B. Culture - The royal grandchildrenPages 136 - 137
C. Culture - Schools in the UKPages 138 - 139
D. Culture - Britain’s top sports venuesPages 140 - 141
Festivals A-BPages 142 - 143
Word bank 1-8
1. Word bank 1Pages 144 - 145
2. Word bank 2Pages 146 - 147
3. Word bank 3Pages 148 - 149
4. Word bank 4Pages 150 - 151
5. Word bank 5Pages 152 - 153
6. Word bank 6Pages 154 - 155
7. Word bank 7 – 8Pages 156 - 157
Word bank 8 – Thanks and acknowledgementsPages 158 - 159
Thanks and acknowledgementsPage 160
SECŢIUNEA „AJUTOR“Despre manualul digital
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Festivals
AUTUMN FESTIVALS
Bonfire Night
November 5th is a special day in Britain. We go to school and work as usual, so it isn’t a holiday, but in the evening we celebrate the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot against King James I and the arrest of Guy Fawkes in 1605.
Katy ‘I love Bonfire Night. In the evening, when it’s dark, we go to the Bonfire Night celebrations in the park. There’s an enormous bonfire and on top of it, there’s a ‘guy’. This is an effigy of Guy Fawkes made from paper and old clothes. While we are watching the fireworks, we eat hot potatoes with cheese, sausages and a special cake called ‘parkin’. Bonfire Night is great fun!
Diwali
Diwali is an important festival for Hindus in India and across Asia. It is the Festival of Light. Asian communities in the UK celebrate this important festival at the end of October or at the beginning of November.
Hadi ‘My family is originally from India so in the autumn we celebrate both Bonfire Night and Diwali! For Diwali, we decorate our houses with little lamps and we wear new clothes to the celebrations. There are lots of fireworks. At home, we have special meals with our family and friends and we eat lots of delicious Diwali sweets. It’s my favourite time of year!’
Glossary
discovery: something that you find out
Gunpowder Plot: a historical event in Britain: a secret plan to blow up parliament.
bonfire: a big fire
fireworks: exploding coloured lights in the sky
Reading
Read and listen to the text, then match the words with the pictures.
A
bonfire
B
fireworks
C
Diwali lamps
COMPREHENSION
Answer the questions.
1 Where does Katy go on Bonfire night?
2 What is a ‘guy’?
3 What does Katy eat on Bonfire Night?
4 Where is Hadi’s family from?
5 What special decorations are there in Hadi’s house at Diwali?
PROJECTAUTUMN FESTIVALS
Answer the questions after discussing them in class
1 What celebrations are there in Romania in the autumn?
