The United Kingdom（Period 6 Reading and Writing）
·use bullet points to give information ·write in phrases and not full sentences ·divide your sheet of paper into three parts: the first part to give a short description of the country the second part to examine one particular aspect the third part to explain why you choose the country and what you learned reference for teaching
what do we do in england on november 5th? every year on 5th november, the anniversary of the gunpowder plot, guy fawkes is remembered.throughout england, towns and villages light huge bonfires, let off magnificent fireworks, burn an effigy of guy fawkes and celebrate the fact the parliament and james i were not blown sky high by guy fawkes. as well as burning effigy of guy fawkes, the bonfires are used to cook potatoes wrapped in foil and heat up soup for the crowds that come to watch the fireworks. in main town and cities, torch-lit processions are also popular on this night too. during the days before bonfire night, children used to take their home-made guys out on the street and ask for“a penny for the guy”for fireworks. also children, in some areas, blacken their faces as guy fawkes might have done when he plotted to blow up parliament. flaming barrels in ottery st mary, teams of stalwart men carry flaming tar barrels on their shoulders down the length of the town’s high street.when one man’s 50-pound barrel gets too hot to handle, another man takes over—then another, and then another, until the flames die out and the barrel crumbles into ashes. food jacket potatoes are baked in the bonfire and eaten with a mug of hot soup. parkin cake, a sticky cake, is traditionally eaten on this day.
there are many rhymes associated with the gunpowder plot. remember, remember the fifth of november gunpowder, treason and plot. i see no reason, why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. rumour, rumour, pump and derry, prick his heart and burn his body, and send his soul to purgatory. remember, remember, the fifth of november, gunpowder, treason and plot! a stick or a stake for king james’ sake will you please to give us a faggot if you can’t give us one, we’ll take two; the better for us and the worse for you!
some british festivals and holidays
what is the holiday? 1.it’s celebrated on january 1st.(new year’s day) 2.it’s celebrated on the tuesday 40 days before easter.(shrove tuesday—pancake day) 3.this festival is the first day of lent, 40 days before easter.(ash wednesday)