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Шиятая Людмила Ивановна
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!
Valentine Quiz:
1.
Valentine Day is on
a) 14 January b) 14 February c) 14 March
2.
On this day people
a) send long letters to each other b) get married c) send cards
to each other
3.
The day got its name from
a) a girl’s name b) a priest’s name c) a Roman Emperor’s
name
4.
St. Valentine went to prison
because
a) he didn’t go to the army b) he secretly married people c) he
secretly got married to an Emperor’s daughter
5.
How should you sign your valentine
card?
a) Yours faithfully b) Best Wishes c) Guess Who?
Match words with similar
meaning:
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1.
romance
2.
affection
3.
humorous
4.
decorate
5.
merchant
6.
spouse
7.
feelings
8.
companion
9.
festival
10. sweetheart
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a.
boyfriend, girlfriend
b.
love
c.
tenderness, warm feeling
d.
make attractive
e.
wife, husband
f.
emotions
g.
funny
h.
celebration
i.
storekeeper
j.
friend
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Unscramble
the words and use them to write a valentine for a person you love.
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1.
epsnret
2.
upcdi
3.
ancyd
4.
levniaten
5.
ahters
6.
maidre
7.
iferdn
8.
edr
9.
orwar
10.
rdca
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hearts
valentine
present
candy
red
cupid
arrow
admire
friend
card
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Cross out
phrases or words that don’t belong to the line:
1.
humorous: a) serious b) funny c)
light-hearted d) comic
2.
affection: a) a hug b) a kiss c)
holding hands d) anger
3.
merchant: a) a customer b)
salesperson c) seller d) florist
4.
feeling: a) love b) anger c)
homework d) happiness
Discuss:
1.
In what way can Valentine’s Day
make someone happy or sad?
2.
How should you choose a friend? In
what way can you make and keep friends? How are they lost?
3.
What does the expression “You are
wearing your heart on your sleeve” mean? Is it god to be such a person?
4.
Why is the heart is an appropriate
symbol for Valentine’s Day? What other symbols do you know?
5.
What are the most popular presents
for Valentine’s Day? What feelings do they express?
6.
What is meant by the terms
“heartbreaker”, “lady-killer”?
7.
What makes a person popular?
Fill in the gaps. Use the
words from the box.
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love
letters European Christian married marriages
prison Claudius Your Valentine daughter
children
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There is a beautiful legend behind St. Valentine’s
Day.
Saint
Valentine lived in Rome in the third century AD. At that time the Emperor of
Rome was (1)____. He wasn’t very popular because he was trying to get more and
more people to his army. The men didn’t want to go to the army and Claudius
thought that it was because they didn’t want to leave their wives and (2)____.
“If they don’t marry, they’ll join the army”, he thought and passed a law which
banned (3)______.
Valentine
was a (4)_____ priest, who didn’t like the new law. He secretly (5)_____ people
who were in love. One night the Emperor’s soldiers caught him and put him in
(6)______. Valentine was going to die.
Many
young people felt sorry for Valentine and visited him in prison. One of them
was a (7)_____ of the prison guard. On the day of his execution Valentine wrote
her a note and signed it “Love from your Valentine”. This was on the 14th
of February 269 AD.
Since
then the 14th of February has been the Day of Love, when people send
(8)____ and presents to each other. They don’t sign the cards with their names,
but write “Guess Who” or “(9)______”.
At
first this was a (10)_____ tradition, but then it became popular in other
countries. It came to Russia too.
Read
the text to find out the meanings of Valentine Symbols.
The ornaments that decorate valentines are symbols of
love and friendship. Ornaments for early valentine cards were made by hand.
Each had a special meaning. A rose meant “I really love you”, a fan meant “open
your heart”, a ribbon meant “you are tied up” or “you are my girl”, lace meant
“you have caught my heart in a net”.
At
valentine parties romantic symbols were sometimes hidden in a cake. Each guest
got a slice and if he was lucky, there was a symbol. Sometimes symbols were
hidden in gift packages.
Rice
meant a wedding. A ring meant a wedding too or an engagement. A coin meant a
person would marry someone rich. If a boy got a mitten, it meant that his girl
didn’t like him.
A
heart means love and affection or real friendship. Wedding rings and love knots
tie the couple together and symbolized the love which will never end. Angels
and children bless a happy marriage. Harps and lyres play romantic music.
Draw
a picture to say the sentences below without words:
1.
Open your heart to me, because you
have caught mine in a net of your love.
2.
We will have a happy blessed
marriage.
3.
You are nice, but i don’t love
you.
4.
Our strong love will never finish!
5.
You are my lovely girl, our life
will be like beautiful music!
Write
an acronym for the person you love.
M
y dear,
A
gree to be mine!
R
eal love is my present for you.
Y
ou are the best in the world!
Use
the code key to find the secret message. Then think of your own secret code and
prepare a similar message for your friend.
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33
– d
77
– l
19
– i
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51
– s
42
– y
83
– h
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79
– n
56
– o
8
– e
|
66
– v
7
– a
69
– t
|
17
– u
26
– r
2
– p
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19
83 8 7 26 69 19 77 42 83 56 2
8 42 56 17 83 7 66 8 7
83 7 2 2 42 66 7 77 8 79 69 19 79 8 51 33
7 42
Here’s some traditional
Valentine’s verse. Use them for your valentine cards.
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Here’s
a special valentine
With
lots of love for you,
And
since you’re very special
Here
hugs and kisses too!
I
hope that Valentine’s Day
Will
bring you a lot of fun.
I
think you are extra-specially nice
And
so does everyone.
Here’s
a valentine
And
this is what it’s for –
To
say that every day
You
are loved more and more
It’s
high time we were Valentines!
You
are a dad and mother
Who
both are very dear
That’s
why you are in my mind
Each
day through the year.
Anyone
would be proud
And
very grateful too,
To
have a dad and mother
As
fine as both of you!
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Sending
a wish with lots of heart
For
a day that’s happy from the start!
What
the world needs now
Is
more special people like you!
It’s
such a treat to know
Someone
so sweet!
Happiness
is having you
For
my Valentine!
With
tons of love on Valentine’s Day!
I
just wanted to say...
Have
a bright, delightful
Valentine’s
Day!
You’d
make the nicest Valentine
That
there could ever be!
And
so I’m asking you,
Please,
be Valentines with me!
A
friend like you
Is
a dream come true!
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