sábado, 14 de abril de 2012

April Fools' Day

Listen to the following podcast by the BBC and answer the questions below:


  • When is April fools' day celebrated?
  • What does it consist of?
  • Until what time are people in the UK allowed to play jokes?
  • Learn the following vocabulary:

practical joke - hoax - spoof story - taken in by - gullible - prank

The origins of April Fools Day are not clear but it is known that the tradition of practical joking and mischief-making dates back to Ancient Roman times. It would appear that the festival is closely related to the coming of Spring.
Ancient Romans and Celts celebrated a festival of practical joking at about the time of the Vernal Equinox, as do millions of India's Hindus.
The French also mark 1 April but instead of April Fools they call it Poisson d'Avril (April Fish).
 
Now watch two of the most famous hoaxes broadcasted by the BBC.
 
 
 
 
If you want to play a practical joke on a friend here you have some ideas...
 
 
This is the video if you want to make the Emotion Test.
 

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