Номер 1, страница 7, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

1. a. What do you know about April Fool's Day?

b. Read some facts about the popular holiday. Have you learned anything new?

If a person falls for the trick, then they are called an “April Fool”. Some people are not a good sport for the joke and get annoyed. April Fool’s Day finishes at midday in Britain. No more jokes after lunchtime, please! It’s bad luck. Anyone who forgets this and tries a joke in the afternoon becomes an “April Fool” themselves.

No one really knows when and where the tradition began. Some historians say that practical jokes were played in the Ancient Roman times. In Britain, April Fool’s traditions had become well kept by the end of the 17^th century.

In 1698 a prankster invited Londoners to the ceremony of Washing the Lions at the Tower of London. Of course it was a fake event and the people who had fallen for the trick went home disappointed. However, the joke worked so well that they kept repeating it for about two centuries and even printed up tickets for the ceremony. Some of them are kept in the collections of the British Museum and the Tower.

The style of April Fool’s Day tricks and jokes has changed over the years. In the 19^th century newspapers rarely played tricks on their readers on 1 April. It was only during the 20^th century that newspapers, radio and TV stations, and websites started using the date to let their imagination run wild to fool the public with fake stories. By the 1990s a new custom had been born: making special fake ads for 1 April. The world enthusiastically celebrates April Fool’s Day. So watch out or you will fall for their practical jokes!

c. Match the words in bold to their definitions:

1. a trick that surprises someone and makes them look silly;

2. to make something to somebody which makes people laugh;

3. to be tricked into believing something that is not true;

4. false, not true or real;

5. to be careful;

6. someone who doesn’t get angry when they lose or people play a joke on them;

7. a person who is fond of playing tricks.

d. Are the statements true or false? Correct the false ones.

1. In Britain, an April Fool is a person who is not a good sport for the joke.

2. The tradition of playing practical jokes was born at the end of the 17^th century in Britain.

3. By the beginning of the 20^th century, several generations of people had fallen for the “washing the lions” trick.

4. Nowadays only individuals play tricks on each other on April Fool’s Day.

5. People have to watch out on 1 April if they don’t want to become April Fools.

1. a. Что вы знаете о Дне смеха?

1. c. Сопоставьте выделенные жирным шрифтом слова с их определениями.

1. d. Верны ли утверждения или ложны? Исправьте ложные.

Ответ:

1. a. April Fool's Day is a holiday celebrated on April 1st. In Britain, the jokes should stop by midday. A person who falls for a trick is called an "April Fool". The tradition's origins are uncertain, possibly dating back to Ancient Roman times, but it was well-established in Britain by the end of the 17th century. A famous historical prank was the "Washing of the Lions" at the Tower of London. Over time, media outlets like newspapers, TV stations, and websites began participating by creating fake stories and ads to fool the public.

1. c.