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

* the Houses of Parlament * a bonfire * a firework

* a barrel * the King * 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 a) a secret plan

2. to find out b) to explode
3. a plot c) a crime against your country
4. a soldier d) to get information
5. treason e) a place where criminals go
6. prison 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-in-
law: ‘ 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

1 – He wants to blow up the Houses of Parliament

2 – Because one of the plotters tells his brother-in-law
3 – He is guilty of treason
4 – 36 barrels
5 – They put him in prison
6 – Guy
7 – A penny for the Guy
8 – They burn their Guys on the top of a bonfire and watch firework displays