1. A free global library 5. The benefits of electronic books 2. Books improve our life 6. Guidelines for a young writer 3. Ancient books 7. A strange request 4. Useful for language learners 8. A special day in spring A. According to a survey, reading makes people smarter. It improves their concentration, memory and some brain functions. Reading helps us to solve problems and put different pieces of knowledge together. When we read, we discover lots of ideas which can be used for work and everyday lives. Besides, reading books reduces stress and makes us happier. B. International World Book Day has been celebrated on April 23 since 1995. This day reminds us about the role of books in our lives and their ability to change our lives for the better. April 23 was chosen because William Shakespeare and some other famous writers died exactly on that date. Various activities that draw people's attention to reading take place all over the world. c. BookCrossing is the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others. The term comes from bookcrossing.com, a free online book club. You can sign up with BookCrossing, register the books you would like to give away, print the ID for each book, put it into the books and leave them in a public place. After a while the lucky finder will post a comment about how he liked your book using its ID. D. It was not easy for Joanna Rowling to publish her first book about Harry Potter. Finally, Bloomsbury Press agreed to publish the book, but only 500 copies of it. They also asked the writer to use initials instead of her name. They were afraid that boys would refuse to read a book that was created by a female writer. Joanna has no middle name, so she chose the letter K for Kathleen. Nowadays the Harry Potter books have become popular all over the world. E. Choose a place to write. The idea is to make this a special space so that when you enter it, You're ready to work on your project. Make an outline of the book and write 300 words​

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