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Make Mom Laugh

Bluey (2018)

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Characters
A cartoon orange and cream dog with large ears, jumping with both arms in the air and her mouth open.

Bingo

A cartoon blue dog with large pointed ears and a tan muzzle, standing upright and waving.

Bluey

A cartoon orange and cream dog with large ears, a white muzzle, and orange spots, standing upright.

Mom

Transcript

[Mom]

Okay, let's do this. You ready?


[Group]

Yeah.


[Mom]

Try and make me laugh. It's not gonna happen. I am impossible to make laugh.

Hang on. Let me get my serious face.

Okay there. Go.

What was that?

Okay, okay, okay, okay. I wasn't ready for that.

Go again.

Wait, wait, serious face. Serious face.

Okay. Ready.

This is impossible.

Bingo, you try.

Okay, okay, hang on. Hang on. Okay, go.

Oh man, I can't do this.

You kids are bananas.

Give me another go Bingo.

Okay. Deep breath. Okay. I'm ready.

Hmm. Oh, man, I give up.

Clip Context

Bluey and Bingo try to make their mom laugh.

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Vocabulary

Read each word out loud.

hang on

/ˈhæŋˌɑn/

phrasal verb

wait; pause; slow down

Example:

Hang on! I am not ready.

A pedestrian signal showing an orange raised hand in front of tall city buildings.
ready

/ˈɹɛdi/

adjective

prepared to do something

Example:

I am ready for school.

A traffic light glows green in front of a building.
serious

/ˈsɪɹiəs/

adjective

not smiling or joking

Example:

The teacher has a serious face.

A black-and-white portrait of a man with dark hair looking straight at the camera with a serious expression.
impossible

/ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/

adjective

not possible; cannot happen

Example:

It is impossible to touch the sun.

A woman leaps through the air against a pale blue sky.
laugh

/læf/

verb

to make a happy sound when something is funny

Example:

The children laugh when they play.

Four boys laugh together with their arms around each other.
face

/feɪs/

noun

front part of the head where eyes, nose, and mouth are

Example:

Putting cold water on my face helps me wake up.

A woman with curly hair splashes water on her face from her cupped hands.

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Conversation Practice

Working with a tutor? Try asking or answering these questions out loud with them.
Working alone? Try speaking your answers out loud or write them in the lesson discussion below.
1. Do you laugh a lot?

2. Do you have a 'serious face'?

3. Do you have children?

4. Do you like to play games with children?

5. Do you like to make people laugh?

Lesson updated:

September 11, 2026

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