Breaking records

Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II has overtaken Queen Victoria as the UK's longest-serving monarch?

 

Have a look at the following video where you will learn more things about this fact!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/witn/ep-150909

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Today, I wanted to share a song that I like very much...not only because of the lyrics but also for the story behind the music video. It's so full of energy and LIFE!!
I encourage you to watch it...after that, I think you'll understand what I'm talking about!

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Remember, remember...

Hi everyone!!

I know it's been a long time but I'm back!! I could not let this week pass by without writing a few words about Bonfire night! Do you remember what is was? Let's see!

What is Bonfire Night?

The history of November 5

On November 5 people across the UK celebrate Bonfire Night. There are small fireworks parties in back gardens along with big organised displays in public parks. Bonfires are lit all over the UK every November 5. The reason why they do it is because it's the anniversary of an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament led by a man called Guy Fawkes. It's called the Gunpowder Plot, and bonfires are lit to burn the "Guy" - a dummy that represents Fawkes.

On movies: “V for Vendetta” (2006)

Watch the opening scene of the movie and complete the verbs which are missing in the script:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIIay5EqqeY

 

[voiceover]

"Remember, remember, the fifth of

November, the gunpowder, treason and

plot.  I know of no reason why the

gunpowder treason should ever be forgot."

But what of the man? I know his name ........... Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he ............... to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But who ............ he really? What was he like? We ................ to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be ..........., he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world.

I .................. first hand the power of ideas, I............ people kill in the name of them, and die defending them... but you cannot kiss ................., cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas ................, they do not feel pain, they do not love... And it is not an idea that I ............, it is a man... A man that ............. remember the Fifth of November. A man that I ................... forget

 

What was the Gunpowder Plot?

Guy (Guido) Fawkes led the Gunpowder plot in 1605. It was a plan to blow up King James I and his government. Fawkes and his group put 36 barrels of gunpowder in cellars under the Houses of Parliament in London, ready to set off a massive explosion.

One member of the group sent a letter to his friend who worked in Parliament, warning him to stay away on November 5. The plot was to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London. The King's supporters got hold of the letter and the plot was rumbled!

Guards broke into the cellars where the gunpowder plotters were waiting. They were arrested, tortured and executed. The Gunpowder Plot was about religion. England was a Protestant country, and the plotters were Catholic. The group wanted to return England to the Catholic faith. They thought they could do this by killing King James I and his ministers.

That was all for today! See you soon!