CD2: Tracks 2 6 -4 3
Tracks 31 & 32
O ur m o s t im p o rta n t fe s tiv a l is w ith o u t do u b t C h ris tm a s . We a ll lo ok fo rw a rd to it fo r m o n th s,
buying
p re s e n ts fo r o u r loved ones and d e co ra tin g o u r hom es. It's m a g ica l fo r everyone but fo r c h ild re n especially.
W hen we k n e w F a th e r C h ris tm a s w a s ab ou t to v is it, m y s is te r S am antha and I w e re alw ays too excited to
sleep.
Tracks 33-36
See pages 8 2 -8 3 fo r text.
Track 37
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Sample answers:
Candidate:
I love Guy Fawkes N ig h t. It's a B ritis h c e le b ra tio n held on 5th N o vem b er every year. The
o rig in s of it are
re a lly fa s c in a tin g , a s to ry of in trig u e and deception. In 1605, Guy Fawkes
plan te d som e g u n p o w d e r u n d e r th e Houses of P a rlia m e n t. He w a n te d to blow up the
g o v e rn m e n t
and th e King, but he w as caught. He w a s to rtu re d and executed fo r treaso n.
People lit b o n fire s to c e le b ra te th e fa c t th a t King Jam es had survived, and th e g o v e rn m e n t
m ade the day a n a tio n a l day of th a n k s g iv in g . People s t ill lig h t
b o n fire s to th is day, and fo r
th is reason, th e fe s tiv a l is s o m e tim e s called B o n fire N ight. A c lo th 'Guy' is put on top of the
b o n fire and burned. People also set o ff fire w o rk s in th e ir back ga rde ns o r the y atte n d
pu b lic
fire w o rk displays.
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W hen I w a s yo u n g e r, m y dad w o u ld set o ff fire w o rk s in o u r garden and I w o u ld be te rrifie d .
They w e re so loud th e y m ade m e ju m p ! B ut I had to try and hide it because he had gone to
a lo t of tro u b le to prepare and lig h t th e fire w o rk s fo r us. O ur cat hated
B o n fire N ig h t and
w o u ld hide behind th e sofa fo r h o u rs on end!
I love th is fe s tiv a l fo r m any reasons. F irstly, it b rin g s som e c o lo u r and e x c ite m e n t to
an o th e rw is e very d a rk tim e of year. Then, I love the s to ry behind it. It's so
m uch m ore
fa s c in a tin g tha n the s to rie s behind o th e r festiva ls. Last b u t not least, I love the fa c t th a t it's
a m a jo r c e le b ra tio n th a t is p a rtic u la r to th e B ritis h . I d o n 't th in k th e B ritis h are too good at
n a tio n a l
c e le b ra tio n s , pro ba bly a re s u lt of o u r P u rita n past. B ut th e 5th of N o vem b er is a
valued exception.
It also a m u ses m e th a t w h ile th e French c e le b ra te B a s tille Day, th e
a n n iv e rs a ry of w hen
re v o lu tio n a rie s s to rm e d th e B a s tille P riso n re p re s e n tin g royal a u th o rity , we c e le b ra te Guy
F awkes N ight, the a n n iv e rs a ry of w h en a plan to k ill th e King failed
and th e sta tu s quo was
u p held. It says q u ite a lo t about the d iffe re n c e s betw een o u r c u ltu re s .
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