said you had to have two cows!
Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.
- You'll have to wait an hour.
- He lost an arm to a .
- He's starting to whether he did the right thing in accepting this job.
- I would never behave like that .
- I the classes for a month or two.