Another popular festival is Guy Fawkes Night (November, 5). It commemorates the discovery of the so-called Gunpowder Plot and is widely celebrated throughout the country.
Conspiracy was going to destroy the English Houses of Parliament and King James I, when the latter opened Parliament on November, 5, 1605. In May 1604 the conspirators rented a house adjoining the House of Lords from which they dug a tunnel to a vault below the house. There they stored 36 barrels of gunpowder. It was planned that when King and Parliament were destroyed the Roman Catholics should attempt and seize power. But on October, 26, one of the conspirators wrote to Lord Monteagle and warned him to stay away from the House of Lords. On November, 4, a search was made and the gunpowder was found together with Guy Fawkes, an English Roman Catholic. Fawkes had been commissioned to set off the explosion. Fawkes was hanged.
According to another theory the plot never existed at all. The Government just wanted to blacken the Catholics and tighten the laws against them. The truth is so deeply buried that we are not likely to discover it.
On November, 5, children are allowed to let off fireworks to make a bonfire and burn on it the figure of a «guy» made of old clothes, straw and a hat.
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I used to see him often. — Раньше я часто его встречал.
There used to be a house here. — Раньше здесь стоял дом.
She used to have long hair. — Раньше у неё были длинные волосы.
I am not used to eating that much. — Я так много есть не привык.
I am not used to wearing such clothes. — Я не привык носить такую одужду.
She is used to jogging on cold mornings. — Утренняя пробежка в холодную погоду для неё привычное дело.
Did it take much time to get used to driving on the left? — Ты быстро привык к левостороннему движению?
I can't get used to the the handset. — Я не могу привыкнуть к этой телефонной трубке.
I got used to it very quickly. Я привыкла к этому очень быстро.
ответ:a) "Did you go to the cinema yesterday?”
"Yes, I did."
"No, I didn't."
b) "Did you play computer games last night?”
"Yes, I did.”
"No, I didn't.”
c) “ Did you see Harry Potter?”
"Yes, I did.”
"No, I didn't.”
d)Does your father come home late?
в времени Did your father come home late?
Yes, he came late
No, he didn't come late
Did your parents go to university?
Yes, they went to university
No, they didn't go to university
f) Where did you go last summer?
I went to Turkey
g) Who did you phone yesterday?
I phoned to my mother
h) "When did you wake up?"
I woke up at 10 o'clock
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