12316 bonfire night 5th november guy fawkes night

1. Match the words in the box with the pictures.

* the Houses of Parlament
* a barrel

* a bonfire
* the King

___________ ____________ _________

* a firework
* a match

__________________ ______________ ___________

2. Separate the following words to get a popular Bonfire Night rhyme.

REMEMBERREMEMBERTHEFIFTHOFNOVEMBERGUNPOWDERTREASONANDPLOT
ISEENOREASONWHYGUNPOWDERTREASONSHOULDEVERBEFORGOT
3. Match the expression on the left with the correct definitions on the right.

1. to blow up
2. to find out
3. a plot
4. a soldier
5. treason
6. prison

a) a secret plan
b) to explode
c) a crime against your country

d) to get information
e) a place where criminals go
f) a person who serves in the army

4. Read the text to learn about the history of Bonfire Night .

LONDON – 1605 (Protestant England)

Guy Fawkes is Catholic. He hates the king and the Parliament
because they are anti-Catholic. That is why he wants to blow up
the Houses of Parliament. He is not successful. The king finds out
about the plot because one of thie plotters tells his brother-inlaw: ‘ Don’t go to the Parliament on November 5th’.
The king’s soldiers catch Guy Fawkes with 36 barrels of
gunpowder. He is guilty of treason.
They put him in prison where he dies.

LONDON – TODAY

Children make figure of a Guy, dress it in old clothes and put a hat
on its head. They carry the Guy in the streets and ask for ‘ a penny
for the Guy’. They need money for fireworks. In the evening they
burn their Guys on the top of a bonfire.
They also watch fireworks display.

5. Answer the questions:
1. How does Guy Fawkes want to kill the king ?
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2. Why isn’t the plot successful ?
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3. What is Guy Fawkes guilty of ?

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4. How many barrels of gunpowder does he
have? ______________________________
5. Where do the soldiers put Guy Fawkes ?
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6. What is the name of the figure that children
make on 5th November ? ________________
7. What do children say when they ask for
money ? _____________________________
8. What do the children do in the evening ?
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EXERCISE 1
*THE KING
* A FIREWORK
*A MATCH
* THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
* A BARREL
* A BONFIRE
EXERCISE 2
REMEMBER REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER GUNPOWDER TREASON AND PLOT
I SEE NO REASON WHY GUNPOWDER TREASON SHOULD EVER BE FORGOT
EXERCISE 3
1 – B
2 – D
3 – A
4 – F
5 – C

6 – E
EXERCISE 5
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He wants to blow up the Houses of Parliament
Because one of the plotters tells his brother-in-law
He is guilty of treason
36 barrels
They put him in prison
Guy
A penny for the Guy
They burn their Guys on the top of a bonfire and watch firework displays