April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day is a notable day marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.

BBC Central Learning English offers some information on this topic and if you don't understand the meaning of some word, you can do double click on it and Cambridge Dictionary Online will give you the answer.

Magazine article: “The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.” Read article

Word games: Famous riddles: Why did the chicken cross the road? Why do birds fly south in the winter? Find out here! Play game (1) and game (2)

Story: April Fool's Day: Danny Applewhite was developing into a rather arrogant young man. He was among the top five achievers at his school, but would he be smart enough to avoid being a fool on April 1st? Read story or listen to it (click on the right button)



Cartoon: "What are you doing? You aren't going to hurt me, are you?" "No, don't worry, I'm ..." See and listen to the cartoon

Trivia: Quote: "You couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day of your life even if you had an electrified fooling machine." (Homer Simpson) See more April Fool's Day trivia