February 14 St Valentine's day - 3e graad

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today

St Valentine's day.

Objectives ....

In this lesson, you 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

What is Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is a special day to show love and care to the people you like. It’s celebrated on February 14th. People give cards, gifts, or spend time with their loved ones.

What is love?

Love is a feeling when you care about someone a lot. It can be between family, friends, or people in a relationship. Love makes you happy, and you want to help and support the person you love.

Drag and drop to match the words with their translations:

Balloons

Candy

February

Flowers

Friend

Heart

Hug

Kiss

Love

Romantic

Romantisch

 Kus

Knuffel

Bloemen

Snoep

Liefde

Hart

Vriend(in)

Februari

Ballonnen

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

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

Valentine Assignment

Choose one of the following to write:

- a short poem about love

- four 'Love is' sayings

- a short letter to someone you love

with love....

your English teacher

Make your own Valentine's card

Instructions:

• Take one card template and fold it in half.
• Choose a classmate to whom you will write the card.
• You could use RhymeZone or ChatGPT to help with your card or poem.
• Colour the cover of the card.
• Be creative!
• When done, place it in the delivery box.

💌 Valentine’s Card 💌

Dear __________, (Name of the person)

❤️ I love you!

😊 I like you.

👭 You are my friend.

🌟 You are nice.

😃 You make me happy.

👫 You are my best friend.

💖 You are kind.

😆 You are funny.

🌟 You are good!

Happy Valentine’s Day! 🎉❤️

With love,

____________ (Your name) or (Your Valentine)

10 Expressions of love:

^{I love you. Ik hou van jou.}

^{I like you.  Ik vind jou leuk.}

^{You are my friend.  Jij bent mijn vriend(in).}

^{You are nice.  Jij bent aardig.}

^{You make me happy.   Jij maakt mij blij.}

^{You are my best friend.  Jij bent mijn beste vriend(in).} 

^{You are kind. Jij bent lief.} 

^{You are funny.  Jij bent grappig.}

^{You are good!  Jij bent goed!}

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

yes

no

What did you learn about Valentine's day today?