World Book Day

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A2+/B1 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 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)

DOWN 2 A word that ends with the same sound as another word. (5) 3 A book that someone writes about someone elses 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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World Book Day

A2+/B1 Crossing paths with literature

Answers

B P L O T I O N O V E L P G M R A L A U E P R O T A G H O E Y B N I D O T R A G E D R A P C H A R Y
7 9 10 12 17 19

S O E T T T I O N I S G
15

11

18

T H Y R I P R O L L L A C T E R Y R

G E N R H Y M C O M E H A U T H P T E R R O C O M A N C O G U E
13 16

D Y O R

A I C T O R
14

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Macmillan e-Toolkit
Macmillan Iberia, S.A. 2012. This page may be photocopied for use in the classroom.

Secondary Upper-secondary