Guy Fawkes

 Trailer 

 Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

Who was Guy Fawkes? What was The Gunpowder Plot? What celebrations are still held in Britain to remember that event? Click on the following links and find out.

A. Read the first 4 paragraphs in the following link and answer the questions below.
Disillusionment
1. Who was ruling the country when the plot took place? Who had been the previous ruler? How long had she ruled? Who was the new ruler's mother?

2. How were the Catholics treated in this period? Why did they think things would change with the new king?

B. Click on the following link to answer the questions below.
The Plot
1. What did they plan to do? How would they carry out the plan?
2. Why was the plot discovered? Explain the details in a paragraph.

3. Explain the details why it is thought the plotters might have been framed.
4. What happened to the plotters?

C. Click on the following link to find out more about the celebrations today.
The legacy
1. What legacy have Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot left?
2. Why is the 5th of November called Bonfire Night?
3. What do people (children) do on that night?

Video 1         Video 2

BBC RECREATION    The Plotters      The letter

VOCABULARY TO LEARN

 rule/ruler- gobernar (gobernante)

disillusionment- desilusión

treachery- treason

lease (rent) a cellar

carry out a plan- llevar a cabo

blow up- hacer estallar

House of Lords /House of Common (Houses of Parliament)
MP-Member of Parliament

underneat- under

dig a tunnel-cavar

gather 36 barrels of gunpowder- reunir

fuse- mecha

uprising/rising- alzamiento

have second thoughts- pensárselo de nuevo

sting operation / frame-up - emboscada

pursue-prosecute- perseguir

fabricate-invent

traitor

mastermind-leader-planner

recruit- reclutar

betray/betrayal- traicionar/traición
distrust-desconfiar

siege-asedio

imprison-imprisonment-apresar/prisión

red-handed-con las manos en la masa

effigy-figure

resemble-look like

firework display-exhibición de fuegos artificiales

bonfire-hoguera

legacy-legado

plotter/conspirator
Flee-(Fled/Fled)- Escape

Ghostly places in Britain

TASK: 
1. Find out about a haunted place in Great Britain.
2. Create a PPT (Speaking)
3. Prepare your writing exam.

1. You will be given some links to an old castle which is supposed to be haunted. Visit the websites and find out the following information:

- Where is the place?

- What is the place like?
- Give a brief history of the place.
- Briefly summarize what ghosts the place has. What had happened to them?

(Use around 300 words to complete the report about the place)

2. Thursday 21st: Prepare a short ppt to talk in class for about 3 minutes about your haunted castle.

2. Monday 25th: Preparing your writing test.
Use the information you have found out about your haunted castle to prepare your writing test. Also revise vocabulary describing a spooky place/situation and connectors of sequence.

Your writing should have:
-An introduction with background information.
-Events.
-End of story (try to include a twist)
-Don't forget to use vocabulary, adjectives, etc to describe the atmosphere.

Remember a good ghost story needs a sinister

atmosphere!!

1. Glamis Castle

http://www.visitdunkeld.com/glamis-castle.htm

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/featured-sites/glamis-castle/

2. Blickling Hall

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/textonly17-the-headless-ghosts-of-blickling-hall.html

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/anne-boleyn-ghost-sightings-pictures

3. Tower of London

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-tower-of-london-ghosts

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/featured-sites/the-tower-of-london/

4. Hampton Court Palace

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/historic-hauntings-at-hampton-court-palace/#gs.ge9m3o

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/ghosts-of-hampton-court-palace-london

5. Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire

http://livingwithkingrichard.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-ghosts-of-fotheringhayand-sheep.html

https://www.spookyisles.com/the-life-and-afterlives-of-mary-queen-of-scots/

A real risk taker!!

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