Wednesday 14th Feb

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St. Valentine's Day.
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This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Today:


 
St. Valentine's Day.

Slide 1 - Slide

Listen to the history of St. Valentine's Day.

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Video

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

Slide 4 - 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 5 - 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 6 - 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 7 - Quiz

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

Slide 8 - 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 9 - Quiz

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

Slide 10 - 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 11 - Quiz