AEE 294: Don't Be a Fool! Learn About April Fool's Day with All Ears English

Published: March 30, 2015, 5 a.m.

b'Come back to our blog and have a conversation with us!\\xa0Go to http://www.allearsenglish.com/294\\nGet your FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet: http://www.allearsenglish.com/evaluation\\n\\xa0\\nApril Fool\\u2019s Day is coming up later this week.\\nAre you ready for it?\\nHow do you celebrate April Fool\\u2019s Day in your culture?\\nToday you\\u2019ll learn what many Americans do on April Fool\\u2019s Day and you\\u2019ll get a few new vocabulary words for this day.\\nIt\\u2019s common to play jokes on friends and colleagues at work or at college in the United States.\\nIt\\u2019s especially common in colleges because students live together with their friends in dormitories.\\n\\xa0\\nVocabulary for April Fool\\u2019s Day:\\n\\nGullible: To trust people and believe things that people say, even if those things are not true.\\n\\nPractical Joke: A joke that you play on someone (not a spoken joke). You act out this kind of joke.\\n\\nA prank: A practical joke, a joke that is acted out\\n\\nGag gift: A silly gift that is not meant to be serious but is meant to be a joke\\n\\n\\xa0\\nWhat should you do if someone plays a joke on you?\\nDon\\u2019t take it too seriously.\\nLaugh at it.\\nHave a good time.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLeave a message in the comments.\\nHow do you celebrate April Fool\\u2019s Day?\\nLet us know.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'