29. Guy Fawkes (CM2) - Audio

Published: Nov. 5, 2010, 9:30 a.m.

b'Guy Fawkes Day\\n\\nHello Edmund\\xa0! What day is it today\\xa0?\\n\\nHello Katie! It\\u2019s the fifth of November, Guy Fawkes Day!\\n\\nWhat\\u2019s that?\\n\\nIt\\u2019s a tradition in the UK. In the 17th century, some men wanted to blow up Parliament and the King!\\n\\nOh, no! What happened?\\n\\nThe man who was left to blow up the building, Guy Fawkes, was caught and the king was saved.\\n\\nOh, good! So what do we do to remember this day?\\n\\nOn the fifth of November, every year, British people light a fire with a model of Guy Fawkes on it. We also have fireworks.\\n\\nFireworks are very loud and colourful. What do we eat on this day?\\n\\nWe usually eat sausages, baked potatoes and a kind of cake called tiffin.\\n\\nLet\\u2019s have some cake and watch the fireworks!\\n\\nLe po\\xe8me suivant est appris et dit par les jeunes Anglais, lors de la journ\\xe9e de comm\\xe9moration : \\n\\nRemember, Remember the fifth of November,\\nGunpowder, treason and plot,\\nI can see no reason\\nWhy gunpowder treason\\nShould ever be forgot'