Valentine's Day

Presentantion about Valentine's Day. Four skill activity. Using the song Cupid by Amy Winehouse.

1. VALENTINE‘S
DAY

2. On 14th February people all over the
world celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Couples send messages or cards
and they give presents. It’s a day
that’s all about love and also to
honor the Saint Valentine.

3. An important valentine figure is
Cupid (Latin cupido, "desire").
In Roman mythology Cupid is
the son of Venus, goddess of
love. His counterpart in Greek
mythology is Eros, god of love.

4. •Common symbols of Valentine's Day
are:

- hearts
- red roses
- Cupid

5. Before Listening
1.Have you ever been in love? How did it
make you feel?
2.Do you have a girl/boyfriend? How do
you feel around him/her?
3.Do you believe in love at first sight?
Why (not)?

6. 3.Is the saying “love is blind” true to
you? Try to explain.
4.Have you ever experienced one of
these things when you’re around
someone you really like? Butterflies
in the stomach, sweaty palms, quick
heartbeat, stutter ...

7. Song
1.Listen to the song and fill the blanks
using the words from the box:
heart – arrow – bow –
strong – swear – man -
happiness

8. cupid
Vocabulary

9. heart

10. arrow

11. bow

12. strong

13. swear

14. man

15. happiness

16. Before Reading
1.Say three words we associate with
Valentine’s Day.
2.How do people celebrate
Valentine’s Day?
3.Where do you think Valentine’s Day
comes from?
4.When do we celebrate Valentine’s
Day

17. Reading
The holiday is named after a
Christian priest named
Valentine. He lived during the
reign of Claudius II. During his
reign, marriage was forbidden
because he believed that married
soldiers didn’t want to go to war.

18. So when Claudius found out that
Valentine married young couples
in secret, he arrested and sentenced
him to death.
In prison Valentine fell in love
with the daughter of the prison
warden. He wrote her a farewell
letter and signed it with “your
Valentine”. He was decapitated on
14
th
February.

19. Writing
•On Valentine’s Day people write
each other Valentines. Often they
have a poem on them. There are
only ten words, written in a
special style. They aren’t difficult
to write.

20. Read the Valentine’s card and
write your own to a classmate.
Line 1: write a name
Line 2: write two adjectives describing
the person
Line 3: Write 3 words ending in -ing
(action words) that describe what the
person from line 1 might do.
Line 4: write a four-word sentence
about the person from line 1

21. Patrícia,
Kind, funny,
Caring, loving, and sharing.
You’re my special
Friend.