Watch the video http://youtu.be/UKLfR6fU9ew and then answer the questions about it:
1.Guy Fawkes night is celebrated:
a) every year
b) every decade
c) every century
2. The Gunpowder Plot took place on the 5th November in:
a) 1905
b) 1605
c) 1705
3. Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up:
a) the king’s castle
b) Buckingham palace
c) the Houses of Parliament
4. How were they caught?
a) they were caught with the gunpowder.
b) one of the group sent a letter warning him to stay away from Parliament.
c) one of the members of the group was a traitor.
5. What happened to Guy Fawkes and his friends?
_________________________________________________________________________________
6. Guy Fawkes night is also known as _________________________________________________
7. It’s a tradition for children to build a guy with old clothes and stuffed with
__________________ and display him in the streets asking ___________________________
_______________
8. What do they do with the guy stuffed with newspapers?
9. People bring ____________________________ or ______________________ to start the fire.
10. The nursery rhyme says:
Remember, remember
The 5th of November
Gunpowder, _______________ and Plot
We see no___________________
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be ___________________ .
_____________________ at the door
Ring the ______________________
Have you got a ____________ for singing so well?
If you haven’t got a penny
A ha’penny will do
If you haven’t got a ha’penny
Then _____________ bless you!!!
Monday, 6 November 2017
Friday, 27 October 2017
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Halloween. American culture made a big business
Watch th videos of this sections or visit www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween and read the article entitled Ancient origins of Halloween. Look for the answers to these 13 (unlucky for some) questions.
1. Where is the celebration of Halloween thought to have come from?
2. The Celts occupied an area of land covering three modern-day countries or regions. Which
are they?
3. Why did the Celts celebrate ‘Samhain’ on the night of 31 October?
4. What did the Celts believe the ghosts of the dead would cause damage and trouble to?
5. To commemorate the event, what did the Druids build?
6. What costumes did they wear?
7. What did they re-light to help protect them from the coming winter?
8. By 43 AD, who had mostly conquered the Celts?
9. What two other festivals were combined with ‘Samhain’?
10. After many changes due to the spread of Christianity, what new celebration was created
in 1000 AD?
11. What were the similarities between this day and ‘Samhain’?
12. What was another name given to this celebration?
13. What was the night before called and what did this finally become?
Kahoot games:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/edddd38d-14d9-4025-b0b5-8504d6eab174
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/16e16d2a-4f04-49a7-a9dd-a0f97bf2e26b
Some creepy, scary videos to get into the Halloween mood. Visit the at your own risk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIFkut11Xpc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2s59Kug2u4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-vyBhEK36o
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Rephrasing practice
5 Rewrite the sentences using the words in
brackets.
1. Your mother called a few minutes ago. (just)
Your mother
.............................................................................
2. The students finished solving the problem. Then the bell rang. (when)
When the bell rang, the
students .........................................
3. The boys cleaned the garage. It took them two hours. (for)
The boys ..................................................................................
4. The train left at two o’clock. We got to the station late. (after)
We
.........................................................................................
5. The champion began playing tennis when she was four years old.
(since)
The champion .......................................................................
KEY
1. has just called
2. had finished solving the problem when the bell rang
3. had been cleaning the garage for two hours
4. got to the station after the train had left
5. has been playing tennis since she was four years old
Listening practice
Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps
The boss of Europe's biggest low-cost airline (1) ___________________ increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made (2) __________________ to the budget carrier's 4,200 (3) ___________________ concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 (4) ___________________ of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, "too little, too late." He said: "There is a (5) ___________________ benefits [for pilots] - no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals." He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform. He added: "People have just had enough (6) ___________________ atmosphere."
Mr O'Leary (7) ___________________ repair the damage done to Ryanair's reputation after (8) ___________________ with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a (9) ___________________ pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made (10) ___________________, "by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots". He added: "In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being (11) ___________________, apologize and meet [pilots'] pay demands." O'Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: "I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family." He added: "We are (12) _____________ employer in a very insecure industry."
Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1) promised to increase the pay and working ______ pilots
a. conditions off
b. condition of
c. conditioned of
d. conditions of
a. conditions off
b. condition of
c. conditioned of
d. conditions of
2) Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget ______ pilots
a. carrier's 4,200
b. carries are 4,200
c. carry as 4,200
d. carry was 4,200
a. carrier's 4,200
b. carries are 4,200
c. carry as 4,200
d. carry was 4,200
3) address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want ______ company
a. to quiet the
b. to quite the
c. to quit the
d. to quilt the
a. to quiet the
b. to quite the
c. to quit the
d. to quilt the
4) A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, "too ______."
a. little, two late
b. little, to late
c. little, tool late
d. little, too late
a. little, two late
b. little, to late
c. little, tool late
d. little, too late
5) a lack of basic benefits for pilots - no free bottles of water, coffee or tea ______ meals
a. and no clue
b. and no crew
c. and no cue
d. and no queue
a. and no clue
b. and no crew
c. and no cue
d. and no queue
6) Mr O'Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to ______ a. Ryanair's reputation
b. Ryanair's repetition
c. Ryanair's respiration
d. Ryanair's reparation
7) 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of ______
a. avail a ball pilots
b. avail able pilots
c. avail a bull pilots
d. available pilots
8) An industry analyst said the airline made this ______
a. ghostly error
b. coast lie error
c. gross tea error
d. costly error
9) He added: "In a rare move, Ryanair is being ______
a. forced to backs pedal
b. forced to backpedal
c. forced to back pedals
d. forced to backed pedal
10) He added: "We are a very secure employer in a very ______."
a. in secure industry
b. non-secure industry
c. inns a cure industry
d. insecure industry
Before reading / listening
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F)
- The airline in the article is Europe's biggest low-cost carrier. T / F
- The airline employs almost 42,000 pilots. T / F
- The airline offered a salary increase of up to $14,000. T / F
- The airline provides pilots with uniforms free of charge. T / F
- The airline made a mistake with its pilots' holiday schedule. T / F
- Over 700,000 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations. T / F
- The article said pedals on airplanes weren't put back. T / F
- The airline is fairly sure that its pilots will not quit. T / F
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