I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TIME IN THESE VACATIONS AND THAT YOU ARE READY TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL NEXT SATURDAY WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT. THIS TIME I WILL ONLY LEAVE YOU THE READING AS HOMEWORK, AS WE ARE STARTING OFF A NEW UNIT.

HOMEWORK

1.- READING.

April Fool's Day  April 1st, or April Fools Day, is the day when we play jokes on people. Do you have it in your country?
Vocabulary
a fool- someone who doesn't understand what is happening
to tease- laugh at, make fun of someone, joke about something
to play a joke (on someone)- to do something funny that another person doesn't know about or suspect at first
container- something that holds something else, like a box, a bottle, or a jar
to play a trick (on someone)- same as play a joke
in the spirit of fun- with an atmosphere of fun, just for fun, lighthearted


April Fool's Day started in the sixteenth century in Europe. Before that time, New Year's Day was celebrated on April 1st. Then a new calendar was introduced called the Gregorian calendar. January 1st became the first day of the year, but many people did not know about it. So those who continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1st were teased. They were called fools.
Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st. For example, someone might put salt in the sugar container so another person could "accidentally" put it in their coffee. Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned. Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.
After we play the trick, we say "April Fool." Then the poor person realizes he was fooled. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm to anyone. Do you have any great jokes to play on anyone today? Try it out. Just don't forget to say "April Fool" when the other person begins looking a little confused.

 

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

ESPERO QUE HAYAN TENIDO UNAS GRATAS VACACIONES Y QUE HAYAN REGRESADO CON TODAS LAS GANAS DEL MUNDO PARA CONTINUAR APRENDIENDO INGLES. COMO ESTAMOS INICIANDO NUEVA UNIDAD, UNICAMENTE LES DEJARE LEER EL TEXTO QUE EVALUAMOS TODOS LOS SÁBADOS.

HOMEWORK

1.- READING.

No Friends for Me 

I am lonely. I am always by myself. I meet people every day. I smile at them. I say hello. I am nice to them. I want to have a friend. But I have no friends. What is wrong with me? I am polite. I am friendly. I am nice. I am kind. Why don't people like me? All I want is one friend. Everyone has one friend. I always see people with their friends. They laugh with each other. They have fun with each other. They do things with each other. What about me? I am by myself. I watch TV by myself. I go to movies by myself. I go to restaurants by myself. I go to the park by myself. I told my mother that I am lonely. She said it is my fault. "Why?" I asked. She said, "Because you never ask anyone to be with you." My mom is right. I never ask people to be with me. I am afraid they will say no.