Don’t Be Fooled (part 1)

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Intermediate

Exercise 1

Vocabulary

tease

Verb

tiːz

to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them

My girlfriend enjoys teasing me.

It looks like they are having a fight, but they are just teasing each other.

mean

Adjective

miːn

unkind, for example by not letting somebody have or do something

I don’t like Pete because he is mean.

prank

Noun

præŋk

a trick that is played on somebody as a joke

My cousins always pull pranks on their neighbor.

trick

Verb

trɪk

to make somebody believe something which is not true; the noun trick means something that you do to make somebody believe something which is not true, or to annoy somebody as a joke

He tricked my wife and stole her purse.

theory

Noun

ˈθiːəriː

an opinion or idea that somebody believes is true but that is not proved

Many people believe in conspiracy theories involving the government.

Charles Darwin developed the theory of Evolution.

The scientist is in the process of testing her theory.

origin

Noun

ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn

the point from which something starts; the cause of something

Some historians consider cave paintings as the origin of human art.

Mankind's origins can be traced back to monkeys.

Scientists are investigating the origins of the universe.

tradition

Noun

trəˈdɪʃən

a belief, custom or way of doing something that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people; a set of these beliefs or customs

Thai monks maintain Thailand's religious tradition.

Giving presents is a common tradition at Christmas.

We should not lose the best parts of old traditions.

remain

Verb

rɪˈmeɪn

to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition

Only one piece of pizza remains.

He remained at the bar until it closed.

Only the outer wall of the castle remains now.

My company wants to remain fully independent.

Exercise 2

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Don’t Be Fooled (Part 1)

To kid. To tease. To joke and fool around. They all mean about the same thing. If you kid, you make fun in a playful way. Teasing can be playful or mean.

To joke around is to have fun with someone. To fool someone is to try to make them believe something that is not true. And that is the purpose of April Fools’ Day.

April 1st is known as the day to fool people with pranks or tricks. But how did this tradition begin? Some say April Fools’ Day began as one big mistake.

Many centuries ago, people in the Western world used the Julian calendar. They celebrated the New Year on April 1st. However, when people began using the Gregorian calendar, the New Year was moved to January 1st.