St. Valentine’s Day Презентация к уроку по теме: «Праздники стран изучаемого языка: День Святого Валентина» Учитель Борщевского филиала МОУ Заворонежской СОШ Волошко Мария Олеговна

Roses are … Violets are… Sugar is … And so are … (you, blue, red, sweet) Fill in each gap with words below

What associations do you have with St Valentine’s Day? St. Valentine’s Day

Text 1 Some people say that Valentine was a priest in Rome many years ago. Emperor Claudius* did not want young men to marry. He wanted them to be soldiers. Young couples went secretly to Valentine and he married them. Claudius was angry and put Valentine in prison. He killed him on February 14th. *Emperor Claudius /’emp ǝ r ǝ kl ɔ :dj ǝ s/ - император Клавдий. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F): 1. Valentine was a priest in London many years ago. 2. Emperor Claudius wanted young men to marry. 3. Valentine married young couples secretly. 4. Valentine was killed on February 17 th

Text 2 Other people say that Valentine was a Christian martyr. While he was in prison he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter. When it was time for him to die, he wrote a message on the prison wall saying “From your Valentine”. martyr – мученик jailer – тюремщик message – послание Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F): 1. Valentine was a Christian martyr. 2. He fell in love with the teacher’s daughter. 3. He wrote a message, saying “From your father” 4. After he had left prison Valentine lived long.

Text 3 February 14th was also a Roman holiday, held in honour of the Goddess of Love. Young men by lottery chose the name of a girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date has continued to our day. People still believe that birds pick their mates on February 14th. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F): 1. February 14th was a holiday held in honour of the God of War. 2. Young men chose a girl to escort to the festivities. 3. On February 14th young people choose their sweethearts. 4. Bird pick their mates on December 14th.

Match two parts of the words Match two parts of the words (text 1) 1. Valen 2. Ro 3. pri 4. mar 5. coup 6. secre 7. pri 8. Februa a) me b) tly c) ry d) tine e) les f) ry g) son h) est

Match two parts of the words Match two parts of the words (text 2) 1. Valen 2. Chris 3. lo 4. mar 5. wro 6. mes 7. pri 8. say a) ing b) te c) tian d) sage e) tyr f) tine g) son h) ve

Match two parts of the words Match two parts of the words (text 3) 1. holi 2. Ro 3. God 4. lo 5. cho 6. festi 7. sweet 8. cus a) dess b) ve c) day d) heart e) man f) vities g) tom h) se

Make up a story about St. Valentine’s Day, using these words: Valentine Valentine Rome Rome priest priest marry marry couples couples February February Christian Christian holiday holiday Roman Roman Goddess Goddess sweetheart sweetheart custom custom love love message message

Make Valentine cards for your friends

Home assignment Be ready to speak about St. Valentine’s Day Make Valentine cards for your friends or someone you love.

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