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Hello and welcome to the English we speak.

Thanks Rob for inviting me to your firework party.

Is there any reason why you're having it tonight?

Yes Fay Faye, remember, the 5th of November as we say?

Remember, remember, the 5th of November. I hadn't forgotten, that is today's date Rob but yeah it's what we say in the UK to

remember the day when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the houses of Parliament back in

1605. Now on this date we have firework parties to remember

the event.

Rob that is quite a serious event to celebrate but this party is fun it's going really well. Oh thanks

Faye Faye it's going with a bang isn't it? Going with a bang it's certainly going

with a bang because of all these fireworks. It's very noisy. Yes it is but when

something is going with a bang it doesn't always have to involve fireworks.

Ah that's better. it doesn't always have to involve fireworks.

Ah, that's better.

Now if we say a party or an event is going with a bang,

it's an informal way of saying it's going very well.

It's a success. It's very exciting. I see. Let's hear

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