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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/english_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='April 23 Is English Language Day' data-article-id='294'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='2750'>Happy English Language Day! </span> <span data-start-time='2750' data-end-time='13208'>English Language Day is celebrated each year on April 23 the date when tradition says William Shakespeare was born.</span> <span data-start-time='13208' data-end-time='18563'>Shakespeare has been called the greatest writer in the English language. </span> <span data-start-time='18563' data-end-time='28438'>His plays continue to be published, performed in theaters and seen in films almost 400 years after his death.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='28438' data-end-time='36417'>Many people consider English as the unofficial world language because it is so widely used. </span> <span data-start-time='36417' data-end-time='40542'>English is the main language of business and aviation. </span> <span data-start-time='40542' data-end-time='46792'>It is the most widely used language on the Internet and social media.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='46792' data-end-time='53500'>The first English Language Day was the result of work by the United Nations. </span> <span data-start-time='53500' data-end-time='66792'>A few years ago, the U.N.s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization created Language Days for each of the U.N.s six official languages. </span> <span data-start-time='66792' data-end-time='76479'>The aim was to celebrate multilingualism the use of different languages around the world and different cultures. </span> <span data-start-time='76479' data-end-time='85458'>Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all six official languages throughout the United Nations. </span> <span data-start-time='85458' data-end-time='93125'>The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='93125' data-end-time='101333'>The United Nations celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23, 2010. </span> <span data-start-time='101333' data-end-time='107563'>That day, a number of events were held at the U.N.s headquarters in New York City. </span> <span data-start-time='107563' data-end-time='118792'>This year, the TOEFL program has announced plans for a live question and answer chat on the social media website Facebook. </span> <span data-start-time='118792' data-end-time='125208'>TOEFL is also known as the Test of English as a Foreign Language. </span> <span data-start-time='125208' data-end-time='133938'>The group says the program is for students interested in learning more about its test and the English language.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/english_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=1800 data-hint-location='53500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/what_does_official_mean.m4a'>What does official mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='appointed by authority'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/to_copy.m4a'><span>to copy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/words_and_their_use.m4a'><span>words and their use</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/belief_that_has_existed_for_a_long_time.m4a'><span>belief that has existed for a long time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/appointed_by_authority.m4a'><span>appointed by authority</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=1801 data-hint-location='2750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/what_does_tradition_mean.m4a'>What does tradition mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a ceremony, activity or belief that has existed for a long time'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/to_copy.m4a'><span>to copy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/words_and_their_use.m4a'><span>words and their use</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/a_ceremony_activity_or_belief_that_has_existed_for_a_long_time.m4a'><span>a ceremony, activity or belief that has existed for a long time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/approved_by_someone_in_power.m4a'><span>approved by someone in power</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=1802 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/what_does_language_mean.m4a'>What does language mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='words and their use'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/to_copy.m4a'><span>to copy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/words_and_their_use.m4a'><span>words and their use</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/belief_that_has_existed_for_a_long_time.m4a'><span>belief that has existed for a long time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/approved_by_someone_in_power.m4a'><span>approved by someone in power</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=1803 data-hint-location='93125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/what_year_was_the_first_english_language_day_celebrated.m4a'>What year was the first English Language Day celebrated?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='2010'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/1980.m4a'><span>1980</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/2000.m4a'><span>2000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/2010.m4a'><span>2010</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/2015.m4a'><span>2015</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=1804 data-hint-location='85458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/which_is_not_one_of_the_six_official_languages_used_at_the_united_nations.m4a'>Which is NOT one of the six official languages used at the United Nations?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='German'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/german.m4a'><span>German</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/arabic.m4a'><span>Arabic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/french.m4a'><span>French</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/russian.m4a'><span>Russian</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=1805 data-hint-location='46792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/who_created_the_first_english_language_day.m4a'>Who created the first English Language Day?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='United Nations'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/spain.m4a'><span>Spain</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/united_nations.m4a'><span>United Nations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/america.m4a'><span>America</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/united_kingdom.m4a'><span>United Kingdom</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=1806 data-hint-location='66792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/the_un_created_language_days_to_celebrate__blank__.m4a'>The U.N. created Language Days to celebrate <span class='blank'>multilingualism</span>. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='multilingualism'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/multilingualism.m4a'><span>multilingualism</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/diversity.m4a'><span>diversity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/speech.m4a'><span>speech</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/language.m4a'><span>language</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=1807 data-hint-location='28438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/some_consider_english_as_the_unofficial__blank_.m4a'>Some consider English as the unofficial <span class='blank'>world language</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='world language'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/economy.m4a'><span>economy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/business_leader.m4a'><span>business leader</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/world_leader.m4a'><span>world leader</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/world_language.m4a'><span>world language</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=1808 data-hint-location='2750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/english_language_day_falls_on_the_same_day_as__blank_.m4a'>English Language Day falls on the same day as <span class='blank'>William Shakespeare's birthday</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='William Shakespeare&#39;s birthday'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/memorial_day.m4a'><span>Memorial Day</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/flag_day.m4a'><span>Flag Day</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/william_shakespeares_birthday.m4a'><span>William Shakespeare&#39;s birthday</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/55/earth_day.m4a'><span>Earth Day</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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