World Book and Copyright Day is on the 23rd of April every year. It is also called International Day of the Book or World Book Days. UNESCO started it in 1995 to promote reading, publishing and to raise awareness of and protect copyright. There are several theories to explain why it falls on April 23. One is because William Shakespeare was born and died on this day. Another is because of a festival held since 1923 in Spain to honor the death of Spanish writer Cervantes. Part of Spain’s festivities include a two-day ‘readathon’ of Cervantes’ book Don Quixote. UNESCO wants to encourage young people in particular to discover the unique pleasures of reading and respect the authors who have helped shape and change our world.
World Book Day UK began in 1998. Then Prime Minster Tony Blair gave several million schoolchildren a special £1 World Book Day token they could use to buy any book in any bookshop in the UK. What happens in your country on World Book Day? What do you think should happen? It’s fantastic that we have a day to celebrate books and authors. They have certainly enriched our lives, from childhood to the day we can no longer read. People say that everyone has a book in them. What would you like to write a book about? Most authors who write their first book do so thinking no one will ever read it. Many publishers were not interested in J.K. Rowling’s first story about a boy called Harry Potter. Didn’t he become famous?
Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
| 1. | It is also called | a. | copyright |
| 2 | raise awareness of and protect | b. | died on this day |
| 3. | There are several theories to | c. | change our world |
| 4. | Shakespeare was born and | d. | of reading |
| 5. | discover the unique pleasures | e. | International Day of the Book |
| 6. | authors who have helped shape and | f. | explain why |
Paragraph 2
| 1. | buy any book | a. | our lives |
| 2 | It’s fantastic that we have a day to | b. | first book |
| 3. | They have certainly enriched | c. | a boy called Harry Potter |
| 4. | People say that everyone has | d. | celebrate books and authors |
| 5. | authors who write their | e. | in any bookshop |
| 6. | J.K Rowling’s first story about | f. | a book in them |
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Book and Copyright Day is on the 23rd of April (1) ____ year. It is also called International Day of the Book or World Book Days. UNESCO started it in 1995 to promote reading, (2) ____ and to raise awareness of and protect copyright. There are several theories to explain why it (3) ____ on April 23. One is because William Shakespeare was born and died on this day. Another is because of a (4) ____ held since 1923 in Spain to honor the death of Spanish writer Cervantes. (5) ____ of Spain’s festivities include a two-day ‘readathon’ of Cervantes’ book Don Quixote. UNESCO wants to encourage young people in particular to discover the unique pleasures of reading and (6) ____ the authors who have helped shape and change our world.
World Book Day UK began in 1998. Then Prime Minster Tony Blair gave several (7) ____ schoolchildren a special £1 World Book Day token they could use to buy any book in (8) ____ bookshop in the UK. What happens in your country on World Book Day? What do you think should happen? It’s fantastic that we have a day to celebrate books and authors. They have certainly (9) ____ our lives, from childhood to the day we can (10) ____ longer read. People say that everyone has a (11) ____ in them. What would you like to write a book about? Most authors who write their first book do so thinking no one will ever read it. Many publishers were not (12) ____ in J.K. Rowling’s first story about a boy called Harry Potter. Didn’t he become famous?
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
| 1. | (a) | every | (b) | all | (c) | some | (d) | even |
| 2. | (a) | publish | (b) | publisher | (c) | publishing | (d) | published |
| 3. | (a) | fails | (b) | falls | (c) | fells | (d) | feels |
| 4. | (a) | festivities | (b) | festive | (c) | festiveness | (d) | festival |
| 5. | (a) | Part | (b) | Party | (c) | Particular | (d) | Partner |
| 6. | (a) | respected | (b) | respect | (c) | respectful | (d) | respects |
| 7. | (a) | millionth | (b) | millions | (c) | million | (d) | millionaire |
| 8. | (a) | some | (b) | all | (c) | many | (d) | any |
| 9. | (a) | enrich | (b) | enriching | (c) | enriched | (d) | enriches |
| 10. | (a) | know | (b) | now | (c) | not | (d) | no |
| 11. | (a) | bookish | (b) | book | (c) | booked | (d) | booking |
| 12. | (a) | interested | (b) | interests | (c) | interest | (d) | interesting |
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
| Paragraph 1 | |
| 1. | UNESCO tredsta it in 1995 |
| 2. | to omotper reading |
| 3. | theories to xlaniep why |
| 4. | Spanish rtweir Cervantes |
| 5. | the ueqinu pleasures of reading |
| 6. | pseah and change our world |
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| 7. | rvsleae million schoolchildren |
| 8. | buy any book in any osoopbhk |
| 9. | It’s itcfsanat that we have a day to celebrate books |
| 10. | we can no lonerg read |
| 11. | htuoasr who write their first book |
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| a boy leacdl Harry Potter KEY You can check your answers in "THE READING" section at the top of this page. |
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