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I am writing an “ebook” - an “electronic book” for my students. I hope my students will give it to their friends, and their friends will give it to THEIR friends, and so on. Using this kind of “viral marketing” (it is like a cold virus!), I hope my ebook will become wildly popular. Do you think my “Copymust Warning” (see below) will be misunderstood by many students? Of course, I mean it as a joke, but I wonder if students can understand it or not! I’m looking forward to hearing your opinion!

 

COPYMUST WARNING!

The following ebook MAY BE COPIED and given to ALL of your friends!

By reading this ebook, you agree that you MUST give it to your friends! Failure to give it to at least five friends will result in Teacher Joe hunting you down and making you pay. Do not take this warning lightly – send this ebook to your five best friends who are learning English. And make sure they also send it to five friends. If your five best friends are not learning English, send it to five not-so-good friends. If you have no friends, read it out loud to your pet. If you have no pets, go outside and read it out loud to anyone passing by. You can even read it in your pyjamas, I don’t care. Just do it! (Right now, please. I’m getting old and am in a hurry to become famous.)

You have been warned!!

2 Comments »

  1. Learn English Said,

    February 26, 2008 @ 10:51 pm

    I think students didn’t get the joke… (^_^)

  2. mariesa Said,

    March 3, 2008 @ 7:04 pm

    this would be good with intermediate to advanced students, and only upper-intermediate to advanced students will get every aspect of it, the intermediate ones will get the idea right, but probably not as a good joke…
    I liked it though…

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