The AK-47 - The splendor of assault rifles

Hey,

today we watched and went deeper into the analysis of the spoof ad / parody by Amnesty International.

Good job to all of you and in particular to Djeisa who had learnt her lesson almost perfectly! You're like the presenters in the video!!! :) 

Here is what we said about the document:

Selling card:

- The weapon is an AK-47 assault rifle.
"It's a splendor"
"It's beautiful"
"It's the villains' favorite"
"It's a war veteran"
The female presenter says: "I might treat myself to one"

- It is practical because it is very easy to use: children can use it such as the child soldiers in Congo and Liberia.
But the class gives only 3 stars because it is heavy and it looks difficult to reload.

- It is efficient: we can see the damage done in the demo.

- There are no problems: You won't get into trouble if you buy one. You needn't worry.

- It's a good promotion. There is a package of one-year ammunition if you call fast (within the hour)

- The price is £474,99 : it looks cheap => it's below £500.

- You can pay by cash, dollars through an off-shore / illegal account or even diamonds.

At the beginning, 10000 units are for sale. But at the end 9237 were sold. So not a lot of guns are left. People were interested in this bargain.

Addtional vocabulary:
AK-47 =  a rifle

a weapon / a fire arm:

- an assault rifle
- a pistol
- a machine-gun

HW: you need to prepare a 5-minute oral presentation about the charity Amnesty International and to answer this question about the video:

- What forms / types of humour are used in the video? Select some of these, explain why and justify with an exemple from the document:

Irony / parody / play on words / stereotyping / slapstick humour / practical joke / inflicting pain / form versus content / exaggeration / absurdity or context inappropriateness ...