Day of Jokes
April the 1st
is known as April Fool's Day. It is a day people when
people play jokes. There are often silly stories in the
newspapers and on the television and radio.
In most countries April fool's jokes usually happen
before midday. In France, for example, you have 'April
Fish'. Children try to secretly pin paper fish on to
each other.
Nobody knows how April fool's Day started. Perhaps it
was to celebrate the start of spring.
Famous April Fool's Day Jokes
- The BBC produced a spoof April fool's' documentary about 'spaghetti trees'
- Burger King introduced a left-handed burger.
- A famous British astronomer made a very strange radio announcement about gravity on April 1.
Can you spot the April Fool stories on
this
page?
Spaghetti Trees * Left-handed Burgers * Gravity Loss
Note for ESL, EFL & ESOL Teachers
What
is ESL Young Learners?
An independent website providing free resources for
English language teachers and students. These include
reading and listening materials for use in the
classroom or online.
Which resources can I use with my students?
Think of ESL Young Learners as a library. Materials
are broadly categorised by age and/or
level - but visitors can use
any materials they can manage.
- Materials for the Age 5+ range in level from Beginners to Pre-intermediate.
- Materials for the Age 10+ range in level from Pre-intermediate to Upper Intermediate.
Less confident older learners may want to try the materials for younger children or vice versa.
