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

<p>Come back to our blog and have a conversation with us! Go to http://www.allearsenglish.com/294</p> <p>Get your FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet: http://www.allearsenglish.com/evaluation</p> <p> </p> <p>April Fool’s Day is coming up later this week.</p> <p>Are you ready for it?</p> <p>How do you celebrate April Fool’s Day in your culture?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>It’s common to play jokes on friends and colleagues at work or at college in the United States.</p> <p>It’s especially common in colleges because students live together with their friends in dormitories.</p> <p> </p> <p>Vocabulary for April Fool’s Day:</p> <ul> <li>Gullible: To trust people and believe things that people say, even if those things are not true.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Practical Joke: A joke that you play on someone (not a spoken joke). You act out this kind of joke.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>A prank: A practical joke, a joke that is acted out</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Gag gift: A silly gift that is not meant to be serious but is meant to be a joke</li> </ul> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Are you looking for a professional, native English teacher online?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.allearsenglish.com/italki"><img class="alignright wp-image-5334 size-medium" src="http://allearsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/italki-sponsorship-trial-2-300x250.png" alt="english native teacher" width="300" height="250" /></a><strong>Get a native English teacher online in seconds at </strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/"><strong>italki</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Lindsay and Michelle recommend italki as our #1 English-learning solution online. Choose from more than 400 teachers to work on your business English or to pass your next big exam.</strong></p> <p><strong>Get our special offer before it runs out! Go to </strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/"><strong>italki and claim