4. Practical jokes are not intended to
have lasting impact; they are generally
lighthearted and aim to make victim
feel humbled or foolish.
They are called "practical" because
they are done physically, in contrast
to a verbal or written jokes.
Objects used in practical jokes can be
a bucket of water hung in the
doorway, a fake vomit, chewing-gum
bugs, exploding cigars, costumes, etc.
bucket of water
chewing-gum with insect bug
in it
chewing-gums with
plastic cockroaches
exploading cigar
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7. In western culture , playing
ticks on April Fools’ Day is
a tradition and dates back
to the Roman times ,
although in the literature
the first recorded
association between April 1
and foolishness is given in
Geoffrey Chaucer’s
“Canterbury Tales” ,
namely in “Nun’s Priest’s
Tale”.
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9. Gullible (adj.) – easily fooled or cheated;
especially quick to believe something that is
not true
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14. Mr Hoppy is a shy old man who lives
alone in an apartment building. For
many years, he has been secretly in
love with Miss Silver, a woman who
lives below him. Mr Hoppy
frequently leans over his balcony and
exchanges polite conversation with
Miss Silver, but he is too shy to
disclose how he feels. Mr Hoppy
longs to express his feelings to Miss
Silver, but he can never bring his lips
to form the words.
15. • Alfie
a small pet tortoise
weighs only 13 ounces
Miss Silver has a small pet tortoise,
Alfie, whom she loves very much.
One morning, Miss Silver mentions
to Mr Hoppy that even though she
has had Alfie for many years, her pet
has only grown a tiny bit and has
gained only 13 ounces in weight. She
confesses that she wishes she knew of
some way to make her little Alfie
grown into a larger, more dignified
tortoise. Mr Hoppy suddenly thinks
of a way to give Miss Silver her wish
and win her affection.
16. • ESIO TROT, ESIO TROT,
TEG REGGIB REGGIB!
EMOC NO, ESIO TROT,
WORG PU, FFUP PU, TOOHS PU!
GNIRPS PU, WOLB PU, LLEWS
PU!
EGROG! ELZZUG! FFUTS! PLUG!
TUP NO TAF, ESIO TROT, TUP
NO TAF!
TEG NO, TEG NO, ELBBOG DOOF!
Mr Hoppy tells Miss Silver that he -
in fact - does know of a way to make
a tortoise grow bigger. He writes the
following words on a slip of paper,
and lowers it down to Mrs. Silver:
Mr Hoppy explains that these magic
words, when whispered in Alfie's ear
three times a day, will cause Alfie to
grow bigger and bigger. Miss Silver is
doubtful, but agrees to try. (The
words are reversed)
spell
17. Over the next few days, Mr Hoppy
carries out the second part of his
plan. He visits every pet shop in the
city, and buys many tortoises of
various sizes, but none that weigh less
than 13 ounces.
The following day, when Miss Silver
leaves for work, Mr Hoppy selects a
tortoise from his living room that
weighs exactly 15 ounces. He
carefully picks Alfie up from the
lower balcony, and replaces it with a
new tortoise...
18. • Miss Silver exclaims to Mr. Hoppy that his
spell is sure to be working...
Over the next 8 weeks, Mr Hoppy
continues to change Miss Silver's
current pet with a slightly larger
tortoise...
Suddenly, Miss Silver notices that
Alfie can no longer go through the
door to his house, and exclaims to Mr
Hoppy that his spell is working..
19. • Miss Silver exclaims to Mr. Hoppy that his
spell is sure to be working...
Mr Hoppy races down the stairs, nervous
and excited to be on the brink of winning
Miss Silver's heart. Miss Silver flings open
the door, embraces Mr Hoppy, and
expresses her admiration for Mr Hoppy's
magical spell. However, the tortoise cannot
fit in the house now, so Mr Hoppy tells
Miss Silver to say a magic spell that night
and the next night. Mr Hoppy, suddenly
emboldened by Miss Silver's warm smile,
asks Miss Silver to marry him. Miss Silver
delightedly accepts Mr Hoppy's proposal,
then adds that she thought he would never
get around to asking.
20.
21. 1 WHOSE pet is Alfie?
2 WHAT is Alfie : a dog , a parrot, or a tortoise?
3 WHO lives on the floor above Miss Silver?
4 HOW MUCH does Alfie weigh??
5 What did Miss Silver want Alfie to do?
6 WHY did Mr Hoppy decide to play a joke on Miss Silver?
a) Mr Hoppy buys a tortoise
b) "Alfie" can't go through the door
c) Miss Silver reads a spell
d) Mr Hoppy leans over his balcony to talk to Miss Silver
e) Mr Hoppy writes a spell on a slip of paper
f) They got married
1 Miss Silver's
2 a tortoise
3 Mr Hoppy
4 13 ounces
5 to grow
6 to win her affection and marry her
d) Mr Hoppy leans over his balcony to talk …
a) Mr Hoppy buys a tortoise
e) Mr Hoppy writes a spell on a slip of paper
c) Miss Silver reads a spell
b) "Alfie" can't go through the door
f) They got married
