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A Laughable World In the same way that people use humor to deal with their personal problems , it is also possible to use humor to deal with social problems . 1 Read the following quotation . How is it connected to the dictionary definition of satire on page 39 ? "If you can't make it better , you can laugh at it . " Erma Bombeck , writer and humorist 2 The highlighted words below appear in a review about the TV program , The Simpsons . Read each sentence and decide what the highlighted word or phrase means . Then list each word or phrase and its meaning in your notebook . & Many animated cartoon characters , such as Batman , start as comic book characters . An animated character is drawn andfilmed / photographed . B > Charlie Chaplin survived by living on the street and in workhouses . In this way , he became rich / stayed alive . The last episode of the TV mystery is showing tonight . Anyone who wants to know the ending shouldn't miss it . An episode is one part of a story / a whole story . Jim needs others to help him overcome the difficulties he is now facing . He won ' t be able to solve all of the problems on his own . When we overcome difficulties , we run away from / handle the difficulties . @ Satirical shows sometimes deal with issues such as unemployment , poverty and crime . Issues are important topics / small problems . f Satire helps us become aware of problems around us by making us think about these problems . When we are aware of something , we know about / do not know about it . 3 Read a review from a magazine called Television Today about the satirical television show The Simpsons . Are the Simpsons like any families that you know ?
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