Tuesday February 14 St Valentine's day- lesson th3a

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St Valentine's day.
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This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Today:


 
St Valentine's day.

Slide 1 - Slide

Do you celebrate Valentine's day? Why/why not?

Slide 2 - Open question

Targets

In this lesson, students will explore and/or practice...

-the basic history of Valentine's day

-why people celebrate Valentine's day

-how Valentine's day is celebrated

- listening skills

creative writing


Slide 3 - Slide

St Valentine's day

Slide 4 - Mind map

Listen to the history of St Valentine's day.  Make notes.

Slide 5 - Slide

Slide 6 - Video

Valentine was a priest in ....
A
Greece
B
Canada
C
Rome
D
England

Slide 7 - Quiz

Why did Emperor Claudius have the priest Valentine killed?
A
He secretly married soldiers to other soldiers.
B
He refused to marry the Emperor and his lover.
C
He refused to marry soldiers and their loved ones.
D
He married soldiers and their loved ones in secret.

Slide 8 - Quiz

Why do you think Emperor Claudius banned marriage?
A
He believed that marriage was only for royalty.
B
He believed that marriage was evil.
C
He believed that marriage made people stronger.
D
He believed that marriage made soldiers weak.

Slide 9 - Quiz

What phrase did Valentine write in his farewell letter?
A
Happy Valentine's day.
B
You are my Valentine.
C
My only Valentine.
D
From your Valentine.

Slide 10 - Quiz

Which year did 14th February become St Valentine's Day?
A
496 AD
B
496 BC
C
469 AD
D
469 BC

Slide 11 - Quiz

Why did Christians choose the 14th of February for St Valentines Day?
A
To try and stop a pagan festival of sacrifice and eating.
B
No real reason.
C
So people could celebrate two things on the same day.
D
It was already a special day for Christians.

Slide 12 - Quiz

What is the connection between Chaucer and Valentine's day?

Slide 13 - Open question

What inspired Esther Holland, the mother of the American Valentine, to make Valentine cards?
A
Reading people's love notes
B
She read it in a book
C
Beautiful English cards
D
The story of Saint Valentine

Slide 14 - Quiz

Name three gifts (in English) that are traditionally given on Saint Valentines Day

Slide 15 - Open question

The next video shows you facts and statistics about Valentine's day



Slide 16 - Slide

Slide 17 - Video

Which fact or statistic did you find most interesting?

Slide 18 - Open question

What did you learn about Valentine's day today?

Slide 19 - Open question

creative writing assignment
choose (assignment also in Handbook):
- write a poem about love
- create several 'Loesjes'
- create several 'Love is' sayings
- write your loved one a letter

hand in: magister.learn, 14/02 duh

Slide 20 - Slide

Slide 21 - Slide

with love....
your English teacher

Slide 22 - Slide