ILS Einsendeaufgabe EnAn14 - Note 3- nach Korrektur

Aufgabe A

Read the text and answer the questions. Please use your own words as much as
possible and write complete sentences. (Lesen Sie den Text und beantworten Sie
die Fragen in eigenen Worten und vollständigen Sätzen.)

GUY FAWKES NIGHT

5th November is a very special date for British children. During the day they go to
school as normal and their parents go to work but in the evening something very
exciting happens: they celebrate Guy Fawkes night.

Guy Fawkes was found in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament on the evening
of November 4th, 1605, with 36 barrels of gunpowder. He and some other men
planned to blow up the building when King James I opened parliament the next
day. Luckily he was stopped and a lot of lives were saved.

British people celebrate this with a bonfire and fireworks. This is sometimes done
in private gardens but a lot of people go to organised events where professionals
are responsible for the fireworks. It is tradition for children to make a “guy”, a
model of Guy Fawkes, out of old clothes which are filled with newspaper. This
“guy” is then put on the top of the bonfire and burnt. Sometimes children go
around town days before bonfire night with their creation and ask for “a penny for
the guy”. This money is then used to buy fireworks.

Food plays a big role, too. Homemade toffee and ginger cake are typical things
on the menu but baked potatoes and sausages are often cooked on the fire. At
public firework displays hamburgers and hot dogs are also sold.

Fireworks can of course be extremely dangerous. For this reason the fire service
are always at public displays and children are taught how to use fireworks care-
fully. They know that they must follow the instructions on the box and that they
should keep their fireworks in a closed box and never put them in their pockets or
throw them. Dogs and cats and other pets are always kept inside as they could
get very frightened.

Children, however, love that special atmosphere that is created on Guy Fawkes
night when you can hear the crackling of bonfires and see the wonderful colours
that are produced by the fireworks.

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1. When is Guy Fawkes night celebrated?

2. What nearly happened in 1605?

3. Where do British people celebrate Guy Fawkes night?

4. What is a “guy”?

5. Why do children make “guys”?

6. What food do people prepare themselves for Guy Fawkes night?

7. What sort of food can people buy?

8. Why are public firework displays maybe safer than private celebrations?

9. What do children learn to do?

10. Where do pets spend Guy Fawkes night?

Aufgabe B

Put the following sentences into the passive.
(Setzen Sie die folgenden Sätze ins Passiv.)

1. British children spend a lot of money on fireworks.

2. Guy Fawkes bought a lot of gunpowder.

3. They caught Guy Fawkes in time.

4. James I opened parliament on November 5th, 1605.

5. Someone always invites our neighbours to a private bonfire party.

6. We didn’t buy the wood for the bonfire last year.

7. You see children with their “guys” in the city centre.

8. Professionals organise public firework displays.

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Aufgabe C

Fill the gaps with a suitable word.
(Füllen Sie die Lücken mit einem passenden Wort.)

1. I don’t think bonfires are a good idea.

They are bad for the __________________.

2. Wind power is a ___________________ form of energy.

3. She had an accident and ___________________ her car.

4. Our plane is late. I’ve just heard an ___________________.

5. What time does the plane ___________________?

At 12.45 and we land at 1.15 local time.

6. I’m in a terrible hurry. Could you please do me a ___________________

and stop by at the supermarket for some milk?

7. He’s forgotten her address. Can you please ___________________ him?

8. The food in this restaurant is excellent but the ___________________

is terrible.

9. The plane couldn’t fly because of a technical ___________________.

10. They are leaving their own country and going to live ___________________

at the end of the year.

Aufgabe D

Write a letter or an e-mail to a friend asking if they would like to celebrate Guy
Fawkes night, the Fourth of July or Thanksgiving with you. Tell them what you
are planning and ask them to help with the preparations. Write between 80 and
100 words. (Laden Sie einen Freund ein, Guy Fawkes Night, den 4. Juli oder
Thanksgiving mit Ihnen zu feiern. Erzählen Sie ihm, was Sie planen und wie er
Ihnen bei den Vorbereitungen helfen kann. Schreiben Sie 80–100 Wörter.)