Tuesday February 14 St Valentine's day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Today:

H 2022 II  questions 18 - 29 

St Valentine's day.

18. Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 2?

1. A blessing in disguise
2. Appearances deceive
3. Secrecy is necessary
4. So far so good

19. What is the point made about the website Snopes in paragraph 3?

20. The correct order is:

1. 1. a 2. b 3. c
2. 1. b 2. d 3. c
3. 1. d 2. b 3. c
4. 1. c 2. b 3. d

21. Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 5?

1. confidential
2. modest
3. playful
4. straightforward

22. Judging from the text as a whole, what is the writer's attitude towards Snopes? Positive or negative?

23. What becomes clear about Dr Vasudevan from paragraph 1?

24. Why did Dr Vasudevan start looking for new uses of plastic, according to paragraph 2?

25. What linking words fit the gap in paragraph 3?

26. Beweringen overeenstemmen met alinea's 3 en 4.

1. 1. wel 2. wel 3. wel 4. niet
2. 1. niet 2. wel 3. wel 4. niet
3. 1. niet 2. niet 3. wel 4. niet
4. 1. niet 2. wel 3. niet 4. niet

27. Dr Vasudevan's technology is ...

28. How can paragraph 7 best be characterised, realistic, downhearted or optimistic?

29. In welke alinea wordt plastic voor het eerst NEGATIEF aangeduid?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Objectives ....

In this lesson, students will explore....

-the basic history of Valentine's day

-why people celebrate Valentine's day

-how Valentine's day is celebrated

St Valentine's day

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

Valentine was a priest in ....

1. Greece
2. Canada
3. Rome
4. England

Why did Emperor Claudius have the priest Valentine killed?

1. He secretly married soldiers to other soldiers.
2. He refused to marry the Emperor and his lover.
3. He refused to marry soldiers and their loved ones.
4. He married soldiers and their loved ones in secret.

Why do you think Emperor Claudius banned marriage?

1. He believed that marriage was only for royalty.
2. He believed that marriage was evil.
3. He believed that marriage made people stronger.
4. He believed that marriage made soldiers weak.

What phrase did Valentine write in his farewell letter?

1. Happy Valentine's day.
2. You are my Valentine.
3. My only Valentine.
4. From your Valentine.

Which year did 14th February become St Valentine's Day?

1. 496 AD
2. 496 BC
3. 469 AD
4. 469 BC

Why did Christians choose the 14th of February for St Valentines Day?

1. To try and stop a pagan festival of sacrifice and eating.
2. No real reason.
3. So people could celebrate two things on the same day.
4. It was already a special day for Christians.

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

What inspired Esther Holland, the mother of the American Valentine, to make Valentine cards?

1. Reading people's love notes
2. She read it in a book
3. Beautiful English cards
4. The story of Saint Valentine

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

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

Which fact or statistic did you find most interesting?

Homework:

 Study irregular verbs to arise - to  write

Bring H 2022 II