February 14 St Valentine's day

• 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

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

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

What did you learn about Valentine's day today?

Heads down

What: Exercise 6, 7,8 and 9

Done? : - write a poem about love

- create several 'Loesjes'

- create several 'Love is' sayings

- write your loved one a letter

with love....

your English teacher