Have you ever seen a meme in English and just didn’t get it?
This workbook is your sidekick to the lesson video. Follow along, take notes, and complete the challenges!
🎬 Meme #1: “I was today years old when…”
🧠 Meaning: Realizing something you probably should have known earlier.
💬 Origin: From the phrase “How old were you when you realized ___?”
🤣 Why It’s Funny: It’s super relatable—we’ve all had “aha!” moments too late.
📸 Example Meme:
🛒 Amazon logo → the arrow goes from A to Z!
✏️ “I was today years old when I realized that Amazon sells everything from A to Z.”
🔍 Your Turn
Challenge #1: Write about something you learned embarrassingly late:
👉 “I was today years old when I learned…”
🛌 Meme #2: “How I sleep knowing…”
🧠 Meaning: Showing how guilt-free someone feels after doing something questionable.
💬 Origin: A response to “How do you sleep at night?”
🤣 Why It’s Funny: It highlights how we often feel no guilt when we probably should.
📸 Example Meme:
💤 “How I sleep knowing I never responded to that email.”
🔍 Your Turn
Challenge #2: What’s something you do guilt-free?
👉 “How I sleep knowing I…”
💪 Meme #3: “Weird flex, but okay.”
🧠 Meaning: Responding sarcastically to someone bragging about something odd or unimpressive.
💬 Origin: “Flex” means to show off or brag.
🤣 Why It’s Funny: It acknowledges something weird without arguing.
📸 Example Meme:
🧑🏫 Professor brags about students failing.
✏️ “Weird flex, but okay.”
🔍 Your Turn
Challenge #3: Have you ever heard a weird brag?
👉 _“Weird flex, but okay: __”
💊 Meme #4: “Hard to Swallow Pills”
🧠 Meaning: Truths that are uncomfortable to accept.
💬 Origin: Visual metaphor for difficult realizations.
🤣 Why It’s Funny: It makes us face uncomfortable truths in a humorous way.
📸 Example Meme:
🤷♂️ “Being held accountable doesn’t mean you’re being attacked.”
🔍 Your Turn
Challenge #4: What’s a truth you didn’t want to hear?
👉 _“Hard to swallow pill: __”
🧠 Meme #5: “Expanding Brain”
🧠 Meaning: Joking about increasingly “smart” or exaggerated ideas.
💬 Origin: Based on meme format showing brains growing with “smartness.”
🤣 Why It’s Funny: Exaggerates intelligence in a silly way.
📸 Example Meme:
🧽 Fix it yourself → Call a repairman → Use flex tape = galaxy brain 💥
🔍 Your Turn
Challenge #5: Create your own “expanding brain” idea!
👉 Draw it or describe the stages!
🎉 Final Challenge: Meme Meaning Match
Look at the memes below (or rewatch the video) and try to guess the meanings before reading or watching the explanations.
Comment your answers in the video or share them in your study group!
🧩 Meme 1: “No one: / Me: random weird action”
🧩 Meme 2: “Nobody: / Literally nobody: / Me: …”
🧩 Meme 3: “That one friend who…”
