Valentine's day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 3

Valentine's day

Good morning everyone!

Love is...

What is love to you?

The origin of Valentine's day

• Any ideas?
• History behind it or just a money making scam?
• Do you celebrate Valentine's day?

00:12

Who was Saint Valentine?

00:31

Why did the emperor ban marriage?

1. He was jealous
2. He didn't understand the concept of marriage
3. He believed it made his soldiers weak
4. Because he didn't want to be single alone

00:48

Why was Valentine imprisoned?

01:20

Where did the sentence 'From your Valentine' come from?

01:31

So, why do we celebrate Valentine's day on February the 14th?

1. To honour Saint Valentine and his love for the woman he healed
2. To honour the emperor
3. Because Valentine married that day
4. Because Valentine healed the woman he loved that day

Let's look at some statements!

Read the statements and discuss in pairs if you agree or disagree with the statements

Love is forever

Agree

Disagree

Love is the same for everyone

Agree

Disagree

Love is different in differing cultures

Agree

Disagree

Love and Valentine's day is commercial

Agree

Disagree

Love is pain

Agree

Disagree

Love has no limits

Agree

Disagree

Let's get to work!

• Make the worksheet by yourself
• You'll have 10-15 minutes to finish this 
• Please work in silence

Let's have a chat!

• Look at the following quotes about love and discuss them in pairs
• Do you agree or not? Why?
• Any other thoughts?

Love quotes

“If you love someone, let them go. If they come back they’re yours. If they don’t, they never were…”

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”

 “Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!”

“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”

“Love one another and you will be happy. It is as simple as that.”

“Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.”

Let's listen to a lovesong!

• Listen to the song and fill in the worksheet
• Try to do it by yourself