Guy Fawkes Day

• What does Guy Fawkes celebrate?
• What was the religion of the plotters?
• What happened to then?
• Why are the celebrations called Bonfire night?
• What is a ‘guy’ according to the speaker’s explanation?
• Where do the children throw their guy effigies?

Fireworks on bonfire night

listening guyfawkes

PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article.

Paragraph 1

1.	blow up the Houses	a.	down
2	the first examples	b.	burned to death
3.	bring the government	c.	colonies
4.	his plan was called the	d.	of Parliament
5.	He was put on a bonfire and	e.	of terrorism
6.	former British	f.	Gunpowder Plot

 

Paragraph 2

1.	the biggest outdoor	a.	treats
2	takes place	b.	celebration in Britain
3.	a happy	c.	accidents
4.	in the middle	d.	at night
5.	the most popular	e.	occasion
6.	children are injured in fireworks	f.	of the town

LISTENING GAP FILL

Guy Fawkes Night _______________ celebration. It celebrates a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament (that’s where Big Ben is) in London. This was probably _______________ examples of terrorism, only it didn’t work. It all happened on November the fifth, 1605. A group of Catholics who were _______________ Protestant rulers wanted to bring the government down. Their leader was a man called Guy Fawkes _______________ called the Gunpowder Plot. Fortunately, _______________ saw Guy Fawkes and his followers with the gunpowder. Guy Fawkes was arrested. _______________ bonfire and burned to death. In Britain and former British colonies, this day is also called Bonfire Night.

Bonfire Night is perhaps _______________ celebration in Britain. Unfortunately, it is in winter and takes _______________. You have to brave the cold, but it is a happy occasion. Every town and village puts on a fireworks display. There is usually _______________ in the middle of the town. People gather at it to watch the fireworks and eat traditional Guy Fawkes Night food. Baked potatoes and toffee apples are the most popular treats. There is _______________ guy on the bonfire to represent the real one that died 400 years ago. Many families have smaller celebrations and will _______________, private fireworks display in their garden. There are many warnings to be careful because every year, children are injured in _______________.

QUESTIONS 

known as = recognized as bonfire = a large outdoor fire, either for burning waste or for a party

 firework = a small container filled with powder that burns or explodes to produce coloured lights and noise in the sky

 gunpowder = an explosive substance used in bombs and fireworks

 plot = a secret plan by a group of people, to do something harmful or illegal

 plotter = someone who makes and organize a plot beneath = in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something 

House of Lords = the part of the British parliament whose members are not elected but have positions because of their rank or title

 lit = the past tense and past participle of the verb “to light”, which means to start to burn, or to make something start to burn, or to provide light for a place 

thanksgiving = the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits orfavors, especially to God

 failure = nonperformance of something due, required, or expected

 at present = in this time period What do you think about it? Do you celebrate a special tradition in your city/country? 

Read more at: https://blog.abaenglish.com/reading-comprehension-bonfire-night/

 

What are we talking about? Guess the topic

Wart

Mole

Birthmark

Sorcerer

Poulticies

Charms
Spells

Heretic

Thumbs screw

Evidence

Trial

Hag

An evil spell=hex

Cat

Sorcery

Torture

Deviltry

Familiar

Devil’s mark

Prey

Burn at the stake

Death sentence

Sleep deprivation

Cunning folk

Witches

In Shakespeare’s time people believed in witches. They were people who had made a pact with the Devil in exchange for supernatural powers. If your cow was ill, it was easy to decide it had been cursed. If there was plague in your village, it was because of a witch. If the beans didn’t grow, it was because of a witch. Witches might have a familiar – a pet, or a toad, or a bird – which was supposed to be a demon advisor. People accused of being witches tended to be old, poor, single women. It is at this time that the idea of witches riding around on broomsticks (a common household implement in Elizabethan England) becomes popular.

There are lots of ways to test for a witch. A common way was to use a ducking stool, or just to tie them up, and duck the accused under water in a pond or river. If she floated, she was a witch. If she didn’t, she was innocent. She probably drowned. Anyone who floated was then burnt at the stake. It was legal to kill witches because of the Witchcraft Act passed in 1563, which set out steps to take against witches who used spirits to kill people.

King James I became king in 1603. He was particularly superstitious about witches and even wrote a book on the subject. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth especially to appeal to James – it has witches and is set in Scotland, where he was already king. The three witches in Macbeth manipulate the characters into disaster, and cast spells to destroy lives. Other magic beings, the fairies, appear in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elizabethans thought fairies played tricks on innocent people – just as they do in the play.

Did you know?

There are still Elizabethan superstitions that we follow today:

· don’t walk under a ladder – they are bad luck because they are linked to gallows (the wooden frame for hanging people)

· say ‘Bless you’ when someone sneezes – this is to stop the Devil entering your body through your mouth

· don’t spill salt – salt was very expensive in Elizabethan times, so spilling it was very bad luck

· black cats are unlucky – they were associated with witches

And some ones we don’t:

· if you can touch a condemned man, that’s good luck

· losing your hair suddenly was a sign of bad luck to come

wordlist   

curse

plague

 broomstick

 float

 burn at the stake

 

 

·        Witchcraft and magic

·        Witchcraft and magic

·        The Elizabethans believed in magic – both good and bad. Many communities had 'cunning folk' who - it was believed – could cure disease, provide charms and love spells, foretell the future, find lost property and counter 'black' or 'dark' magic.

·        Dark magic

·        Dark magic was the domain of witches – people who had supernatural powers because they had made a pact with the Devil. Witchcraft was blamed for all sorts of bad fortune. If your animals got sick? A witch. Your crops failed? Witch. Your milk went sour or your apples rotted? Witch. They believed that witches had 'familiars' - an animal they could turn into so they could spy on people and move around without being seen. The most popular familiars were cats and toads, which is why witches are often depicted with these animals.

·        The majority of people who were accused of witchcraft were women - usually poor, single women who had nobody to protect them. Many people also believed that women were spiritually 'weaker' than men, and therefore easier for the Devil to win over. Illustrations from the time show us what people imagined 'witches Sabbaths' to look like. They usually involve potions bubbling in cauldrons, witches flying on broomsticks or on the backs of goats and sometimes worshipping the Devil.

·        Once someone was accused of witchcraft, they were tested, usually by 'ordeal'. One of the common ways was to 'duck' the accused under water. They believed that water was purifying, so if the person floated, it was because the water had rejected them, and they were guilty. If they sank, they were innocent. Of course, this meant that many 'innocent' people drowned!

·        Elizabeth believed in witches, as most people did in the 16th century, but she wasn't as worried about them as some later monarchs such as James I were. However, she was concerned enough to pass the Witchcraft Act of 1563, which made witchcraft a felony. This meant that once a 'witch' was found she would be killed.

 

Wordlist

Crops

Sour

Rot

Toad

Ordeal

Felony

 

 

Do some research and answer the questions

1.   Why do you think people believed in witches?

2.   Why were so many women accused of being witches in the 17^th century?

3.   What were the ‘signs’ to spot a witch?

4.   What were the methods to identify a witch?

5.   Who was Matthew Hopkins?

 

Revision unit 6 Performer B1

crime and punishment vocabulary 

conditional sentences

should have-shouldn't have

Pat Perfect

REVISION-adverbs of frequency and Present Simple

adverbs of frequency exercise 

re-order the sentences

PRESENT SIMPLE-REVISION

Present Simple

First classes
Let's recap do/does
How to ask questions

DO/DOES

How to ask questions

Ex Do Alan and Robert go to school? Alan e Robert vanno a scuola?

      Do they walk to school? Vanno a scuola a piedi?

     Auxiliary+subject+ infinitive verb…………………………………

Ex Does Sara get up at 7.00? Sara si alza alle sette?

      Does your father work in the morning? Tuo padre lavora di mattina?

      Does he have a lie-in on Sunday morning?

SCEGLI DO O DOES

1. ______________Peter live with his father?

2. ______________       you learn Spanish?

3. ______________ Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to school?

4. ______________they play in the garden?

5. ______________Sandy's hamster live in a cage?

6.  ______________     your classmates chat on the phone every day?

7. ______________      we work in front of the computer?

8. ______________ you play the drums?

9. ______________ Steve wear pullovers?

10.  ______________    I tidy my bedroom?

Questions: Kevin

1. What does Kevin do? 1. Kevin’s a lorry driver.

2. How old is Kevin? 2. He’s twenty-five years old.

3. How many days a week does he work? 3. He works five days a week.

4. What time does he get up? 4. He gets up at six o’clock every day.

5. What does he eat for breakfast? 5. He eats a huge breakfast.

6. What does he drink? 6. He drinks two cups of coffee.

7. What does he do after breakfast? 7.Then he kisses his wife.

8. What time does he leave for work? 8.He leaves for work at half past six.

9. Where does he have lunch? 9. He has lunch in a transport cafe.

10.What time does he come back home? 10.He comes back home at five o’clock.

11.Where does he go in the evening? 11.In the evening he goes to the pub.

12.What time does he go to bed? 12.He goes to bed at eleven o’clock.

Questions: JUDITH

SCRIVI LE DOMANDE

1. ………………………………………………. 1. secretary

2. ………………………………………………. 2. 35

3. ……………………………………………….. 3. 5 days a week.

4. ……………………………………………….. 4. 7.30

5. ……………………………………………….. 5. cornflakes

6. ……………………………………………….. 6. orange-juice

7. ……………………………………………….. 7. flatmates

8. ……………………………………………….. 8. 8.15

9. ……………………………………………….. 9. in the office canteen

10. ………………………………………………. 10. home / 5.30

11. ………………………………………………. 11. English evening classes

12. ………………………………………………. 12. eleven o’clock

Object pronouns

 object pronouns exercises

LIKES and DISLIKES-HOBBIES

LIKES and DISLIKES

how to talk about hobbies

 Listening I like/I hate

free time activities exercises

listening exercises

speaking exercise

likes and dislikes exercises

Write about your hobby

MY HOBBY

Why do people have hobbies?
What is your hobby?                                           
Do you spend money on your hobby?
When did you start it?
When do you practise it?     
How many hours a week do you spend on your hobby?

What do you like most about your hobby?

What don’t you like about it?
Does your hobby interfere with your work/study/personal life?

Do you know anyone who has your own hobby?                                                            
Do you know anyone who has no hobby?

Which hobbies are the most popular with girls in your country? With boys?                             
Are there any hobbies you would like to try?

my hobbies-example slides

my hobbies -example slides 2