Angielski i niemiecki: Bonfire Night (British history)

Every November people in Britain go out and celebrate Bonfire Night. What is it?
Watch the video and find out all about it! link

Remember, remember

The fifth of November
Gunpowder Treason and Plot
I see of no reason,
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot...

Exercises (pdf)

Who was Guy Fawkes, how did he die and why do we celebrate the gunpowder plot on Bonfire Night?(video)
Learn all about Guy Fawkes & BONFIRE NIGHT

& Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz.

Film 1 (the easiest one)

Film 2 (animation for class 5) ...

... and The Story of Guy Fawkes

Films for class 6 and 7

Horrible Histories: Fawkes' Thirteen

John Wright, Robert Catesby, Thomas Percy, Francis Tresham, Guy Fawkes

Who...

....provides the reason for the plot?
... outlines the stages of the plot?
... is responsible for the gunpowder and fuses?
... sends a letter to his brother-in-law telling him to stay away from Parliament on November 5th?

Read these two summaries of the story and decide which one is correct.

13 men decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5th 1605 to kill the prime minister. This was because he hated Catholics. They planned to put 30 barrels of gunpowder in a room near Parliament. Robert Catesby was part of the gang but realised his brother would be in Parliament the day of the explosion. He wrote him a letter suggesting he take the day off. Guy Fawkes was caught with the explosives and arrested. He was later released due to lack of evidence.

13 men decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5th 1605 to kill the king. This was because he hated Catholic. They planned to put 36 barrels of gunpowder in a cellar under Parliament. Francis Tresham was part of the gang but realised that his brother would be in Parliament on the day of the explosion. He wrote him a letter suggesting he take the day off. Guy Fawkes was caught with the explosives and arrested. He was executed for his crime.

Vocabulary:

1. gunpowder		a. to light the piece of string that makes a bomb explode
2. fuse		b. to take sth secretly to a place
3. treason		c. impossible to imagine
4. plot		d. to explode
5. to blow up (a building)		e. betrayal of a trust or confidence
6. unthinkable		f. cord for igniting an explosive
7. to sneak something into somewhere		g. large round container made of wood
8. to light the fuse		h. explosive mixture
9. a barrel (of gunpowder)		i. to stay home from work
10. to go off without a hitch		j. event that happened without a problem
11. to take the day off		k. to be executed by hanging, then cutting out the stomach and dividing the body into 4 pieces
12. to be hung, drawn and quartered		l. secret plan to accomplish an evil purpose

*Work in small groups. You are members of a gang. Decide on a plot that goes
wrong then practise acting it out silently. It can be as funny as you like!

Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night - Animated for Kids

It's November 5th and the night is full of fire and explosions. What's the story behind the pyrotechnics? Well, we have to go back to the time of King James 1 in the 17th century to find out.