Little Bo-Peep, will you be mine?
I want you for my Valentine.
You are my choice of all the girls,
With your blushing cheeks and your fluttering curls,
With your ribbons gay and your kirtle neat,
None other is so fair and sweet.
Little Bo-Peep, let's run away,
And marry each other on Midsummer Day;
And ever to you I'll be fond and true,
(Students in 4th ESO will write and speak about Thanksgiving Day in the next speaking and writing examinations, so get ready for it!! what are you waiting for?)
When is Thanksgiving 2015 and why does the US celebrate Turkey Day?
Roast turkey, candied yams, giant balloons and American football - what is
Thanksgiving Day really all about?
(gather:
form a group, first aider: emergency
medical assistance, chill: freezing, cold, giblets: viscera of a
bird, melt: become liquid) It was the Monday before Thanksgiving, Bobby Evans collapsed in a
supermarket in Worcester, Massachusetts. Other customers gathered
around and the first-aider was called. It did not look
good for Bobby, there was blood coming out of his ear, his face
looked white and he was unconscious.
The shop manager dialled 911 and when the medical team arrived the
first thing they did was take off Bobby's hat, to everyone's
amazement inside was a partially frozen turkey. What knocked Bobby
down was the chill from turkey paralyzing
his brain. The blood came from the giblets which had melted
and fell over his hair and down into his ear. As it was Thanksgiving the sympathetic manager took pity, and
rather than prosecuting the shop-lifter, gave him the partly unfrozen
bird and sent Bobby on his way. Two days later the manager got a
letter from Bobby apologising for his behaviour and thanking the
manager for his action. Also inside the envelope was $15, the price
of his turkey.
What was Bobby Evans doing in a supermarket?
Why did Bobby have his face pale?
Why was there blood coming out from Bobby's ear?
Was Bobby a customer at the supermarket?
Why did the manager show sympathy for Bobby?
WRITING
A) Write an email to a friend telling about what you have done for
Thanksgiving (What have you eaten? How many people have gathered for
Thanksgiving Day? How have you cooked the turkey? ... )
B) What's your opinion about the celebration of foreign
festivities in Spain (Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday... )
Each year in November, the United Kingdom remembers the men and women
who gave their lives in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts. 11 November is known as Armistice Day, Remembrance Day or Poppy Day. From 2014 until 2018, this day takes on added significance as it marks the centenary of the First World War years. During the First World War, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month in 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more
than four years of continuous warfare. In many parts of the world,
people observe a two-minute silence at 11am on 11 November. Don't
miss the special Silence in the Square event in Trafalgar Square led by The Royal British Legion, from 10am until 11.45am.
Remembrance Sunday Events
Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday in November, the Sunday
nearest to 11 November. Remembrance Sunday sees special events and
services relating to remembrance. Remembrance Sunday is on 8 November in 2015. On Remembrance Sunday, there'll be a Cenotaph
Parade in Whitehall. The Cenotaph ceremony is organised annually by the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with The Royal British Legion
coordinating the March Past. There'll also be various concerts, church services and events in London on and around this date to mark Remembrance Day.
For more information on Remembrance or to make a donation, visit the British Legion website: britishlegion.org.uk The parades and commemorations in London may result in road closures.
For the latest travel news, see Transport for London's website: tfl.gov.uk
In November 1605 a group of men decided to make a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London. The men were angry about the way the Catholic people were being treated in England. At this time the King of England was James the first. The plot is known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ and the leader of the plot was called Guy Fawkes. The men put 36 barrels of gunpowder in the Houses of Parliament and they waited for the King to open Parliament. Guy Fawkes was the man who was going to light the gunpowder and cause the explosion. However, police found the gunpowder before it could be exploded and they caught all the men involved in the plot. The men were tortured and killed.
On November 5th British people remember the spectacular attempt t o 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. It’s normally quite cold on Bonfire Night so people wear warm clothes, hats , scarves and gloves to spend the evening outside. Traditional Bonfire Night food is jacket potatoes and toffee apples.
DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS WITH YOUR CLASSMATES:
Which festivals in your country remember historical events?
Do you have any festivals that are similar to Bonfire Night in your country?
When do you have firework displays in your country?
Do you think you like Bonfire Night? Why / why not?
Do you think festivals area good way to remember historical events?
