NA1 - Bonfire Night

Today 5th of November people in Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night. Watch the video to learn more about the history behind the celebration:




And now watch how people celebrate Bonfire Night today.

B1 - Bonfire Night in Winchester

Watch the following video and answer the questions below:

 1. What festive day is celebrated around the world with fireworks?

 2. How much do you have to pay to join Winchester's Bonfire event?

 3. How many people go to Winchester for the celebration?

 4. What time does the celebration start?

 5. What is the itinerary of the torchlit procession?

 6. What time is the bonfire lit? 

7. Does the first interviewee think that the celebration is about history or fun?

 8. Complete the following sentence: Leo has probably the best job in the world. He lets off fireworks for a ___________

 9. Why do the British public love fireworks so much?

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B2. Bonfire Night. Celebration

On the following video you can watch how English people celebrate Bonfire Night, specifically in Winchester, a town in the South of England.

B2. Listening. Guy Fawkes

Watch this new video on Guy Fawkes. There are subtitles, so it is a good way to practise listening skills and even pronunciation if you read aloud at the same time.

Fifth year - Guy Fawkes

This is a funny video about the gunpowder plot.

Fourth year. Listening: Bonfire Night and Guy Fakwes

Watch the following video and answer the questions below:



1. What was one of the most important deeds that Queen Elizabeth made during her reign?
2. What did Catholics hope when James I was made King of England?
3. What was Robert Catesby angry at the kind?
4. What did Robert decide to do?
5. What did the letter one of the men sent say?
6. What did the king's men find when they stormed into the cellar?
7. Why do people in England make bonfires on November 5th?
8. What is the guy?
9. What do children often do for the celebration?

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