My English Corner for 4th ESO

Monday, 6 November 2023

Time expressions

Sunday, 5 November 2023

Have you ever heard about Bonfire Night?

Watch the video and answer the questions below:

1) Who was the King?

2) Why did they want to kill the king?

3) Did they kill the king?

4) What century was it?

5) Where was Guy Fawkes from?

6) What's the name of the night of the 5th of November in England?

7) What and how do they celebrate it?

8) What do they say?

9) Where does this celebration take place?

10) How do you say "bonfire" and "fireworks" in your language?

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Let's see if you are right...

Four hundred years ago, the 5th of November 1605 (in the 17th century), a man called Guy Fawkes from York and a group of friends try to kill the King James I by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.

1) WHO WAS THE KING?

James I was the king at that time.

2) WHY DID THEY WANT TO KILL THE KING?

Because the king was the president of England, but people hadn't voted for him. Also, the main religion was the Protestant religion. Guy Fawkes was a catholic and he wanted more rights for catholics, but James I didn't want to give them any more rights.

3) DID THEY KILL THE KING?

No, they didn't. Guy Fawkes was discovered and taken to the Tower of London. There, he was tortured and they cut his head off.

4) What century was it?

It was the 17th century.

5) Where was Guy Fawkes from?

He was from York.

6) What's the name of the night of the 5th of November in England?

Its name is Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes night.

7) What and how do they celebrate it?

People celebrate it with bonfires and fireworks.

8) What do they say?

They say a rhyme that says:

"Remember Remember

the 5th of November

The gunpowder treason and plot

I know of no reason

Why the gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot"

9) Where does this celebration take place?

It takes place all over Britain.

10) How do you say "bonfire" and "fireworks" in your language?

Bonfire means sute, su, sutzar in Basque. It means fogata, hoguera, pira in Spanish.

BONFIRE NIGHT or GUY FAWKES NIGHT

Nowadays, people celebrate that Guy Fawkes didn't kill the King with bonfires and fireworks on the 5th of November. They make "Guys" to burn them on the bonfires.

They say a rhyme that says:

"Remember Remember the 5th of November
The gunpowder treason and plot

I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot"

Task 1

Let's go through this celebration's hightlights:

Slideshow

Task 2

Now let's revise the Bonfire-Night-related vocabulary

Task 3

Discuss these questions in groups of 3.

• Which festivals in your country remember historical events? The Conmemoration of the battle in Las Navas de Tolosa, in Jaén and Moors and Christians, in Alcoy (Alicante)...

• Do you have any festivals that are similar to Bonfire Night in your country? Yes, we do. The most similar ones are las Fallas, in March in Valencia, and Saint John's Eve, on June the23rd in every town.

• When do you have firework displays in your country? We usually have them during the Festivals.

• Do you think you would like Bonfire Night? Why/ why not? Yes, because it's a bank holiday and people celebrate it outside: they eat, sing and see the firework display.

• Do you think festivals are a good way to remember historical event? Yes, because there are a funny way to remind people of historical events. In fact, it's a way of bringing the past to the present and make the people live the History of their people.

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Saturday, 4 November 2023

Classical three part structure

In every essay-writing, as high school student know, you lead with an introduction, elaborate your main points in the body, and summarize your argument in the conclusion. A well-developed oral presentation adheres to the same structure.

Opening

Of the three parts, it is your opening that will vary the most from essay to essay in terms of style and content. Before you dive into your main points, the reader must know: 1) who you are, 2) what you are going to talk about, and 3) why they should care.

Review these points prior to your essay and spend no more time addressing them than you have to.

Body

Dive into your main points but remember to keep them short.

Conclusion

A conclusion should summarize your key points and reinforce the overall message of your essay.

Consider if your essay was intended to motivate your audience to a particular action. Your conclusion should make this suggestion explicit. If, however, the essay was for information purposes only, then it might be a good idea to repeat the most important information one last time.