In the UK, Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes is celebrated on November 5th and the night skies are filled with colour. It's a special day in honour of a historic event. In this activity you can read about the history of the November 5th celebrations, complete various tasks to check your understanding and try an exercise on passives.
Raising money for charity is a strong tradition in the UK, and people do some strange things. Read about some of them below.
James Dawson, a company manager, is retiring. Listen to this speech given at his retirement party then try the activities.
Neil doesn't live in Coventry but he supports Coventry City FC. Listen and find out why, then try the activities.
In some countries, people eat chocolate eggs at Easter. Watch the video, learn how they're made and try the activities.
Easter is an annual festival in the UK. Read how people celebrate it then try the activities.
