Презентация по английскому языку на тему "St.Valentine's Day" (День Святого Валентина)

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  St. Valentine's day
  

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  Love
  is the only gold.
  
  Alfred Lord Tennyson
  

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  St. Valentine's
  day
  red roses
  cupid
  hearts
  love
  lovers
  sweets
  Symbols
  

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  The main symbol is Cupid
  

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  In classical mythology,
  Cupid is the god of love,
  attraction and affection.
  He is often portrayed as the son
  of the love goddess Venus
  and the war god Mars,
  and is known in Latin also as
  Amor ("Love")
  

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  Presents
  

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  Roses are the traditional gift given
  on St. Valentine’s Day,
  but before you buy roses,
  you’d better know what message
  you’re sending.
  Believe it or not,
  the color of a rose can be very important.
  

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  I love you.
  It is universal
  symbol of romantic love.
  

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  Light pink roses
  express:
  Fun and happiness.
  

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  White roses
  symbolize:
  secrecy.
  

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  Orange roses :
  Admiration
  on the part of the sender.
  

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  Yellow roses show:
  Friendship and freedom –
  so don’t send them if your intentions
  are romantic.
  

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  Who is
  St. Valentine?
  

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  Statistics:
  •85% of all Valentine cards
  are sent by women.
  •75% of people who buy flowers for
  Valentine’s Day are men.
  •In Britain, men often choose
  Valentine’s Day to make their
  marriage proposal.
  

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  1. When do people celebrate
  St. Valentine’s Day?
  
  a.On the 1st of May
  b.On the 8th of March
  c.On the 14th of February
  

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  2. How do you spell ‘14th’??
  a.Forteenth
  b.fourteenth
  c.fourtynth
  

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  3. Where was the holiday born?
  
  a.In ancient Egypt
  b.In ancient Greece
  c.In ancient Rome
  

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  4. Do people usually sign
  their Valentine cards?
  a.Yes
  b.No
  

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  5. Who wrote
  Romeo and Juliet?
  
  a.William Shakespeare
  b. Mark Twain
  c.Alexander Pushkin
  

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  6. What colour
  is traditional for
  Valentine’s Day?
  
  a.white
  b.red
  c.green
  

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  7. What is the English for
  «возлюбленный» ?
  
  a.sweetheart
  b.heartsweet
  c.Sweet tooth
  

There are several legend about St. Valentine's Day. One of the legends says that Valentine was Christian priest who lived in the 3 century A.D. He was put into prison for his teachings and was beheaded on February 14. According to the legend he performed a miracle — he cured his jailer's daughter of her blindness. Before the execution he wrote her a letter signed «From Your Valentine». Another legend says that the same Valentine wrote to children and friends who loved him from the jail.

According to another legend, Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time. He was thrown into prison because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman empire. The legend says that he was burnt at the stake.

February 14 was also a Roman holiday. On this day young men randomly chose the name of the girl to escort to the festival. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this day became very popular in the medieval Europe. Later this custom spread to American colonies.

Now, St. Valentine's Day is the day of sweethearts. On this day, people show their friends relatives and loved ones that they care. People send candy or flowers to those whom they love. Most people send «valentines», greeting cards named after St. Valentine's letters written from jail. Valentines can be sentimental and romantic, or funny and friendly. Valentines can be anonymous. Valentines can be heart-shaped or can carry hearts on them. People buy valentines or make them themselves.

priest -священник                            to burn at the stake-сжечь на костре

to behead-обезглавливать             to escort-сопровождать

miracle-чудо                                     sweetheart-возлюбленный

to cure-лечить,исцелать                  medieval-средневековый

jailer-тюремный надзиратель

blindness-слепота

execution-казнь

jail-тюрьма

bishop-эпископ