2. Reading. Task 2. Red nose day

 

 

There's one special day in Britain when you can see lots of people (0) all over the country wearing red clown noses. This is known as Red Nose Day. It’s arranged by a charity organisation 'Comic Relief’ whose aim is to collect money for people in need. As the name suggests, the day involves wearing red noses (1) the early hoursto help peoplelocal charity eventsit was launchedmade of plastic or foamhave to weara type of unofficialdeed that addressesas much asall over the countrythe best weaponfrankly speaking , which you can find in various supermarkets and charity shops. The main thing is that red noses are not sold and you cannot buy them, but you can leave a small sum of money (a donation) and just take one. The exact sum of the donation is not fixed. You can leave (2) as much ashave to wearto help peoplelocal charity eventsa type of unofficialit was launchedthe early hoursthe best weaponfrankly speakingdeed that addressesmade of plastic or foamall over the country you want.

 
'Comic Relief’ was started in 1985 by the writer Richard Curtis and the comedian Lenny Henry. At that time, people in Ethiopia were suffering from hunger and something had to be done. The idea was simple. Richard and Lenny decided to gather a group of popular British comedians to give public performances. This way they would collect money (3) deed that addressesa type of unofficialfrankly speakingall over the countrythe best weaponas much aslocal charity eventsthe early hourshave to wearit was launchedto help peoplemade of plastic or foam in desperate need. They also hoped to inform people about poverty in Africa. Richard and Lenny strongly believed that laughter is (4) made of plastic or foama type of unofficialit was launchedto help peoplehave to wearthe early hoursfrankly speakingas much aslocal charity eventsdeed that addressesthe best weaponall over the country to fight tragedy, poverty and injustice.

 
The first Red Nose Day was held on 5 February 1988, when (5) to help peoplefrankly speakingit was launchedmade of plastic or foama type of unofficialdeed that addresseslocal charity eventsthe best weaponhave to wearas much asall over the countrythe early hours as a National Day of Comedy. It was held again the following year and thereafter every year since then. The event is widely celebrated in the UK and many people consider it to be (6) made of plastic or foamthe early hoursdeed that addressesthe best weaponhave to weara type of unofficialall over the countryas much asfrankly speakingit was launchedto help peoplelocal charity events national holiday.

On Red Nose Day money-raising events take place all over the country. To attract more people to the idea of charity many schools have non-uniform days. On these days the pupils (7) to help peopleit was launchedfrankly speakinghave to wearthe early hoursas much asa type of unofficialall over the countrylocal charity eventsmade of plastic or foamthe best weapondeed that addresses something red as part of their non-uniform outfit. The charity states that the aim of Red Nose Day is to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people. So every good (8) have to wearit was launchedmade of plastic or foamdeed that addressesto help peoplethe early hoursthe best weapona type of unofficialas much asfrankly speakinglocal charity eventsall over the country other people's immediate needs is appreciated.

Currently, the main supporters of Red Nose Day are the BBC, Sainsbury's supermarket chain and British Airways. The day culminates in a live 'telethon'   event on BBC One, starting in the evening and going through into (9) local charity eventsfrankly speakingmade of plastic or foamas much asit was launcheda type of unofficialhave to weardeed that addressesthe best weaponthe early hoursto help peopleall over the country of the morning. This is like a television marathon that shows different events all day long. The BBC shows lots of short comic performances and reports of how the money will be spent. People also upload videos of (10) to help peopleas much asit was launchedthe early hoursa type of unofficialdeed that addresseslocal charity eventsfrankly speakingall over the countrythe best weaponmade of plastic or foamhave to wear on different video platforms and social networks.

 
Since 1985 there have been all kinds of noses: plastic, soft, noses shaped like dinosaurs, noses that looked like faces, noses that made noises. So, if you ever happen to be in the UK on Red Nose Day, you will understand why you find people wearing red noses and doing silly things. It's all for a good cause.