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Задание 1. Read and translate the text.

In the UK, Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Night) is celebrated on 5 November and the night skies are filled with colour. It’s a special day in honour of a historic event.

The history. The year was 1605 and some English Catholics were angry because King James I was treating them badly. In November of that year, a group of men made a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London. An enormous explosion was planned for 5 November. This was the day that the king was due to open Parliament. The plan became known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ and the leader of the group was called Guy Fawkes. The men put 36 barrels of gunpowder in the Houses of Parliament and waited for the king to arrive. The group decided that Guy Fawkes should light the gunpowder and cause the explosion. Did they succeed? No, they didn’t. The police found the gunpowder before it exploded and they caught all the men involved in the plot. The men were tortured and killed. To celebrate his survival, King James ordered the people of England to have a bonfire on the night of 5 November.

Bonfires, Guys and fireworks. On 5 November, people remember the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament by celebrating ‘Bonfire Night’. All over Britain there are firework displays and bonfires with models of Guy Fawkes, which are burned on the fire. The Guy is made of old clothes and the clothes are filled with newspaper. The fireworks are a reminder of the gunpowder that Guy Fawkes hid in the cellar of Parliament. Some people have a small bonfire in their garden on 5 November, while in main towns and cities there are big bonfires and firework displays.

The biggest firework display is the Edenbridge Display in Kent. Edenbridge also has the biggest Guy: a nine-metre ‘celebrity’ model is burned there every year. Last year the celebrity Guy was Wayne Rooney wearing Shrek-style ears and a football shirt.

Food. It’s normally quite cold in November in Britain, so on Bonfire Night people wear hats, scarves and gloves to spend the evening outside. They need some warm food too. Traditional Bonfire Night food is hot baked potatoes. They are cooked on the bonfire and filled with butter and cheese. There are also toffee apples (apples on a stick, covered in sweet toffee) and in the north of England they eat a special type of cake called parkin. Toasting marshmallows on the bonfire is also popular. Yum!

Penny for the Guy. In Britain only adults can buy fireworks but in the past they were sold to children too. During the days before Bonfire Night, children used to take their home-made Guys onto the streets and ask for ‘a penny for the Guy’ to collect money to buy fireworks. Now you have to be over 18 to buy fireworks, and safety on Bonfire Night is an important issue

Задание 2.  Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1…….. a bonfire                                       a. the main government buildings in the UK

2…….. a barrel                                         b. a type of explosive material

3…….. the Houses of Parliament             c. a large wooden container

4…….. a firework                                    d. a large fire in the open air

5…….. a penny                                    e. a rocket that explodes in the sky, making bright light

6…….. gunpowder                               f. a small coin in the UK

Задание 3. Complete the gaps with a number from the box.

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1. A group of people wanted to kill King James _______________.

2. Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in _______________.

3. Guy Fawkes and his men put ______barrels of explosives in the Houses of Parliament.

4. People remember the plot by enjoying fireworks and bonfires on _________November.

5. Edenbridge in Kent burns a _______________-metre Guy on a bonfire every year.

6. People under _______________ can’t buy fireworks in the UK.

Задание 4. Match the two sentence halves and write a–h next to the number 1–8.

1…….. An enormous explosion                                        a. are burned on fires.

2…….. The plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament         b. was planned for 5 November.

3…….. Guy Fawkes and his men                                     c. is known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’.

4…….. Models of Guy Fawkes                                       d. were sold to children.

5…….. The Guy                                                              e. were tortured and killed.

6…….. The Guy’s clothes                                               f. is made with old clothes.

7…….. Potatoes                                                              g. are cooked on the bonfire.

8…….. In the past, fireworks                                 h. are filled with newspaper to help it burn.

Задание 5. Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive verb form.

1. We planned / were planned a big party for Bonfire Night last year.

2. A lot knows / is known about the history of Bonfire Night.

3. Is it true that the king tortured / was tortured Guy Fawkes?

4. British people burn / are burned Guys on bonfires in local parks or in private gardens.

5. Is the Guy makes / made with old clothes?

6. You can fill / be filled the Guy with newspaper.

7. They cook / are cooked the potatoes on the bonfire.

8. Fireworks sold / were sold to children in the past.

Задание 6. Discussion

1. What special days do you celebrate in your country with fireworks or bonfires?

2. Do you like watching fireworks? Why or Why not?

3. Fireworks can be dangerous. Is there an age limit for buying fireworks in your country?

Задание 5. Грамматика: Времена группы Indefinite

Времена группы Indefinite употребляются только для констатации факта совершения действия в настоящем (Present Indefinite), прошедшем (Past Indefinite) и будущем (Future Indefinite), без указания на его длительность, законченность и безотносительно к какому – либо другому действию или моменту.

Глагол в Present Indefinite no форме совпадает с инфинитивом глагола (без частицы to) во всех лицах, кроме 3-го лица ед. ч., принимающего окончание - s (-es). Вспомогательным глаголом для образования отрицательной и вопросительной форм служит глагол do (does).

We live in Russia. We do not (don’t) live in the USA. Do you live in Russia?

She speaks English. She does not (doesn’t) speak German. Does he speak English?

По способу образования Past Indefinite все глаголы делятся на правильные и неправильные. Past Indefinite правильных глаголов образуется путем прибавления к основе глагола (Infinitive без частицы to) окончания –ed. Past Indefinite неправильных глаголов образуется различными другими способами (см. таблицу неправильных глаголов). Отрицательная и вопросительная формы Past Indefinite образуются при помощи вспомогательного глагола did.

They came yesterday. They didn’t come on Monday. When did they come?

Future Indefinite образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола will и основы смыслового глагола. Will служит для образования отрицательной и вопросительной форм.

He will phone me. He will not (won’t) come. Will he phone tomorrow?