CO_Guy Fawkes

BONFIRE NIGHT : LISTENING COMPREHENSION
I – Preparation task :
Match the vocabulary with the corrrect definitions and / or pictures
1 .......... a procession
2 ..... / ..... the houses of Parliament
3 ...../ ..... a firework
B.
4 ..... / ..... a bonfire
A.
5 .......... a tradition
6 .......... blow something up
7 ..... / ..... gunpowder
8 .......... a rag doll
C.
D.
E.
F.
make something explode
G.
a long line of people walking
slowly as part as a social event
H.
a cultural activity that people
have done for many years .
I. a large fire that people build
outside.
J. The main government building in
the UK.
K. a small rocket that shoots in the
sky and explodes with bright
colours and loud bangs .
L. an explosive substance in fireworks
and bullets.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION : Check your understanding.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/bonfire-night
Circle the best answers to these questions.
1) When is Bonfire night ?
a. 5th November
b.25th December
c.31st December
2) What do people do on that day ?
a.They make bonfires
b. They set off fireworks
c. They dress up as ghosts or witches
3) Where do people celebrate Bonfire Night ?
a. in the USA
b. in the United Kingdom
c) everywhere in the world
4) How many people attended the Bonfire Night event in the video ?
a. over 200
b.over 2,000
c.over 20,000
d.over 200,000
5) Bonfire Night commemorates a man called Guy Fawkes. What did he try
to do in 1605 ?
a. become a politician
c. kill the king.
b. blow up the Houses of Parliament
6) What do people put on the bonfire ?
a. rubbish
b. rag dolls called « Guys »
c. potatoes.
7) What does Leon do ?
a. He is a historian
b. He organises Bonfire Night processions
c. He organises firework displays.
8) How are the people ?
a. They're really happy
b.They're disappointed
c. They're sad
Let's recap !
1) Bonfire Night is on ...
2) People ........................................on that day.
3) People celebrate Bonfire Night in .............................
4) In the video, over ............................ attended the Bonfire Night event.
/əˈtendɪd/
5) Guy Fawkes tried to ........................................................................
/traɪd/
6) They put .................................................................. on the bonfire
7) Leon .............................................................................................
8) All the people ..............................
/laɪkt/
J'observe ...
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Les phrases 4, 5 et 8 parlent
l'avenir
a) du présent
b) du passé
c) de
Observe les verbes de ces phrases, quel est leur point commun?
Les autres phrases sont au .........................., elles font référence à des
.............................................................
Souligne les verbes des phases 1,2,3,6 et 7. Vois-tu une marque de
conjugaison ? Laquelle ?
Ecoute les phrases et indique le son que tu entends à la fin du mot.
Peux-tu compléter les 3 dernières lignes du tableau ?
[t]
[d]
[ɪd] Base verbale
Traduction
They attended ...
assister à
Guy Fawkes tried ….
essayer
People liked ...
kill
open
watch
Je conclue :
Pour conjuguer un verbe au passé, j'ajoute la terminaison .......ou .......à la
base verbale . En anglais ce temps du passé s'appelle le PRETERIT