Celebrating April Fools' Day at The Holiday Zone

ELL Discussion Topics for April Fools' Day

Is April Fools' Day observed in your home country? If so, how?
What does it mean to "fool" someone?
What types of pranks are appropriate for April Fools' Day?

Tell about the funniest prank you've ever experienced.

Brainstorm a list of harmless pranks and share them with the class.

While many pranks are harmless, some are harmful. Give an example of a harmful prank.

Are harmful pranks ever appropriate? Why or why not?

Have you ever been the victim of a harmful prank? If so, tell about the experience. How did it make you feel? How did you react?
How does a prank or trick differ from a hoax?
Have you ever fallen for a hoax? If so, tell about the experience.
Have you ever tried to convince someone else that something was true when it really wasn't? Describe the experience.

History is filled with hoaxes ranging from supposed 1934 photo of the Loch Ness Monster, later acknowledged to be a fake, to the supposed discovery of the Piltdown man, to the 1965 BBC April Fool's announcement of the creation "smellovision" (technology that would allow smells to be broadcast from television studios to television sets the world over). Share a hoax from your country's history.
Is fan death a hoax? Defend your answer.
A gullible person believes things very easily. Do you consider yourself to be gullible? Why or why not?

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