St. Valentines Day

What associations are in your mind when you think of this wonderful holiday ? What are in your mind when you talk about it? What associations are in your mind when you think of this wonderful holiday ? What are in your mind when you talk about it?

Love Love Greeting cards valentines Greeting cards valentines Flowers Flowers Cupidon, a God of love Cupidon, a God of love Heart with roses Heart with roses Kisses Kisses Gifts Gifts Smiles Smiles Jokes Jokes Fun Fun Sweethearts Sweethearts

Love Love! Happiness! Beauty! Love! Happiness! Beauty! There are not so many days in a year when we pronounce these pleasant words. There are not so many days in a year when we pronounce these pleasant words. Today we have an excellent chance to plunge into the atmosphere of love, to practice using of some pleasant words and expressions on this special occasion. Today we have an excellent chance to plunge into the atmosphere of love, to practice using of some pleasant words and expressions on this special occasion.

What is love? What is love?

L o v e Love is a wonderful thing. Love is a wonderful thing. Love is a charming feeling Love is a charming feeling Love makes you smile Love makes you smile Love helps you to live Love helps you to live

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. (George Sand) Hatred makes quarrels but love covers all sins (Bible. Solomon’s Pricha. Chapter 12)

Love can find a way. (Ancient proverb) How vast a memory has love! (Alexander Pope) How vast a memory has love! (Alexander Pope) Love can hope where reason would despair. (Lord Lyttleton) Love can hope where reason would despair. (Lord Lyttleton) Love ia an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. (Peter Ustinov) Love ia an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. (Peter Ustinov) I like not only to be loved, but to be told I’m loved. (George Eliot) I like not only to be loved, but to be told I’m loved. (George Eliot)

Listening. Poem “Love” In this poem the author expresses his ideas about love. Which of them do you agree or disagree with? And which of the statements do you doubt? Poem “Love” In this poem the author expresses his ideas about love. Which of them do you agree or disagree with? And which of the statements do you doubt? Love is a wonderful thing Love is a wonderful thing Though it’s sad Though it’s sad Love makes you happy Love makes you happy And goes to your head And goes to your head Love keeps you lively Love keeps you lively When others are down When others are down Love keeps you smiling Love keeps you smiling No trace of a frown No trace of a frown Love keeps you warm Love keeps you warm

Love keeps you warm On a cold winter’s night On a cold winter’s night Love makes you daydream Love makes you daydream Make things seem alright Make things seem alright Love seems forever Love seems forever Love never ends. Love never ends. Until those dreaded words Until those dreaded words Let’s still be friends Let’s still be friends

New words To celebrate – праздновать connection- связь To celebrate – праздновать connection- связь Be beheaded- быть обезглавленным origion -rjhyb Be beheaded- быть обезглавленным origion -rjhyb Persecution- правление early –рано, ранний Persecution- правление early –рано, ранний Marry-жениться belief Marry-жениться belief Contrary-против to suggest- предполагать Contrary-против to suggest- предполагать Law-закон Law-закон Empire-империя to exchange- обмениваться Empire-империя to exchange- обмениваться Вishop- Вishop- Both- a gift -подарок Both- a gift -подарок

The 14th of February is St. Valentines Day. It is a religious holiday. People buy or make Valentines cards and send them to people they love. They do not sign their cards-you must guess who sent the cards to you. There are different cards to suit all tastes. I’ll be sweetheart If you will be mine, All of my life I’ ll be your Valentine.

The rose is red, The violets are blue, The honey is sweet And so are you.

Ever wonder who is St. Valentine was? St. Valentine was actually two people (that weren’t romantically involved) who were beheaded on the same day. One was a priest (жрец)and a physician whined in Rome during the persecution of Christians by Claudius ||. On the 14 th of February Valentine was killed because he was a Christian and married couples contrary (против) to the laws of the Roman Empire. The other was a bishop at Terni, Italy who was also beheaded in Rome. Both have been buried at different places along the Flaminian Way. St. Valentine was actually two people (that weren’t romantically involved) who were beheaded on the same day. One was a priest (жрец)and a physician whined in Rome during the persecution of Christians by Claudius ||. On the 14 th of February Valentine was killed because he was a Christian and married couples contrary (против) to the laws of the Roman Empire. The other was a bishop at Terni, Italy who was also beheaded in Rome. Both have been buried at different places along the Flaminian Way.

What are symbols of St. Valentine’s day? Heart Roses Heart Roses Cupidon, God of love Cupidon, God of love Rings Rings

So why people send “valentines” to one another one day? The origion of the tradition is not thought to have any connection with the saint’s day. Rather it comes from an early European belief that the second week of February was when birds began to mate. The idea suggests that lovers should probably exchange notes and gifts on February 14 th in conjunction with what nature practiced. So why people send “valentines” to one another one day? The origion of the tradition is not thought to have any connection with the saint’s day. Rather it comes from an early European belief that the second week of February was when birds began to mate. The idea suggests that lovers should probably exchange notes and gifts on February 14 th in conjunction with what nature practiced.

Do you have sweethearts?

Role game Say pleasant words to your sweetheart. Read a poem.

Work in pairs

All young girls like the boys and boys like girls.All want to be attractive. Here are some ways suggested by one teens’ magazine to make her or him fall in love with you. All young girls like the boys and boys like girls.All want to be attractive. Here are some ways suggested by one teens’ magazine to make her or him fall in love with you. What should be a girl or a boy? What should be a girl or a boy?

A boy should be…… A boy should be…… A girl should be…. A girl should be….

Reader. Ex.5 P.53 Which activities do you think will better work on girls? Which activities do you think will better work on girls? And which on boys? And which on boys?