Guy Fawkes Night
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Guy Fawkes Night

This engaging ESL lesson plan focuses on Guy Fawkes Night, targeting listening and speaking skills in a group setting for B1-B2 level adults and teens. Over 60 minutes, students will unscramble words to learn about the celebration, engage in pair discussions on historical events, and watch videos to enhance their understanding. Exercises include fact-checking, answering comprehension questions, and discussing personal reflections on the significance of the event. The lesson is perfect for fostering conversational skills while exploring cultural traditions.

Skills

  • Can understand most documentaries and most other recorded or broadcast material delivered in the standard form of the language
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Have you ever heard of Guy Fawkes Night? Unscramble the words to find out what that is.

1
is
the
United
in
Fawkes
celebration
Night
Guy
a
Kingdom.
2
on
It
happens
5th.
every
November
year
3
night
the
up
The
a
attempt
failed
remembers
to
Parliament.
blow
2

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

3

Watch the first part of the video to find out about the history of Guy Fawkes Night. Answer the questions.

4

Watch the second part of the video. Are these statements true or false?

5

Read the newspaper headlines about Guy Fawkes Day celebrations. Based on the headlines, how do you think Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated in the UK today?

6

Now, watch a video about how Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated in the UK today. Answer the questions.

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