World Book Day

Every year on April 23^rd April millions of people around the world celebrate books and reading on “World Book Day”. This date is important because two great writers died on this day in 1616: William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet and Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish writer.

Each year UNESCO (United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization) chooses one city to be the World Book Capital City. This year the city is Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia.

So, what happens on this special day? Schools, book shops and libraries hold all kinds of fun events. People wear costumes of their favourite book characters, authors sign copies of their books, story-tellers read to children and adults…and much more. Have a look at the website to see some of the events for this year.

https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldbookday

Now let's do some vocabulary practice!

Choose the right words for these definitions

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

These are the "sections" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You can borrow a book at this place.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means the "story" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This person is England's most famous writer.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means the "name" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You "turn" these when you are reading a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You finish the book here.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This is the "outside" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means "a story that isn't true".	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This is what you do with a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare