GUY FAWKES

Now try and fill in the cloze text below

a)      Find the right word from the ones in the box  for  blanks 1, 2 and 4. There are three words you do not have to use.

1.      A big fire that is made outdoors

2.      Small objects with chemical inside them that burn with coloured flames or sparks when lit and often make loud noises.

4.   Secret plan to do something wrong against the government.

PARADE    BONFIRE    PLOT    HONEYMOON    FIREWORKS    PUMPKIN

b)      Fill in blanks 3, 5 and 6 with the correct form of the right phrasal verb from the  ones in the box. There are three verbs you do not have to use.

TAKE UP                         CARRY OUT               LOOK AFTER         LET OFF     BLOW UP                        BREAK   DOWN

You will find the KEY at the bottom.

Guy Fawkes Night, also known as ......1......Night or ......2......Night is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5^th November .

On November 5^th,1605, Guy Fawkes, an English soldier and member of a group of Roman Catholics attempted to assassinate the protestant King James I ( James VI of Scotland ) and ......3......the Houses of Parliament, in what has become known as The Gunpowder......4...... . Before they were able to ......5......their plan, they were caught and subsequently tortured and executed for treason and attempted murder.

Every year since then on Nov 5^th people have traditionally celebrated the Gunpowder ......4......failure by ......6......  ......2...... and building ......1......on which “guys” or dummies representing Guy Fawkes are burnt.

Before the fifth, children use the “guys” to beg for money with the chant “Penny for the guy”.

A popular nursery rhyme about the plot reads:

Remember, remember, the fifth of November

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,

I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot

 KEY:

1. Bonfire(s)

    2. Fireworks

    3. Blow up

    4. Plot

    5. Carry out

6. Letting