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April Fool’s Day is coming up later this week.
Are you ready for it?
How do you celebrate April Fool’s Day in your culture?
Today you’ll learn what many Americans do on April Fool’s Day and you’ll get a few new vocabulary words for this day.
It’s common to play jokes on friends and colleagues at work or at college in the United States.
It’s especially common in colleges because students live together with their friends in dormitories.
Vocabulary for April Fool’s Day:
- Gullible: To trust people and believe things that people say, even if those things are not true.
- Practical Joke: A joke that you play on someone (not a spoken joke). You act out this kind of joke.
- A prank: A practical joke, a joke that is acted out
- Gag gift: A silly gift that is not meant to be serious but is meant to be a joke
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What should you do if someone plays a joke on you?
Don’t take it too seriously.
Laugh at it.
Have a good time.
Leave a message in the comments.
How do you celebrate April Fool’s Day?
Let us know.
Come back to our blog and have a conversation with us! Go to http://www.allearsenglish.com/294
Get your FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet: http://www.allearsenglish.com/evaluation
April Fool’s Day is coming up later this week.
Are you ready for it?
How do you celebrate April Fool’s Day in your culture?
Today you’ll learn what many Americans do on April Fool’s Day and you’ll get a few new vocabulary words for this day.
It’s common to play jokes on friends and colleagues at work or at college in the United States.
It’s especially common in colleges because students live together with their friends in dormitories.
Vocabulary for April Fool’s Day:
Gullible: To trust people and believe things that people say, even if those things are not true.
Practical Joke: A joke that you play on someone (not a spoken joke). You act out this kind of joke.
A prank: A practical joke, a joke that is acted out
Gag gift: A silly gift that is not meant to be serious but is meant to be a joke
What should you do if someone plays a joke on you?
Don’t take it too seriously.
Laugh at it.
Have a good time.
Leave a message in the comments.
How do you celebrate April Fool’s Day?
Let us know.
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Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun while you improve your English listening skills! We are an English as a Second Language (ESL) podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners around the world. We will show you how to use everyday English vocabulary and natural idioms, expressions, and phrasal verbs and how to make small talk in American English. We will also give you special tips on American culture, customs, etiquette, and how to speak with Americans as well as conversation and commentary on study tips, business English, life in America and Boston and New York, how to apply to university in the US, dating, travel, food and more. You'll get TOEFL, IELTS, and TOEIC help also from The Examiner of Excellence, Jessica Beck. This podcast is for adult students who are professionals and university students as well as ESL teachers. Join the community to learn to speak American English like a native! Connection NOT Perfection!
