Listening lesson Valentine's day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

What do you know
about Valentine's Day?

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

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 

B

B

Rhyming 

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 doesn't have to be about love!

Do you expect something on Valentine's Day?

The end