WORLD BOOK DAY Do you enjoy reading?. What type of books do you like?. Do you judge the book by its cover?. What is your favourite place to read?. Can you match them to their book
Trang 1WORLD BOOK DAY
Do you enjoy reading?
What was the last book you read?
What is your favourite book?
What type of books do you like?
Do you judge the book by its cover?
What is your favourite place to read?
Do you usually go to the library?
Do you think e-books will replace physical books?
These are some popular characters from books Can you match them to their books and characteristics?
Harry Potter The Legends of King Arthur Detective
Sir Lancelot … and the Chocolate Factory Imaginative girl
Frodo Baggins … and the Philosopher’s Stone Knight
23rd April is a symbolic date for world literature It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors This is why UNESCO, in a conference held in Paris in 1995,
decided to celebrate the World Book Day every 23 rd of April They
wanted to encourage people, and specially children, to read and discover the authors who contributed to social and cultural progress
of humanity
Trang 2We usually divide books in genres Can you complete the outline with the words in the box?
fiction poetry romance tragedy adventure biographies
Can you add any more categories?
Many people use bookmarks to remember the page they stopped reading at You are going
to create your own book to celebrate World Book Day Bookmarks can be rectangular, or have any other shape They may have cords and beads to make them more original You can include
a quote or picture from your favourite book These are some examples:
TYPES OF
BOOKS
Drama
Comedy
Narrative
Science fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road They are the destination, and the journey They are home.” ― Anna Quindlen
“There is no friend as
loyal as a book.” –
Ernest Hemingway
“The more that you read, the more things you will
know The more that you learn, the more places you'll
go.” ― Dr Seuss