Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance. The guest list will include 60 leaders of countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and over 200 members of Government and Parliament.

Of the 1,900 people who will watch Prince William 28, and Miss Middleton, 29, exchange their marriage vows in the morning service at Westminster Abbey, the majority will be from the couple's circle of family and friends. The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.

There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and other also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.

Royal historian Hugo Vickers said that details of the guest list released suggested ordinary members of the public will not have a front line role. "It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list, looking to balance the need to invite all the people who should be there -- because William will one day be king -- with inviting those who they want to be there."

Ordinary well-wishers will instead throng the capital's streets, watching Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage to parade through the heart of London to Buckingham Palace.

Millions more will watch the ceremony and celebrations on live television -- crowded around screens in their homes, at street parties in towns and villages and at major landmarks.

Question 1 [2 points]
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) Many people from different monarchies will be at the wedding on April 29th.
b) There will be more people at dinner than at lunch.
c) Three different invitations have been sent out.
d) The bride will arrive and leave in the same form of transport.

Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Who will be at the wedding in Westminster Abbey?
b) Where will people who are not invited to the wedding watch it?

Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) event (paragraph 1)
b) reduce (paragraph 2)
c) pack, fill (paragraph 5)

Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a) Hugo Vickers said: It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William will one day be king “
Hugo Vickers said that
b) The celebrations will be broadcast live by TV channels around the world and millions of people are expected to watch them.
TV channels …….............. and they ……................
c) There have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, but there were none between 1382 and 1919.
Although

Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
How important do you think it is to celebrate important occasions in our lives?

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Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance. The guest list will include 60 leaders of countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and over 200 members of Government and Parliament.

Of the 1,900 people who will watch Prince William 28, and Miss Middleton, 29, exchange their marriage vows in the morning service at Westminster Abbey, the majority will be from the couple's circle of family and friends. The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.

There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and other also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.

Royal historian Hugo Vickers said that details of the guest list released suggested ordinary members of the public will not have a front line role. "It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list, looking to balance the need to invite all the people who should be there -- because William will one day be king -- with inviting those who they want to be there."

Ordinary well-wishers will instead throng the capital's streets, watching Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage to parade through the heart of London to Buckingham Palace.

Millions more will watch the ceremony and celebrations on live television -- crowded around screens in their homes, at street parties in towns and villages and at major landmarks.

Question 1 [2 points]
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) Many people from different monarchies will be at the wedding on April 29th.
b) There will be more people at dinner than at lunch.
c) Three different invitations have been sent out.
d) The bride will arrive and leave in the same form of transport.

Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Who will be at the wedding in Westminster Abbey?
b) Where will people who are not invited to the wedding watch it?

Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) event (paragraph 1)
b) reduce (paragraph 2)
c) pack, fill (paragraph 5)

Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a) Hugo Vickers said: It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William will one day be king “
Hugo Vickers said that
b) The celebrations will be broadcast live by TV channels around the world and millions of people are expected to watch them.
TV channels …….............. and they ……................
c) There have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, but there were none between 1382 and 1919.
Although

Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
How important do you think it is to celebrate important occasions in our lives?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-video/8376185/Google-Royal-Wedding-Route-3D-tour.html

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

Key
Question 1
a) True “The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance.”
b) False “The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner”
c) True “There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and ther also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.”
d) False “Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage”

Question 2
a) Among the 1900 guests will be people from the Royal Families of Britain and abroad, leaders from other countries and British politicians. However, most guests will be relatives or friends of the bride and groom.
b) A lot of people will line the streets along the route in London whereas a huge number will follow the service and festivities via television, in their own living rooms or as part of the celebrations held in towns and villages and at important tourist sites.

Question 3
a) affair
b) whittle down/whittled down
c) throng

Question 4
a) ) Hugo Vickers said that it struck him as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William would one day be king “
b) TV channels around the world will broadcast the celebrations live and they expect (that) millions of people will watch them.
c) Although there have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, there were none betw

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

Key
Question 1
a) True “The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance.”
b) False “The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner”
c) True “There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and ther also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.”
d) False “Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage”

Question 2
a) Among the 1900 guests will be people from the Royal Families of Britain and abroad, leaders from other countries and British politicians. However, most guests will be relatives or friends of the bride and groom.
b) A lot of people will line the streets along the route in London whereas a huge number will follow the service and festivities via television, in their own living rooms or as part of the celebrations held in towns and villages and at important tourist sites.

Question 3
a) affair
b) whittle down/whittled down
c) throng

Question 4
a) ) Hugo Vickers said that it struck him as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William would one day be king “
b) TV channels around the world will broadcast the celebrations live and they expect (that) millions of people will watch them.
c) Although there have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, there were none betw

April Fool's Day

This is a list of vocabulary items related to April Fool's Day


April Fool
1. A trick played on someone on April Fools' Day, or the person who is tricked

2. Said on April Fools' Day when you have tricked someone

April Fool's Day
Also Called All Fool's Day. It is on the first of April every year. People can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other on this day.

Fool
A person who behaves in a silly way without thinking or someone who doesn't understand what's happening around him/her

Hoax
A plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick:

The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax

Gullible
easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say:

There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them

Play a joke (on someone)
(Also play a trick on someone.) Do something funny (an amusing trick) that is done in order to make people laugh and that another person doesn't suspect at first.

Practical joke
A playful trick that usually puts the receiver in an embarrassing position.

Prank
A trick that is intended to be amusing but not to cause harm or damage:

When I was at school we were always playing pranks on our teachers.
I've had enough of your childish pranks


Prankster
Someone who performs pranks on people

Spoof story
It is a story that's not true, presented as though it were real.



Do the exercise below on the vocabulary related to April Fool's Day and click on the button to check your answers.

Choose the right words:

fool / cracks / play / celebrated / practical / trick / gullible / hoax / prank / prankster

1.April Fools' Day is a day to…………………jokes on people.
2.This is the day when you try to make your friends believe something that isn't true and if they believe it you're supposed to say April…………………..
3.April Fools' Day is…………………..in many countries around the world. In Poland, for example, the tradition is to get people wet by pouring water on them.
4.A…………………..joke is a ……………………..that usually puts the receiver in an embarrassing position.
5.Another word for practical joke is……………………….
6.He is……………………………….enough to believe anything you tell him.
7.A…………………….is an attempt to trick a person into believing that something false is real.
8.A…………………………..is someone who performs pranks on people.
9.He is very funny. He always……………………………..jokes.


And now you can read more about April Fool’s Day and answer the questions below

April Fool's Day

April Fool’s Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is on the first of April every year. People can play practical jokes. That's why you shouldn't believe what is said to you and you should be doubtful of the people around you on this day. Someone might change the time on another person's alarm to make him wake up very early or very late. Or she / he may put a lot of pepper in another's food. Of course all this is done just for fun. when the trick is played people say "April Fool" to make the poor person realize that it was just a joke.

Some of the well known and most successful pranks or practical jokes were on the media - television, radio stations, newspapers... For instance, a BBC television program ran a famous hoax in 1957, showing Italians harvesting spaghetti from trees. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate spaghetti trees. In 2008, the BBC again reported on a newly discovered colony of flying penguins showing people walking with the penguins in Antarctica, and following their flight to the Amazon rainforest.


Comprehension:

1.April Fool's Day is also called Fool's Day ?
a. True
b. False

2.On this day
a. you must be suspicious about what people around you say or do
b. You should wake up early in order not to be hoaxed

3.After you play a trick on someone
a. say April Fool
b. say April Fool's Day

4.After the announcement of the BBC "spaghetti documentary"
a. people believed the piece of news
b. people called the BBC to complain about being hoaxed




KEY

1.April Fools' Day is a day to playjokes on people. .
2.This is the day when you try to make your friends believe something that isn't true and if they believe it you're supposed to say April fool .
3.April Fools' Day is celebratedin many countries around the world. In Poland, for example, the tradition is to get people wet by pouring water on them.
4.A practical joke is a playful trick that usually puts the receiver in an embarassing position.
5.Another word for practical joke is prank .
6.He is gullibleenough to believe anything you tell him.
7.A hoax is an attempt to trick a person into believing that something false is real
8.A prankster is someone who performs pranks on people..
9.He is very funny. He always cracks jokes

KEY for the Reading

1. False (it is also called All Fool's Day) - b

2. you must be suspicious about what people around you say or do - a

3. say April Fool - a

4. people believed the piece of news - a

April Fool's Day

This is a list of vocabulary items related to April Fool's Day


April Fool
1. A trick played on someone on April Fools' Day, or the person who is tricked

2. Said on April Fools' Day when you have tricked someone

April Fool's Day
Also Called All Fool's Day. It is on the first of April every year. People can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other on this day.

Fool
A person who behaves in a silly way without thinking or someone who doesn't understand what's happening around him/her

Hoax
A plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick:

The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax

Gullible
easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say:

There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them

Play a joke (on someone)
(Also play a trick on someone.) Do something funny (an amusing trick) that is done in order to make people laugh and that another person doesn't suspect at first.

Practical joke
A playful trick that usually puts the receiver in an embarrassing position.

Prank
A trick that is intended to be amusing but not to cause harm or damage:

When I was at school we were always playing pranks on our teachers.
I've had enough of your childish pranks


Prankster
Someone who performs pranks on people

Spoof story
It is a story that's not true, presented as though it were real.



Do the exercise below on the vocabulary related to April Fool's Day and click on the button to check your answers.

Choose the right words:

fool / cracks / play / celebrated / practical / trick / gullible / hoax / prank / prankster

1.April Fools' Day is a day to…………………jokes on people.
2.This is the day when you try to make your friends believe something that isn't true and if they believe it you're supposed to say April…………………..
3.April Fools' Day is…………………..in many countries around the world. In Poland, for example, the tradition is to get people wet by pouring water on them.
4.A…………………..joke is a ……………………..that usually puts the receiver in an embarrassing position.
5.Another word for practical joke is……………………….
6.He is……………………………….enough to believe anything you tell him.
7.A…………………….is an attempt to trick a person into believing that something false is real.
8.A…………………………..is someone who performs pranks on people.
9.He is very funny. He always……………………………..jokes.


And now you can read more about April Fool’s Day and answer the questions below

April Fool's Day

April Fool’s Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is on the first of April every year. People can play practical jokes. That's why you shouldn't believe what is said to you and you should be doubtful of the people around you on this day. Someone might change the time on another person's alarm to make him wake up very early or very late. Or she / he may put a lot of pepper in another's food. Of course all this is done just for fun. when the trick is played people say "April Fool" to make the poor person realize that it was just a joke.

Some of the well known and most successful pranks or practical jokes were on the media - television, radio stations, newspapers... For instance, a BBC television program ran a famous hoax in 1957, showing Italians harvesting spaghetti from trees. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate spaghetti trees. In 2008, the BBC again reported on a newly discovered colony of flying penguins showing people walking with the penguins in Antarctica, and following their flight to the Amazon rainforest.


Comprehension:

1.April Fool's Day is also called Fool's Day ?
a. True
b. False

2.On this day
a. you must be suspicious about what people around you say or do
b. You should wake up early in order not to be hoaxed

3.After you play a trick on someone
a. say April Fool
b. say April Fool's Day

4.After the announcement of the BBC "spaghetti documentary"
a. people believed the piece of news
b. people called the BBC to complain about being hoaxed




KEY

1.April Fools' Day is a day to playjokes on people. .
2.This is the day when you try to make your friends believe something that isn't true and if they believe it you're supposed to say April fool .
3.April Fools' Day is celebratedin many countries around the world. In Poland, for example, the tradition is to get people wet by pouring water on them.
4.A practical joke is a playful trick that usually puts the receiver in an embarassing position.
5.Another word for practical joke is prank .
6.He is gullibleenough to believe anything you tell him.
7.A hoax is an attempt to trick a person into believing that something false is real
8.A prankster is someone who performs pranks on people..
9.He is very funny. He always cracks jokes

KEY for the Reading

1. False (it is also called All Fool's Day) - b

2. you must be suspicious about what people around you say or do - a

3. say April Fool - a

4. people believed the piece of news - a

St. Patrick's Day

Find rhyming words that match the clues:

snake club legend March pinch parade
green shamrock saint pot leprechaun Irish

(1) A month that rhymes with parch.

(2) A holy person that rhymes with paint.

(3) A mischief-maker that rhymes with lawn.

(4) An old, old story that rhymes with send.

(5) A scaly animal that rhymes with rake.

(6) A St. Patrick’s Day color that rhymes with seen.

(7) A celebration on the street that rhymes with made.

(8) The people of Ireland who rhyme with wish.

(9) What carries the gold and rhymes with hot.

(10) What a four-leaf clover brings that rhymes with puck.

(11) It causes pain and rhymes with inch.

(12) A three-leafed plant that rhymes with lock.


Fill in the blanks below with words from this box:

Saint Patrick

Angel
Born
Captured
Ireland
Legend
Miracles
Monastery
Saint
Slave
Snakes

Saint Patrick’s Day

Celebration
Dye
Green
Parades
Pinched
Ribbons
Shamrock

Leprechauns

Eye
Fairy
Mischief
Pot of gold
Tricky
Vanish


Saint Patrick

____________ Patrick is the patron saint of ______________. According to _____________, Saint Patrick was ______________ in Britain and then _______________ by pirates and sold as a _______________ in Ireland. He escaped with the help of an _____________ and then lived in a ____________ for twelve years before going back to Ireland. When he returned to Ireland he performed many ______________. According to one myth, Saint Patrick got rid of all of the ________________ in Ireland.

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is a _______________ honoring Saint Patrick. People wear _____________ colored clothing and some women wear green ____________ in their hair. People who don’t wear green clothing get _______________ as a punishment. People also wear ______________, which are a symbol of Ireland. As well, there are ____________ on the streets and sometimes people ______________ the rivers green.

Leprechauns

A leprechaun is an Irish ____________. They are very ____________ and like to make ______________. If you catch a leprechaun, they can tell you where a ___________________ is. But be careful, If you take your ____________ off of them for an instant, they _________________.



KEY

Rhyming words
March
Saint
Leprechaun
Legend
Snake
Green
Parade
Irish
Pot
Club
Pinch
Shamrock

Cloze text
Saint
Ireland
Legend
Born
Captured
Slave
Angel
Monastery
Miracles
Snakes

Celebration
Green
Ribbons
Pinched
Shamrock
Parades
Dye

Fairy
Tricky
Mischief
Pot of gold
Eye
Vanish

St. Patrick's Day

Find rhyming words that match the clues:

snake club legend March pinch parade
green shamrock saint pot leprechaun Irish

(1) A month that rhymes with parch.

(2) A holy person that rhymes with paint.

(3) A mischief-maker that rhymes with lawn.

(4) An old, old story that rhymes with send.

(5) A scaly animal that rhymes with rake.

(6) A St. Patrick’s Day color that rhymes with seen.

(7) A celebration on the street that rhymes with made.

(8) The people of Ireland who rhyme with wish.

(9) What carries the gold and rhymes with hot.

(10) What a four-leaf clover brings that rhymes with puck.

(11) It causes pain and rhymes with inch.

(12) A three-leafed plant that rhymes with lock.


Fill in the blanks below with words from this box:

Saint Patrick

Angel
Born
Captured
Ireland
Legend
Miracles
Monastery
Saint
Slave
Snakes

Saint Patrick’s Day

Celebration
Dye
Green
Parades
Pinched
Ribbons
Shamrock

Leprechauns

Eye
Fairy
Mischief
Pot of gold
Tricky
Vanish


Saint Patrick

____________ Patrick is the patron saint of ______________. According to _____________, Saint Patrick was ______________ in Britain and then _______________ by pirates and sold as a _______________ in Ireland. He escaped with the help of an _____________ and then lived in a ____________ for twelve years before going back to Ireland. When he returned to Ireland he performed many ______________. According to one myth, Saint Patrick got rid of all of the ________________ in Ireland.

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is a _______________ honoring Saint Patrick. People wear _____________ colored clothing and some women wear green ____________ in their hair. People who don’t wear green clothing get _______________ as a punishment. People also wear ______________, which are a symbol of Ireland. As well, there are ____________ on the streets and sometimes people ______________ the rivers green.

Leprechauns

A leprechaun is an Irish ____________. They are very ____________ and like to make ______________. If you catch a leprechaun, they can tell you where a ___________________ is. But be careful, If you take your ____________ off of them for an instant, they _________________.



KEY

Rhyming words
March
Saint
Leprechaun
Legend
Snake
Green
Parade
Irish
Pot
Club
Pinch
Shamrock

Cloze text
Saint
Ireland
Legend
Born
Captured
Slave
Angel
Monastery
Miracles
Snakes

Celebration
Green
Ribbons
Pinched
Shamrock
Parades
Dye

Fairy
Tricky
Mischief
Pot of gold
Eye
Vanish

World Book and Copyright Day

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
Paragraph 2
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
12.	a boy leacdl Harry Potter KEY You can check your answers in "THE READING" section at the top of this page.

World Book and Copyright Day

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.

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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.

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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
12.	a boy leacdl Harry Potter KEY You can check your answers in "THE READING" section at the top of this page.