Главная ⇒ 📕English topics ⇒ April Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day or all Fool’s Day is the first of April. The fun of the holiday is to play silly but harmless jokes on family members and friends. The victim of these jokes is called an April fool. This holiday first appeared in France when the French began to use the Gregorian calendar, some people continued to use the old calendar and to celebrate New Year’s Day in April 1. These people were called April fools. Playing jokes on this day became popular first in France and then in many other countries. Today, April Fool’s jokes are played mostly by children, who enjoy the holiday very much.

My Summer Holidays — Мои летние каникулы After my hard and busy school year my summer holidays began. I felt happy when hard and busy school year...
About My Mother — Про мою маму My mother’s name is Valentyna Ivanivna Petrenko. She is forty years old. But to my mind she looks much younger....
The Lesson of English As you know, our group has two English lessons a week: on Tuesday and Friday. When the teacher comes and...
Climate in the USA — Климат США The USA is the fourth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada and China. Including the states of Alaska...
My Favourite Singer (Michael Jackson) My favourite singer is Michael Jackson. I like his songs very much because they are full of energy and very...
American Homes American homes are some of the biggest and best in the world. Many have a garage for one or two...
My Summer Holidays (3) I spent my summer holidays near the sea. I went to Crimea in July. I stayed there for three weeks....
Russia — Россия The first thing I am going to tell my foreign visitor about is the geography and climate of Russia, as...
Television in Our life — Телевидение в нашей жизни Television now plays an important role in our life. It is difficult to say if it is good or bad...
I Want to be an Interpreter I want to be an interpreter. It is an interesting and useful profession. My parents have a large library and...
Soap Operas Today soap operas are very popular, and many people find them enjoyable and realistic, but some people don’t think so....
British Private Education Seven per cent of British schoolchildren go to private schools called independent schools. There are 2,400 independent schools and they...
American Symbols The American flag is often called «The Stars and Stripes», it is also called «Old Glory». It represents the growth...
English in the Future — Английский язык в будущем Two English teachers Lynne and Greg are talking about learning English in future. Question : Lynne, I’d like to ask...
Hobbies in the UK and the USA — Хобби в Соединенном Королевстве и США Hobbies are a great British and American tradition. A hobby is a special interest or activity that you do in...
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was a clergyman and one of the most prominent members of the civil rights movement. He was...
Halloween Halloween, name applied to the evening of October 31, preceding the Christian feast of Hallowmas, Allhallows, or All Saints’ Day....
Ice Hockey Ice hockey is one of the most action-paced of sports, demanding skillful skating, expert stick-handling, and masterly puck control. The...
British Literature Great Britain gave the world a lot of talented people. Many famous writers and poets were born and lived in...
The Weather in England — Погода в Англии (2) The weather in England is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon and evening. And a...
Laos Somewhat smaller than Oregon, Laos is a mountainous Southeast Asia country ruled by communists. The population of this little country...
Teenagers The age between 14 & 17 is considered to be one of the best periods in people’s life. Grown-ups remember...
British Isles The British Isles haven’t always been a separate part of Europe. Long time ago Britain was a part of the...
Gerald Rudolph Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born July 14, 1913) (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., renamed after adoption) was the fortieth (1973-1974)...
Peter Tchaikovsky — Петр Ильич Чайковский Almost everybody knows «The Nutcracker Suite» with its «Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy» and «Waltz of the Flowers» «The...
English Halloween Customs — Английские традиции Хэллоуина The celebration of All Saints Day or just Halloween takes place on October 31st. The tradition of Halloween began in...
Sport in Great Britain — Спорт в Великобритании (1) Sport plays such a large part in British life that many idioms in the English language have come from the...
My Household Duties — Мои обязанности по дому (2) I live with my mother and father. I like to help them. Every Sunday I clean my room. I take...
Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was a man on many contrasts. He made a fortune but lived...
Workaholism For many people, fact about workaholism are not clear. What is workaholism, exactly? When should a person seek help about...
Presidents’ Day — День президентов Until the mid — 1970s, the February 22, the birthday of George Washington, the hero of the Revolutionary War and...
Education in Great Britain: Schools — Образование в Великобритании: Школы (3) In Britain it is compulsory for everyone between the ages of 5 and 16 years to receive some officially recognized...
In the theatre You can not imagine our Life without theatre and cinema. When you watch a film or come to the theatre...
Fashion in Russia In my country, there are always trends and so teenagers wear a variety of clothes. A lot of teenagers are...
Shopping — Покупки (Шоппинг) Nowadays shopping as a way of spending time has become quite a popular thing. However, the meaning of this word...
The USA (8) The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and Chine). It occupies...
London (5) London is a royal city. The British queen has a palace there — Buckingham Palace, which is the official London...
Yerevan is the capital of Armenia Yerevan is the capital of Armenia. 1,1 mln people live in Yerevan and it is the largest city in Armenia....
The Economy and Trade of Canada — Экономика и торговля Канады The Canadian economy is among the worlds soundest. Canada is the seventh-largest trading nation among the industrialised market economies and...
The Fifty States — Пятьдесят штатов The fifty states have joined to make one nation. The United States did not always have fifty states. At first...