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Thursday 30 April 2015

Anzac and us Cloze

Anzac and Us

LI: Understand background information about ANZAC.

Most Anzac day services begin with a march of returned service personnel wearing shiny clothes of medals, and marching behind banners and standards. The veterans  march____ joined by other community groups, including members of the armed forces, the Red Cross, cadets etc.

The march continues _to___ the local war memorial, where a service takes place. This includes the laying of wreaths __from___various organisations and members of the public. Flowers have traditionally ___been____ laid on graves and memorials in memory of the ______dead_________. Laurel and rosemary are often _____used________ in wreaths. Laurel __was____ used by the ancient Romans as a symbol of honour and was woven __into____ a wreath to crown victors or the brave. Rosemary is used __for___ remembrance. The wreaths are laid to honour the people _who___ have died fighting for New Zealand.

The poppy has become the symbol _of___ Anzac Day. The Flanders poppy as it is _sometimes__ called grew in the trenches and craters of _the___ war zone in Belgium and at Gallipoli. These poppies _grew____ wild in the spring. The soldiers thought of the poppies as soldiers who had _died______. The poppy was _made_____ famous by Colonel J.M. McCrae's poem _called______ In Flanders' Fields. Poppies are sold on the _days_____ before Anzac Day to raise money for the R.S.A. [Returned Services Association]

In most ceremonies of remembrance _there_____is a reading of a poem. This is often "The Ode to the Fallen" _by___ Laurence Binyon. It _was____ first published in the Times newspaper in 1914.

They shall not grow _old___ as we that are _left_____ grow old.
Age shall not weary ___them______, nor the years condemn.
At the going _down______ of the sun and in the morning.
We _will_______ remember them.

The last post __of____ the trumpet call sounded in army barracks at 10pm ___at___ night to mark the end of the ___morning_____ activities. It is also ___played_____ at military funerals and commemorative services to show _____that______ the soldier's day has drawn _at___ a final close.

This is usually followed by a period of silence for one __or__ two minutes as a sign of respect for those __that___ have died. After observing the silence the __flag____ are raised from half-mast to the masthead. The Rouse is __awter___ played. The Rouse called the soldier's spirits to arise and _____ for another day.

Image result for anzac day 2015The Reveille is played at __the__ dawn services instead of the Rouse. The Reveille is played only _at___ the first call in the ____days_______. It woke the soldiers __up__ at dawn.

Often hymns __at__ sung and speeches made. The important part of the ceremony is to _rember___________ those who died.

Thursday 23 April 2015


I learnt you must give credit when credit is due. to give credit you include the author's name.the name of the place.where you found it.Test your knowledge and see how well you do.That would be cheating.you will get in trouble for this.