WORLD BOOK & COPYRIGHT DAY (APRIL, 23RD)
Traditionally it started with Spanish booksellers honouring Miguel de Cervantes, our most universal writer, who died on that day, but in 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be from then on officially celebrated on 23 April, since the date is the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare, the death of Cervantes and of several other writers.
INTERNATIONAL WORLD BOOK DAY (FOR ADULTS)- APRIL, 23RD
CHILDREN'S BOOK DAY- MARCH, 6TH
CHILDREN'S BOOK DAY- MARCH, 6TH
Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate level activities
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Book and Copyright Day is on the 23rd of April __________ year. It is also called International Day of the Book or World Book Days. UNESCO started it in 1995 to __________ reading, publishing and to raise awareness (conciencia/conocimiento) of and __________ copyright. There are several theories to explain why it falls on April 23. One is because William Shakespeare was born and __________ on this day. Another is because of a festival held since 1923 in Spain to __________ the death of Spanish writer Cervantes. Part of Spain’s festivities include a two-day ‘__________’ of Cervantes’ book Don Quixote. UNESCO wants to encourage young people in __________ to discover the unique pleasures of reading and respect the authors who have helped __________ and change our world.
protect
promote
readathon (like a marathon but of reading)
honor
every
particular
died
shape (modelar)
World Book Day UK began in 1998. Then Prime Minster Tony Blair gave several million schoolchildren a __________ £1 World Book Day __________ 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 __________ that we have a day to celebrate books and authors. They have certainly __________ our lives, from childhood to the day we can no __________ (ya no) read. People say that everyone has a __________ in them. What would you like to write a book about? Most __________ who write their first book do so thinking no one will ever read it. Many publishers were not __________ in J.K Rowling’s first story about a boy called Harry Potter. Didn’t he become famous?
token (ficha)
enriched (enriquecer)
book
authors
special
fantastic
interested
longer
NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE LISTENING
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Book and Copyright Day is on the 23rd of April __________ year. It is also called International Day of the Book or World Book Days. UNESCO started it in 1995 to __________ reading, publishing and to raise awareness (conciencia/conocimiento) of and __________ copyright. There are several theories to explain why it falls on April 23. One is because William Shakespeare was born and __________ on this day. Another is because of a festival held since 1923 in Spain to __________ the death of Spanish writer Cervantes. Part of Spain’s festivities include a two-day ‘__________’ of Cervantes’ book Don Quixote. UNESCO wants to encourage young people in __________ to discover the unique pleasures of reading and respect the authors who have helped __________ and change our world.
protect
promote
readathon (like a marathon but of reading)
honor
every
particular
died
shape (modelar)
World Book Day UK began in 1998. Then Prime Minster Tony Blair gave several million schoolchildren a __________ £1 World Book Day __________ 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 __________ that we have a day to celebrate books and authors. They have certainly __________ our lives, from childhood to the day we can no __________ (ya no) read. People say that everyone has a __________ in them. What would you like to write a book about? Most __________ who write their first book do so thinking no one will ever read it. Many publishers were not __________ in J.K Rowling’s first story about a boy called Harry Potter. Didn’t he become famous?
token (ficha)
enriched (enriquecer)
book
authors
special
fantastic
interested
longer
NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE LISTENING
If you want to donwload the cloze text and its key click here
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Match the different books with the right kind of genre they belong to.
happy_book_day.doc | |
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STORY-TELLING
Invent a story with the following pictures:
Invent a story with the following pictures:
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Look how happy these students are because it's Book Day!!
Listen to people talking about their favourite books
Sing this song