News – Bonfire Night
Bonfire Night
Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
In Britain, November 5th is Bonfire Night, the anniversary of a plot to kill the king. In 1605 a man called Guy Fawkes was part of a plan to blow up the English parliament, but he was discovered and didn’t succeed. To celebrate this day, people usually go to a fireworks display and burn a model of Guy Fawkes on a big fire!
> learn more in this video
> and this video about the history
answer the questions about the video (sous la vidéo) (click on task 2 and 3)
