Oficinas 24-25 2024-2

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Oficinas Online de Inglês Instrumental

Coordenadora:
Profa. Dra. Cláudia Márcia Mafra de Sá
OFICINAS 24 e 25 / 2024-2 Data: 22/06/2024
Professoras Monitoras (Graduandas de Letras em Licenciatura Inglês): Laura Vieira Almeida,

Rafaela Nascimento Alves.
TEXTO 1
April Fool's Day is a special day for jokes and tricks in many countries. Read this article to find
out all about it.
April Fool's traditions
In the UK, jokes and tricks can be played up until noon on 1 April. After midday it's considered
bad luck to play a trick. Thus, anyone who forgets this and tries a joke in the afternoon
becomes an 'April Fool' themselves.
So, what kind of jokes do people play? Well, a simple example would be telling your friend
that their shoelaces are undone. Then, when they bend down to do them up, you shout, 'April
Fool!', and they realise their shoelaces are fine. Maybe it's not your kind of humour, but watch
out, there's always someone who will find it hilarious! In Ireland, for instance, a popular
prank is to send someone on a 'fool's errand'. The victim is sent to deliver a letter, supposedly
asking for help. When the person receives the letter, they open it, read it and tell the poor
messenger that they will have to take the letter to another person. After a while, this
continues and the victim ends up taking the message to several different people until
someone feels sorry for them and shows them what the letter says: 'Send the fool to someone
else.'
In France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and French-speaking areas of Canada and
Switzerland, the 1 April tradition is known as the 'April Fish', when a common joke is to try to
stick a paper fish onto a victim's back without being noticed.
April Fool's Day in the media
Some newspapers, TV channels and well-known companies publish false news stories to fool
people on 1 April. One of the earliest examples of this was in 1957 when a programme on the
BBC, the UK's national TV channel, broadcast a report on how spaghetti grew on trees. The
film showed a family in Switzerland collecting spaghetti from trees and many people were
fooled into believing it, as in the 1950s British people didn't eat much pasta and many didn't
know how it was made! Most British people wouldn't fall for the spaghetti trick today,
however in 2008 the BBC managed to fool their audience again with their Miracles of
Evolution trailer, which appeared to show some special penguins that had regained the ability
to fly. Subsequently, two major UK newspapers, The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror,
published the 'important story' on their front pages.
Likewise, on April Fool's Day 1998, the American hamburger chain Burger King announced
that it had created a left-handed hamburger. The advert for the 'new product' explained that
all the ingredients had been rotated 180 degrees so that it was more comfortable for left-
handed people to pick up and eat. The following day, Burger King admitted that this
advertisement had been a hoax, but said that thousands of customers had gone to
restaurants across the USA asking for a left-handed burger.
April Fool's Day controversy
April Fool's Day fans say it encourages fun and laughter, and one study found that it reduces
stress and therefore could be good for your heart. Nevertheless, other people point out that it
can have negative consequences, like confusion, worry or wasting time and resources. For
example, a spokesperson for Dublin Zoo said staff had 'lost their sense of humour' after they
received more than 100,000 calls asking for invented names such as Mr C Lyons, Anna Conda
and G Raffe! Victims of a phone hoax, the callers contacted the zoo after receiving a text
message encouraging them to make the call.
In the era of 'fake news' it's often hard on a normal day of the year to work out when we're
being tricked into believing something that isn't true. Because of it, on April Fool's Day, you
need to be even more alert. In summary, no one knows exactly how the tradition started, but
there are plenty of people who enjoy this light-hearted day and are happy to keep the
tradition alive.
Disponível em:<https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/magazine-zone/april-fools-day>.
Acesso: 19/06/2024. Adaptação: Cláudia Márcia Mafra de Sá.
A. Encontre o significado das palavras ou expressões abaixo.
1. to play a trick uma missão
2. hilarious fazer alguém parecer tolo
3. a popular prank fazer alguém acreditar em algo que não é verdade
4. an errand uma pegadinha conhecida
5. to fool people uma peça que faz alguém acreditar em algo não verdadeiro
6. a hoax pregar uma peça
7. to trick someone divertido; que não é sério
8. light hearted muito engraçado
B. De acordo com o texto, escolha F para as afirmativas falsas e V para as verdadeiras.

1. No Reino Unido, o Primeiro de Abril é brincado durante o dia todo. F V
2. Na Irlanda, a “missão do tolo” normalmente envolve duas pessoas. F V
3. Em abril de 1957, poucas pessoas acreditaram que espaguete dava em F V

árvores.
4. Em 1988, muitos nos Estados Unidos quiseram hamburguer para canhotos. F V
5. Alguns acreditam que as peças de 1º de Abril tem efeitos positivos p/a saúde. F V
6. A porta voz do Zoológico de Dublin se chamava Anna Conda. F V
7. Em 1º de abril, as pessoas devem ficar mais atentas às fake News F V
8. As origens para as pegadinhas de 1º de abril não são claras. F V
C. Encontre pelo menos duas conjunções em cada parágrafo e as traduza.
D. Faça um breve resumo das seguintes partes do texto:
1. April Fool's traditions –

2. April Fool's Day in the media –
3. April Fool's Day controversy –
4. Qual é a conclusão do texto?
TEXTO 2
Disponível em: <https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2024/06/19>. Acesso: 19/junho/2024.

1. Marcie e Patty estão comentando sobre um jogo de golfe que estão assistindo.
Leia a tirinha e encontre duas conjunções utilizadas na conversação.
2. Identifique os tempos verbais usados pelas duas personagens.

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Oficinas Online de Inglês Instrumental

OFICINAS 24 e 25 / 2024-2 Data: 22/06/2024

Professoras Monitoras (Graduandas de Letras em Licenciatura Inglês): Laura Vieira Almeida,

April Fool's traditions

April Fool's Day in the media

April Fool's Day controversy

A. Encontre o significado das palavras ou expressões abaixo.

1. to play a trick uma missão

2. hilarious fazer alguém parecer tolo

3. a popular prank fazer alguém acreditar em algo que não é verdade

4. an errand uma pegadinha conhecida

6. a hoax pregar uma peça

7. to trick someone divertido; que não é sério

8. light hearted muito engraçado

B. De acordo com o texto, escolha F para as afirmativas falsas e V para as verdadeiras.

2. Na Irlanda, a “missão do tolo” normalmente envolve duas pessoas. F V

3. Em abril de 1957, poucas pessoas acreditaram que espaguete dava em F V

4. Em 1988, muitos nos Estados Unidos quiseram hamburguer para canhotos. F V

6. A porta voz do Zoológico de Dublin se chamava Anna Conda. F V

7. Em 1º de abril, as pessoas devem ficar mais atentas às fake News F V

8. As origens para as pegadinhas de 1º de abril não são claras. F V

C. Encontre pelo menos duas conjunções em cada parágrafo e as traduza.

D. Faça um breve resumo das seguintes partes do texto:

1. April Fool's traditions –

Disponível em: <https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2024/06/19>. Acesso: 19/junho/2024.

2. Identifique os tempos verbais usados pelas duas personagens.

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