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13 Essential Literary Terms
For the most part, every language has the same literary terms. However, what of course is going to be different is their references, or how they are used in the respective language. Below you will find the 13 Essential Literary Terms in the English language with a couple fun examples. Do you have similar phrases you use in your language?
Metaphor
[met-uh-fawr, -fer]
Aristotle wrote that mastery over the art of metaphor is a sign of genius, but what does this ubiquitous literary term mean in its most basic form? A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “She is a rose.” Excluding the possibility that the subject of this sentence is literally a flower, this example suggests that the subject possesses figurative extensions of qualities or attributes of a rose, such as exquisite beauty or perhaps a prickly disposition.
Examples
1. Sea of grief.
2. Fishing for compliments.
3. Broken heart.
4. Light of my life.
5. It's raining men.
Simile
[sim-uh-lee]
Metaphor is often confused with simile, a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. That explicit comparison often takes the form of the word like or as. To build on the example in the previous slide, “she is like a rose” and “as thorny as a rose bush” are examples of simile.
Examples
1. As cute as a kitten.
2. As busy as a bee.
3. As snug as a bug in a rug.
4. As happy as a clam.
5. As black as coal.
Analogy
[uh-nal-uh-jee]
Simile and metaphor are both forms of analogy, the illustration of one idea by a more familiar or accessible idea that is in some way parallel. In his novel Cocktail Hour, P.G. Wodehouse uses the analogy of a man expecting to hear a rose petal drop in the Grand Canyon to illustrate the futility of a novelist hoping for swift success: "It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo."
Examples
1. The relationship between them began to thaw.
2. You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard.
3. I am going to be toast when I get home.
4. He is like a rock.
5. I feel like a fish out of water.
Hyperbole
[hahy-pur-buh-lee]
Hyperbole is an obvious and intentional exaggeration, such as “I read a million books this summer.” Although teachers everywhere would likely rejoice if this were a true statement, plausibility is not the intended use of hyperbole: this literary device is often used for dramatic or comedic effect.
Examples
1. It was so cold i saw polar bears wearing jackets.
2. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
3. She is as thin as a toothpick.
4. We are poor and don't have two cents to rub together.
5. I had a ton of chores to do.
Allusion
[uh-loo-zhuhn]
An allusion is an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or artistic work. Allusions assume a level of familiarity on the part of the reader with the work, person, or event referenced. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the con artists who claims to be an heir to the French throne makes allusions to three of Shakespeare’s plays in his jumbled rendition of Hamlet’s soliloquy, which opens with the humorously botched line “To be or not to be: that is the bare bodkin.”
Examples
1. I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's.
2. When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge.
3. He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
4. This place is like a Garden of Eden.
5. You are a Solomon when it comes to making decisions.
Euphemism
[yoo-fuh-miz-uhm]
Euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be harsh, blunt, or offensive. Break wind, the birds and the bees, and cold turkey are euphemisms for flatulence, sex and reproduction, and a quick, complete withdrawal from the use of an addictive substance, respectively. The opposite of euphemism is dysphemism, defined as the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.
Examples
1. Passed away instead of died.
2. Correction facility instead of prison.
3. Turn a drick instead of engage in prostitution.
4. Collateral damage instead of accidental death.
5. Letting someone go instead of firing someone.
Paradox
[par-uh-doks]
A paradox is a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but may in reality express a truth or tension. William Wordsworth offers an example of paradox in his poem My Heart Leaps Upwith the line “the Child is the father of the Man.” This expression defies common sense on a literal level, but expresses a deeper truth that our dominant character traits are formed when we are young, and they continue to shape our experiences as adults. Paradoxcomes from the Greek word parádoxos, which means “beyond belief.”
Examples
1. Jumbo shrimp.
2. I'm nobody.
3. Wise fool.
4. Bittersweet.
5. A rich man is no richer than a poor man.
Oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on, -mohr-]
Similar to paradox, the rhetorical device oxymoron uses contradiction, but an oxymoron is more compressed than a paradox. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, such as in the phrase “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly,” or more famously in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet when Romeo utters the lines “O loving hate” and “O heavy lightness” in the opening scene.
Examples
1. The same difference.
2. Great Depression.
3. Cruel to be kind.
4. Pain for pleasure.
5. Clearly confused.
Satire
[sat-ahyuhr]
Satire is a slippery concept that can sometimes be deeply embedded in a work’s themes or narrative, and sometimes closer to the surface in the actions or behavior of characters: simply put, satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice or folly. Jonathan Swift’s 1726 novel Gulliver’s Travels is an example of satirical fiction. Written in the style of travel writing of its day, Gulliver’s Travels also provides an example of parody, defined as “a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.”
Examples
1. Marriage is the chief cause for divorce.
2. It's a catastrophic success.
3. I am not young enough to know everything.
4. If voting changed anything they would make it illegal.
5. I feel so miserable without you, its like almost like having you here.
Onomatopoeia
[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‐mah-tuh‐]
Perhaps the most fun-to-say term on this list, onomatopoeia is defined as the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. It comes from the Greek word onomatopoiía, which means “making of words.”
Examples
1. Baa
2. Bark
3. Chirp
4. Buzz
5. Cuckoo
Alliteration
[uh-lit-uh-rey-shuhn]
Alliteration is the commencement of two or more nearby words with the same letter or sound, as in the schoolyard staple “She sells seashells by the seashore.” Alliteration is often used in poetry and song writing, along with assonance, the repetition of vowel sounds in words with different consonants, and consonance, the repetition of consonants, often at the end of words.
Examples
1. Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
2. Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
3. Carrie's cat clawed at her couch, creating chaos.
4. Hanna's home has heat hopefully.
5. Peter's piglet pranced priggishly.
Allegory
[al-uh-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee]
An allegory is a story in which the characters or developments symbolize real people or events. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an example of an allegory; on the surface it’s about a group of animals that overthrow their human masters to establish a more egalitarian society only to watch it devolve into tyranny, but below the surface it’s about Russia’s Bolshevik revolution and the corrupting nature of power.
Examples
1. Pigs represent people in power.
2. Boxers represents the working class.
3. The dragon represents evil.
4. All animal are equal but a few are more equal than others.
5. The story of the Wizard of Oz - i.e. cowardice is embodies by the lion, thoughtless panic in the scarecrow...etc.
Irony
[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-]
Perhaps the most widely misunderstood term on this list, ironyhas a broad range of meanings and applications. Its primary definition is “the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning,” sometimes called verbal irony. Responding “How nice!” to unpleasant news is an example of verbal irony. There is also situational irony, in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected, and dramatic irony, which occurs when a situation is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
Examples
1. The name of Britain's biggest dog was "Tiny".
2. I saw fish drowning.
3. Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.
4. The butter is as soft as a marble piece.
5. I have been down so long, it looks up to me.
Metaphor
[met-uh-fawr, -fer]
Aristotle wrote that mastery over the art of metaphor is a sign of genius, but what does this ubiquitous literary term mean in its most basic form? A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “She is a rose.” Excluding the possibility that the subject of this sentence is literally a flower, this example suggests that the subject possesses figurative extensions of qualities or attributes of a rose, such as exquisite beauty or perhaps a prickly disposition.
Examples
1. Sea of grief.
2. Fishing for compliments.
3. Broken heart.
4. Light of my life.
5. It's raining men.
Simile
[sim-uh-lee]
Metaphor is often confused with simile, a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. That explicit comparison often takes the form of the word like or as. To build on the example in the previous slide, “she is like a rose” and “as thorny as a rose bush” are examples of simile.
Examples
1. As cute as a kitten.
2. As busy as a bee.
3. As snug as a bug in a rug.
4. As happy as a clam.
5. As black as coal.
[uh-nal-uh-jee]
Simile and metaphor are both forms of analogy, the illustration of one idea by a more familiar or accessible idea that is in some way parallel. In his novel Cocktail Hour, P.G. Wodehouse uses the analogy of a man expecting to hear a rose petal drop in the Grand Canyon to illustrate the futility of a novelist hoping for swift success: "It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo."
Examples
1. The relationship between them began to thaw.
2. You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard.
3. I am going to be toast when I get home.
4. He is like a rock.
5. I feel like a fish out of water.
[hahy-pur-buh-lee]
Hyperbole is an obvious and intentional exaggeration, such as “I read a million books this summer.” Although teachers everywhere would likely rejoice if this were a true statement, plausibility is not the intended use of hyperbole: this literary device is often used for dramatic or comedic effect.
Examples
1. It was so cold i saw polar bears wearing jackets.
2. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
3. She is as thin as a toothpick.
4. We are poor and don't have two cents to rub together.
5. I had a ton of chores to do.
[uh-loo-zhuhn]
An allusion is an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or artistic work. Allusions assume a level of familiarity on the part of the reader with the work, person, or event referenced. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the con artists who claims to be an heir to the French throne makes allusions to three of Shakespeare’s plays in his jumbled rendition of Hamlet’s soliloquy, which opens with the humorously botched line “To be or not to be: that is the bare bodkin.”
Examples
1. I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's.
2. When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge.
3. He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
4. This place is like a Garden of Eden.
5. You are a Solomon when it comes to making decisions.
[yoo-fuh-miz-uhm]
Euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be harsh, blunt, or offensive. Break wind, the birds and the bees, and cold turkey are euphemisms for flatulence, sex and reproduction, and a quick, complete withdrawal from the use of an addictive substance, respectively. The opposite of euphemism is dysphemism, defined as the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.
Examples
1. Passed away instead of died.
2. Correction facility instead of prison.
3. Turn a drick instead of engage in prostitution.
4. Collateral damage instead of accidental death.
5. Letting someone go instead of firing someone.
[par-uh-doks]
A paradox is a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but may in reality express a truth or tension. William Wordsworth offers an example of paradox in his poem My Heart Leaps Upwith the line “the Child is the father of the Man.” This expression defies common sense on a literal level, but expresses a deeper truth that our dominant character traits are formed when we are young, and they continue to shape our experiences as adults. Paradoxcomes from the Greek word parádoxos, which means “beyond belief.”
Examples
1. Jumbo shrimp.
2. I'm nobody.
3. Wise fool.
4. Bittersweet.
5. A rich man is no richer than a poor man.
[ok-si-mawr-on, -mohr-]
Similar to paradox, the rhetorical device oxymoron uses contradiction, but an oxymoron is more compressed than a paradox. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, such as in the phrase “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly,” or more famously in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet when Romeo utters the lines “O loving hate” and “O heavy lightness” in the opening scene.
Examples
1. The same difference.
2. Great Depression.
3. Cruel to be kind.
4. Pain for pleasure.
5. Clearly confused.
[sat-ahyuhr]
Satire is a slippery concept that can sometimes be deeply embedded in a work’s themes or narrative, and sometimes closer to the surface in the actions or behavior of characters: simply put, satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice or folly. Jonathan Swift’s 1726 novel Gulliver’s Travels is an example of satirical fiction. Written in the style of travel writing of its day, Gulliver’s Travels also provides an example of parody, defined as “a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.”
Examples
1. Marriage is the chief cause for divorce.
2. It's a catastrophic success.
3. I am not young enough to know everything.
4. If voting changed anything they would make it illegal.
5. I feel so miserable without you, its like almost like having you here.
[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‐mah-tuh‐]
Perhaps the most fun-to-say term on this list, onomatopoeia is defined as the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. It comes from the Greek word onomatopoiía, which means “making of words.”
Examples
1. Baa
2. Bark
3. Chirp
4. Buzz
5. Cuckoo
Alliteration
[uh-lit-uh-rey-shuhn]
Alliteration is the commencement of two or more nearby words with the same letter or sound, as in the schoolyard staple “She sells seashells by the seashore.” Alliteration is often used in poetry and song writing, along with assonance, the repetition of vowel sounds in words with different consonants, and consonance, the repetition of consonants, often at the end of words.
Examples
1. Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
2. Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
3. Carrie's cat clawed at her couch, creating chaos.
4. Hanna's home has heat hopefully.
5. Peter's piglet pranced priggishly.
[al-uh-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee]
An allegory is a story in which the characters or developments symbolize real people or events. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an example of an allegory; on the surface it’s about a group of animals that overthrow their human masters to establish a more egalitarian society only to watch it devolve into tyranny, but below the surface it’s about Russia’s Bolshevik revolution and the corrupting nature of power.
Examples
1. Pigs represent people in power.
2. Boxers represents the working class.
3. The dragon represents evil.
4. All animal are equal but a few are more equal than others.
5. The story of the Wizard of Oz - i.e. cowardice is embodies by the lion, thoughtless panic in the scarecrow...etc.
[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-]
Perhaps the most widely misunderstood term on this list, ironyhas a broad range of meanings and applications. Its primary definition is “the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning,” sometimes called verbal irony. Responding “How nice!” to unpleasant news is an example of verbal irony. There is also situational irony, in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected, and dramatic irony, which occurs when a situation is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
Examples
1. The name of Britain's biggest dog was "Tiny".
2. I saw fish drowning.
3. Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.
4. The butter is as soft as a marble piece.
5. I have been down so long, it looks up to me.
Sunday, April 5, 2020
World Language Map
International family? intriguing statistics that outline "our" way of life - after all, my children grew up speaking "Swinglish" (Swiss and English).
Have a look at the entire infographic directly on Business Insider.
Have a look at the entire infographic directly on Business Insider.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
April Fools!
April Fools Day
The Reading
April Fools' Day is on
the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks,
practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin
of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: “This is the day upon which
we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.”
In some countries, you have until noon to play your jokes. If you play a trick
on someone after midday, you are the April Fool. In other countries, April
Fools' Day lasts the whole day. On this day, you never know what or who to
believe. Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes on
their readers and viewers. Sometimes people actually think the real news is an
April Fools' joke.
Some of the most famous April Fools'
jokes are quite amazing. My favourite happened in 1957. The BBC showed a
documentary of people in Switzerland cutting spaghetti from spaghetti trees.
Lots of people contacted the BBC asking how they could grow their own spaghetti
trees! Another good one was the “left-handed burger” advertised by Burger King
on April 1st, 1998. They said all of the juice would drip out of the right hand
side of the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff for the
traditional right-handed burger. Other classic jokes include the BBC’s 1965
news of “Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008 invitation for people to apply to be
astronauts to live on the website’s new base on Mars. If you believe that,
you’ll believe anything!
Phrase Match
Match
the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph
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people can play tricks,
practical
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play your jokes
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play a trick on someone
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readers and viewers
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you never know what or
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of this day
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of people in
Switzerland
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documentary
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“Smell-o-vision”
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Listening Gap Fill
April Fools' Day _________________ April every year. It is a
day when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No
one really knows _________________ this day. The writer Mark Twain famously
said: “This is the day upon which we are reminded of _________________ other
three-hundred and sixty-four days.” In some countries, you have until noon to
play your jokes. If you play a trick on someone after midday, you are the April
Fool. In other countries, April Fools' Day _________________. On this day, you
never know what or who to believe. Even newspapers and television stations play
April Fools' jokes on their readers and viewers. Sometimes people actually
_________________ an April Fools' joke.
Some of the most famous April Fools'
jokes _________________. My favourite happened in 1957. The BBC showed a
documentary of people in Switzerland cutting spaghetti from spaghetti trees.
Lots of people contacted the BBC _________________ grow their own spaghetti
trees! Another _________________ “left-handed burger” advertised by Burger King
on April 1st, 1998. They said all of the _________________ of the right hand
side of the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff for the
traditional right-handed burger. Other _________________ the BBC’s 1965 news of
“Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008 invitation for people to apply to be
astronauts to live on the website’s new base on Mars. If you believe that,
_____________________!
While Reading / Listening Gap Fill
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
April Fools' Day is on the __________ of April every year. It is a day
when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on __________ other.
No one really knows the __________ origin of this day. The writer Mark Twain
famously said: “This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on
the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.” In some countries, you have
__________ noon to play your jokes. If you play a trick on someone after
midday, you are the April Fool. In other countries, April Fools' Day
__________ the whole day. On this day, you never know __________ or who to
believe. Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes on
their __________ and viewers. Sometimes people actually think the __________
news is an April Fools' joke.
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until
each real readers first lasts exact what |
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Some of the most famous April Fools' jokes are __________ amazing. My
favourite happened in 1957. The BBC showed a documentary of people in
Switzerland __________ spaghetti from spaghetti trees. Lots of people
contacted the BBC asking how they could __________ their own spaghetti trees!
Another __________ one was the “left-handed burger” advertised by Burger King
on April 1st, 1998. They said all of the __________ would drip out of the
right hand side of the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff for
the traditional right-handed burger. Other __________ jokes include the BBC’s
1965 news of “Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008 invitation for people to
__________ to be astronauts to live on the website’s new base on Mars. If you
believe that, you’ll believe __________!
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juice
cutting apply quite good anything grow classic |
Choose the Correct Word
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
April Fools' Day is on
the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricky / tricks, practical jokes and
hoaxes on each / one other. No one
really knows the exact origin / original
of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: “This is the day upon which
we are reminds / reminded of what we
are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.” In some countries, you
have until / by noon to play your
jokes. If you play a trick on someone after midday, you are the April Fool / Foolish. In other countries,
April Fools' Day lasts the whole day. On this day, you never know / knowing what or who to believe.
Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes on their
readers and viewing / viewers.
Sometimes people actually think the real news is an April Fools' joke.
Some of the most famous April Fools'
jokes are quite amazed / amazing. My
favourite happened in 1957. The BBC showed a documentary of people in
Switzerland cutting / cut spaghetti
from spaghetti trees. Lots of / Loads
people contacted the BBC asking how they could grow their own spaghetti trees!
Another good won / one was the
“left-handed burger” advertised by Burger King on April 1st, 1998. They said
all of the juicy / juice would drip
out of the right hand side of the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff / stuff for the traditional
right-handed burger. Other classic jokes
/ joking include the BBC’s 1965 news of “Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008
invitation for people to apply /
application to be astronauts to live on the website’s new base on Mars. If
you believe that, you’ll believe anything!
Multiple Choice
April Fools' Day is on
the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, (1)
____ jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact (2) ____ of
this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: “This is the day upon which we
are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.” In
some countries, you have (3) ____ noon to play your jokes. If you play a trick
on someone after midday, you are the April Fool. In other countries, April
Fools' Day (4) ____ the whole day. On this day, you never know (5) ____ or who
to believe. Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes on
their readers and viewers. Sometimes people actually (6) ____ the real news is
an April Fools' joke.
Some of the most famous
April Fools' jokes are quite (7) ____. My favourite happened in 1957. The BBC
showed a documentary of people in Switzerland cutting spaghetti from spaghetti
trees. Lots of people (8) ____ the BBC asking how they could grow their own
spaghetti trees! Another good one was the “left-handed burger” advertised by
Burger King on April 1st, 1998. They said all of the (9) ____ would drip out of
the right hand side of the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff
for the (10) ____ right-handed burger. Other classic jokes include the BBC’s
1965 news of “Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008 invitation for people to (11)
____ to be astronauts to live on the website’s new (12) ____ on Mars. If you
believe that, you’ll believe anything!
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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practice
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practices
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practical
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(d)
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practicality
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original
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(b)
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origin
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originality
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originals
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by
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since
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up
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until
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lasts
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last
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lastly
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lasted
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what
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where
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whoever
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that
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thinks
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think
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(c)
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thinking
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thinker
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amazed
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(b)
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amazement
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amazing
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amazes
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(a)
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contracted
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(b)
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compacted
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(c)
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connected
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(d)
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contacted
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juicy
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juicer
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(c)
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juiced
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juice
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(a)
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traditions
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tradition
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traditional
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tradit.
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Number these lines in the correct order.
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and
viewers. Sometimes people actually think the real news is an April Fools'
joke.
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documentary
of people in Switzerland cutting spaghetti from spaghetti trees. Lots of
people contacted the
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Some
of the most famous April Fools' jokes are quite amazing. My favourite
happened in 1957. The BBC showed a
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who
to believe. Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes
on their readers
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countries,
you have until noon to play your jokes. If you play a trick on someone after
midday,
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BBC
asking how they could grow their own spaghetti trees! Another good one was
the “left-handed burger” advertised
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jokes
include the BBC’s 1965 news of “Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008 invitation
for people to apply to
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be
astronauts to live on the website’s new base on Mars. If you believe that,
you’ll believe anything!
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April
Fools' Day is on the first of April every year. It is a day when people can
play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes
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you
are the April Fool. In other countries, April Fools' Day lasts the whole day.
On this day, you never know what or
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by
Burger King on April 1st, 1998. They said all of the juice would drip out of
the right hand side
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on
each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this day. The writer Mark
Twain famously said: “This is
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of
the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff for the traditional
right-handed burger. Other classic
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the day upon which we
are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.”
In some
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Sentences
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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play day tricks
when It people
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the origin one
knows exact
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tricks jokes
on play practical hoaxes
other , and
each
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have you
jokes your play
to noon until
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or what
know never you
believe to who
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jokes most are
famous quite April
amazing
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they grow
own trees could
their spaghetti
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hand juice
out right the
drip the side
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invitation astronauts be
to apply to
people for
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anything that
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you believe believe
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WRITING
Write
about April Fools' Day for 10 minutes.
Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.
Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.
Answers
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