Inval: Valentine's day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Starting assignment

complete the wordsearch on your table

Today you will:

• Learn about the history of Valentine's day;
  
  
• Write a love letter -or- do research on Valentine's day traditions in various countries;
  
  
• Read a text and answer questions about Valentine's day in the UK.

To do

• Warming up
• Watching and listening 
• Writing or Research
• Reading
• Planning

Grab your Eraseboard!

Warming up:
What do you know
about Valentine's Day?

Are you going to send a Valentine's Card?

1. Yes, but I will not put my name on it!
2. No, I hate Valentine's Day
3. Yes, of course! The whole school knows it!
4. No, but I hope I will receive one......

Try to guess the meaning of these words

army                                                    sentenced to death 

Romans                                     

lazy                                                       jailor  

soldier                                                 execution  

emperor  

against the law 

secret  

Read these words & watch the video

army  leger                                             sentenced to death 

Romans  Romeinen                                    ter dood veroordeeld

lazy  lui                                                     jailor  bewaker

soldier  soldaat                                    execution  executie

emperor  keizer

against the law  tegen de wet

secret  geheim

Listening

Round 1: Exercise 1  --> True/False 

Round 2: Exercise 2 --> Correct order

How: Worksheet + Video

Time: 10 minutes

Option 1: 

Write love letter

Pretend you are Bisshop Valentine. It's the day before the execution.

Write your lover a letter.

Option 2: 

Research Assignment

Find out the differences between celebrating Valentine's day in different countries. *Instructions

Valentine's Day research assignment

Choose one of the countries from this list and research how people in this country celebrate Valentine's Day:

• Brazil 
• Germany
• England
• Finland
• Scotland
• South-Korea                                                      *Research questions on next slide

Questions

• Do the people in this country celebrate Valentine's day? If not, what do they do instead?
  
• On what day do they celebrate Valentine's day?
• What are the traditions on Valentine's day?
• Would you like to celebrate Valentine's day this way? Why?

Planning

WRITE DOWN!

Thursday 13 February

Lz: text Valentine's day

M: Exercises text 

L:   Words p.103