Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the British Parliament in 1605 with 36 barrels of gunpowder but was caught. He was imprisoned and executed by being burned at the stake. Now on November 5th, Guy Fawkes' Day is celebrated in Britain with bonfires and fireworks. Children make figures of Guy Fawkes out of old clothes stuffed with newspaper which are burned on bonfires at the end of the celebrations.

1. Guy Fawkes´Day
1.- Fill in the gaps
2.- True or False
3.- Draw a Bonfire
4.- Rhyme
5.- My own Guy Fawkes

2. Fill in the gaps
In 1605, a traitor named __________ tried to blow up the British __________
with 36 barrels of gunpowder. He was caught and __________ . Finally he died,
burned on a __________ .
Now, on the __________ Guy Fawkes´ day is celebrated with bonfires and
__________ . This day is also called Bonfire Night.
Traditionally, children make a figure of Guy Fawkes from __________ clothes
stuffed with newspaper. The Guy is placed in the street and burned at the en of
the celebration on a very big bonfire.
Guy Fawkes imprisoned fireworks old
5th November bonfire parliament

3. Write True ( T ) or False ( F )
● Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up the Parliament with a
bomb in 1999 _____
● Guy Fawkes was Spanish _____
●
Guy Fawkes´ is celebrated on the 5th Nov. _____
● Children make figures with new clothes _____
● Guy Fawkes´ day is also called Bonfire Night _____

4. Draw Bonfire in London following the instructions
1.- Make eight divisions in a rectangle.
2.- Colour each space with a different colour. You need was colours.
3.- Then, cover the rectangle with black.
4.-Finally, draw fireworks and bonfires usinga toothpick.
Here you have some exemples:
http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/3261-3270/sb3262.html#.T4vRItmfHjY

5. Read this rhyme
Remember, remember
The 5th of November
gunpowder, treason and plot
we see no reason
why gunpowder treason
should ever forgot

6. My own Guy Fawkes