Listening lesson Valentine's day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

What did you know
about Valentine's Day/love yesterday?

This lesson

1. Valentine's Day

2. Watching/Listening

3. Writing a (love) poem!

General Knowledge

When is Valentine's Day celebrated?

1. 11 February
2. 12 February
3. 13 February
4. 14 February

What/who is Valentine's Day named after?

1. Saint Valentine
2. King Valentine
3. Saint Valent
4. King Valent

What flower is usually given on
Valentine's Day?

1. White roses
2. Red lillies
3. Red roses
4. White lillies

What does the word Valentine mean?
Two answers are correct

1. Love
2. Strong
3. Healthy
4. Caring

When did Valentine's Day start?

Century = eeuw

1. 2nd century
2. 3rd century
3. 4th century
4. 5th century

In which country is Valentine's Day celebrated on the 12th February

1. Brazil
2. Taiwan
3. Germany
4. China

Which city is called "the city of love"

1. Rome
2. Paris
3. Lyon
4. Venice

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

Valentine was a priest in ....

1. Athens
2. Cairo
3. Rome
4. Damascus

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

Listening 

First dates

Listening

Facts and statistics about Valentine's day

01:32

Op welke feestdag worden de meeste kaarten verstuurd?

02:12

Who recieve the most Valentine's day cards on average?

1. Huisdieren
2. Vrouwen
3. Mannen
4. Leraren

03:53

Op Valentijnsdag worden NIET de meeste bloemen verkocht.

1. Waar
2. Niet waar

05:08

Waar werden de hartvormige snoepjes voor ontworpen?

05:53

Hoe werd de vorm van het hart-symbool als eerste getekend?

07:25

Wat zijn 'love birds'?
Noem minstens 1 betekenis.

Rhyming and Hiding

B

B

Rhyming and Hiding

roses are red, A

violets are blue, B

all I do with my head, A

is thinking of you B

Make a short poem, using the ABAB or AABB rule!

I really like you, A

and all the things you do, A

would you be my Valentine, B

so I can call you mine B

It has to be written using words from your word cloud

Love Songs

In Teams you can find the links for the Love songs:

When your poem is finished, hand it in

Team K3E EN 2425

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map Love songs

Listen to 3 love songs and fill in the answers in your workbook pages 4 to 14 and 18

00:51

They both have got the same job. What is their job?

1. They are teachers
2. They are models
3. They are still students
4. They are doctors

01:54

Where was she born?

1. Ireland
2. Jamaica
3. Trinidad
4. Madagascar

04:01

Do they have kids?

07:39

Does he like the girl?

1. Yes, he does
2. No, he doesn't

09:43

Why is she nervous?

1. She doesn't like going out.
2. She is always nervous with strangers.
3. It's her first date ever.
4. She is too late for her date.

10:01

How old are they?

1. Girl 20 and boy 26
2. Girl 20 and boy 23
3. Girl 20 and boy also 20
4. Girl 23 and boy 20

The end