February 14 St Valentine's day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today:

St Valentine's day.

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.

00:55

Valentine was a priest in ....

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

01:03

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.

01:17

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.

01:24

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

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

01:47

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.

02:28

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

03:18

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

Are you going to surprise someone with a Valentine's Day gift?

yes

no