World Book Day - Macmillan ELT

World
Book
Day
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As we are nearing the 23rd April, in this first edition we present you with
activities and games to celebrate World Book Day with your students.
INDIVIDUAL WORK
Crossing paths with literature
A fun way for students to learn words related to literature.
Levels A1+/A2
Levels A2+/B1
Shakespeare web quest
Invite your students to take a tour of the world of William Shakespeare.
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COLLABORATIVE TASKS
A Shakespeare play
Are you planning to do a Shakespeare play
with your students? Here are some guidelines
which may help you to organize it.
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Idioms
Her life is an open book.
Did you know?_
an open book_
Shakespeare was called The Bard.
It was an Old English word that
meant poet or writer.
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A1+/A2
World
Book
Day
Crossing paths with literature
Instructions: Complete the crossword by filling in a word
that fits each definition. The number in brackets indicates
the number of letters you need.
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ACROSS
1 A piece of writing intended to be performed by
actors in a theatre or on television or the radio.
(4)
3 Someone who writes poetry. (4)
6 A play in which people suffer or die, especially
one in which the main character dies at the end.
(7)
8 A magazine that contains stories told in a series
of drawings. (5)
9 Someone who writes books, articles, etc,
especially as their job. (6)
10 A book that someone writes about someone else’s
life. (9)
12 A long written story about imaginary or partly
imaginary characters and events. (5)
13 A book or film about a romantic relationship. (7)
14 A book about your life that you write yourself.
(13)
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2 An old story about famous people and events in
the past. They are not usually true. (6)
4 The main character in a play, film, book or story.
(11)
5 A funny play, film or television programme. (6)
7 A person in a book, play, film, etc. (9)
8 One of the sections into which a book is divided.
It usually has a number or a title. (7)
9 Someone who performs in plays and films,
especially as their job. (5)
11 A piece of writing using beautiful or unusual
language arranged in fixed lines that have
particular beat and often rhyme. (4)
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Secondary Upper-secondary
A1+/A2
Crossing paths with literature
World
Book
Day
Answers
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Secondary Upper-secondary
A2+/B1
Crossing paths with literature
World
Book
Day
Instructions: Complete the crossword by filling in a word that fits each
definition. The number in brackets indicates the number of letters you need.
1
3
2
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5
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ACROSS
1 A particular style used in cinema, writing,
or art, which can be recognized by certain
features. (5)
4 A series of related events that make up the
main story in a book, film, etc. (4)
6 A long written story about imaginary or partly
imaginary characters and events. (5)
7 Someone who writes poetry. (4)
8 A funny play, film or television programme.
(6)
11 Someone who writes books, articles, etc,
especially as their job. (6)
12 The main character in a play, film, book or
story. (11)
16 A magazine that contains stories told in a
series of drawings. (5)
17 A play in which people suffer or die,
especially one in which the main character
dies at the end. (7)
18 A piece of writing at the start of a book that
introduces the story. (8)
19 A person in a book, play, film, etc. (9)
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2 A word that ends with the same sound as another word. (5)
3 A book that someone writes about someone else’s life. (9)
4 A piece of writing using beautiful or unusual language arranged
in fixed lines that have particular beat and often rhyme. (4)
5 A particular time or place that a play, book, film, etc. happens
in. (7)
8 One of the sections into which a book is divided. It usually has
a number or a title. (7)
9 A book about your life that you write yourself. (13)
10 An old story about famous people and events in the past. They
are not usually true. (6)
13 A book or film about a romantic relationship. (7)
14 Someone who performs in plays and films, especially as their
job. (5)
15 A book, play or film that tells an exciting story, especially about
something dangerous like a crime. (8)
18 A piece of writing intended to be performed by actors in a
theatre or on television or the radio. (4)
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Secondary Upper-secondary
A2+/B1
World
Book
Day
Crossing paths with literature
Answers
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