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Read the text. Complete the gaps with the words from the list.

• sparklers • treats • destroy • year • date • found • soup • wood

Guy Fawkes Night takes place on the 5th of November every 1) __________
in the UK. In 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes and a group of people wanted
to 2) __________ the Houses of Parliament in London, as they didn’t like King
James I’s ideas. The King was going to be in the Houses of Parliament on the
5th of November so, on the night before, Guy Fawkes put gunpowder in the
basement. He was going to blow it up! Luckily, soldiers 3)  __________ the
gunpowder just in time, and arrested Guy Fawkes. He was then sentenced
to death. People were happy that the King was safe, so they lit big fires all
across England to celebrate. Soon, people also lit fireworks on this night.
As a result, it’s also called Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night. And it still takes

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place on the same 4) __________!

In the evening, people go to a large open area in their town or city. In the The Yeomen of
middle, there is a big pile of 5) __________ . The fun starts when they set it the Guard still
on fire—it’s called a bonfire. It burns all evening, and it keeps everybody search the cellars
warm. After the bonfire is lit, there is a big fireworks display that you can of the Houses of
see for miles around. People also light 6) __________, which are short metal Parliament before
sticks that have a bright fire at the end. You can use them to write your name the State Opening
in the air! Some popular 7)  __________ are toffee apples, apples dipped each year.
in toffee or chocolate. Other Guy Fawkes Night food includes a tasty cake
called Parkin, hot 8) __________, or baked potatoes cooked in tin foil.

2 Look at the recipe and put the steps in order (1-5). Make your own toffee apples.

Ingredients
Toffee Apples
• 8 apples
• 400g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vinegar
• 4 tablespoons of golden syrup

a Cook the water and sugar for five minutes, then add the
vinegar and syrup. The toffee is ready when you pour it into
water and it becomes hard.
b Dip each apple into the toffee. Then place on baking paper.
c Mix the sugar and water in a pan.
d Put the apples in a bowl. Cover them in boiling water.
e Put a lolly stick into each apple.

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