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I tell you, she's living in a fool's paradise!
Is Janet living in a fool's paradise? Or do you think Robert will do right by Janet? Let’s look at the meaning of the phrase a fool’s paradise to help you decide.

To do

Listen to this extract of the animation to help you remember what the narrator said, and then do the quiz to check you understood the meaning and form of the phrase a fool's paradise.

ነቲ ድምጺ ብምስማዕ ነቲ ስራሕ ፈጽምዎ

Now have a go at this quiz. Look at the transcript if you need extra help.

Well done if you answered the questions correctly.  Before you move on to learn some more useful phrases, have a look at the language note below.

Language note

The phrase a fool's paradise is often used with the verb live in the appropriate form:

• He'sliving in a fool's paradise
• She lived in a fool's paradise 
• She needs to stop living in a fool’s paradise

We can also use the phrase a fool’s paradise with the verb be:

• It's a fool's paradise
• Her happiness was a fool's paradise

Next

Do you know what phrase we use if someone has been living in a fool's paradise and they are suddenly made to accept reality again. Here's a clue: to come back to e______ .

Click 'next activity' to find out.

Do you have any friends who are living in a fool's paradise? On the next page we'll introduce you to useful phrases to describe people with unrealistic - and realistic - plans and ideas!