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An introduction to April Fool’s Day.
A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day.
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Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
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2. What did the TV show say the special
water could do?
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending?
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
6. Which of these stories is the most
believable? Which is the least believable?
Why?
I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth.
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories?
Yes, I would./ No, I wouldn't.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. After the spaghetti story __________
(appear) in the news, everyone _______
(rush) to the supermarkets.
2. By the time people ________ (find out)
the story was not true, all the spaghetti
in the supermarkets _______________
(disappear).