Cultural lesson: Bonfire Night

 Guy Fawkes Day
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 Guy Fawkes Day

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Today's programme
  
-A bit of English special history
- Questions
- Discussion

 

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Drag the words into the correct boxes
1.  a large fire that people build outdoors
2.  a small rocket that shoots into the sky and explodes with bright colours and loud bangs
3.  a long line of people walking slowly as part of a special event
4. to make something explode
5. the main government building in the UK
6. an explosive substance in fireworks and bullets
7. a cultural activity that people have done for many years
a tradition
a procession
gunpowder 
the Houses of Parliament
a bonfire
a firework
to blow something up

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When is Bonfire Night?
A
5th of November
B
25th of December
C
31st of December

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How do people celebrate Bonfire Night?
A
They make bonfires
B
They set off fireworks
C
Both A and B

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How many people attended the Bonfire Night event in the video?
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over 2,000
B
over 20,000
C
over 200,000

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What time did the procession start?
A
4 p.m.
B
6 p.m.
C
7.45 p.m.

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Bonfire Night commemorates a man called Guy Fawkes. What did he try to do 400 years ago?
A
blow up the Houses of Parliament
B
rob the Houses of Parliament
C
become a politician

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What do people put on the bonfire?
A
rubbish
B
rag dolls called 'Guys'
C
potatoes

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What does Leon do?
A
He researches the history of Bonfire Night
B
He organises Bonfire Night processions
C
He organises firework displays

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What did the people who were interviewed think of Bonfire Night?
A
They didn't like it
B
Some of them liked it
C
All of them loved it

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So... do you still REMEMBER the poem?
YES!
NO?

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Discussion 
 
In the Netherlands we have fireworks on New Year's Eve. Lots of accidents happen during that night. Do you think we should have fireworkshows too, instead of doing it ourselves?
Discuss in your group - come up with two reasons why / why not

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What did you come up with?
2 arguments in English!

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