St. Valentines DaySt. Valentines Day

What associations are in your What associations are in your mind when you think of this mind when you think of this wonderful holidaywonderful holiday ? ? What What are in your mind when you talk are in your mind when you talk about it?about it?

Love Love Greeting cards valentinesGreeting cards valentines FlowersFlowers Cupidon, a God of loveCupidon, a God of love Heart with roses Heart with roses Kisses Kisses GiftsGifts Smiles Smiles Jokes Jokes Fun Fun SweetheartsSweethearts

LoveLove Love! Happiness! Beauty!Love! Happiness! Beauty! There are not so many days in a There are not so many days in a

year when we pronounce these year when we pronounce these pleasant words.pleasant words.

Today we have an excellent Today we have an excellent chance to plunge into the chance to plunge into the atmosphere of love, to practice atmosphere of love, to practice using of some pleasant words using of some pleasant words and expressions on this special and expressions on this special occasion .occasion .

What is love?What is love?

L o v eL o v e

Love is a wonderful thing.Love is a wonderful thing. Love is a charming feelingLove is a charming feeling Love makes you smileLove makes you smile Love helps you to liveLove helps you to live

There is only one happiness in life, to love There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.and be loved.

(George Sand) (George Sand)

Hatred makes quarrels but Hatred makes quarrels but love covers all sins love covers all sins

(Bible. Solomon’s Pricha. (Bible. Solomon’s Pricha. Chapter 12)Chapter 12)

Love can find a way.Love can find a way.(Ancient proverb)(Ancient proverb)

How vast a memory has love! How vast a memory has love! (Alexander Pope)(Alexander Pope)

Love can hope where reason would Love can hope where reason would despair. (Lord Lyttleton)despair. (Lord Lyttleton)

Love ia an act of endless Love ia an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. (Peter Ustinov)becomes a habit. (Peter Ustinov)

I like not only to be loved, but to be I like not only to be loved, but to be told I’m loved. (George Eliot)told I’m loved. (George Eliot)

Listening . Listening . Poem “Love” In this poem the author Poem “Love” In this poem the author

expresses his ideas about love. Which of expresses his ideas about love. Which of them do you agree or disagree with? And them do you agree or disagree with? And which of the statements do you doubt?which of the statements do you doubt?

Love is a wonderful thing Love is a wonderful thing Though it’s sadThough it’s sad Love makes you happyLove makes you happy And goes to your headAnd goes to your head Love keeps you livelyLove keeps you lively When others are downWhen others are down Love keeps you smilingLove keeps you smiling No trace of a frownNo trace of a frown Love keeps you warmLove keeps you warm

Love keeps you warmLove keeps you warm

On a cold winter’s nightOn a cold winter’s night Love makes you daydreamLove makes you daydream Make things seem alrightMake things seem alright Love seems foreverLove seems forever Love never ends.Love never ends. Until those dreaded wordsUntil those dreaded words Let’s still be friendsLet’s still be friends

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The 14The 14thth of February is St. Valentines of February is St. Valentines Day. It is a religious holiday. People buy Day. It is a religious holiday. People buy or make Valentines cards and send them or make Valentines cards and send them to people they love. They do not sign their to people they love. They do not sign their cards-you must guess who sent the cards cards-you must guess who sent the cards to you. There are different cards to suit all to you. There are different cards to suit all tastes.tastes.

I’ll be sweetheartI’ll be sweetheartIf you will be mine,If you will be mine,

All of my lifeAll of my life I’ ll be your Valentine.I’ ll be your Valentine.

The rose is red,The rose is red,The violets are blue,The violets are blue,The honey is sweetThe honey is sweet

And so are youAnd so are you..

Ever wonder who is St. Valentine Ever wonder who is St. Valentine was?was?

St. Valentine was actually two people (that St. Valentine was actually two people (that weren’t romantically involved) who were weren’t romantically involved) who were beheaded on the same day. One was a beheaded on the same day. One was a priest priest (жрец)(жрец)and a physician whined in and a physician whined in Rome during the persecution of Christians Rome during the persecution of Christians by Claudius ||. On the 14by Claudius ||. On the 14thth of February of February Valentine was killed because he was a Valentine was killed because he was a Christian and married couples contraryChristian and married couples contrary (против) (против) to the laws of the Roman to the laws of the Roman Empire. The other was a bishop at Terni, Empire. The other was a bishop at Terni, Italy who was also beheaded in Rome. Italy who was also beheaded in Rome. Both have been buried at different places Both have been buried at different places along the Flaminian Way. along the Flaminian Way.

What are symbols of St. Valentine’sWhat are symbols of St. Valentine’sday?day?

Heart RosesHeart Roses CupidonCupidon, , God of loveGod of love RingsRings

So why people send “valentines” to one So why people send “valentines” to one another one day? The origion of the another one day? The origion of the tradition is not thought to have any tradition is not thought to have any connection with the saint’s day. Rather it connection with the saint’s day. Rather it comes from an early European belief comes from an early European belief that the second week of February was that the second week of February was when birds began to mate. The idea when birds began to mate. The idea suggests that lovers should probably suggests that lovers should probably exchange notes and gifts on February exchange notes and gifts on February 1414thth in conjunction with what nature in conjunction with what nature practiced.practiced.

Do you have sweethearts?Do you have sweethearts?

Role gameRole game

Say pleasant words to Say pleasant words to your sweetheart.your sweetheart.

Read a poem.Read a poem.

Work in pairsWork in pairs

All young girls like the boys and All young girls like the boys and boys like girls .All want to be boys like girls .All want to be attractive. Here are some ways attractive. Here are some ways suggested by one teens’ suggested by one teens’ magazine to make her or him fall magazine to make her or him fall in love with you.in love with you.

What should be a girl or a boy?What should be a girl or a boy?

A boy should be……A boy should be…… A girl should be….A girl should be….

Reader.Reader.Ex.5 P.53Ex.5 P.53

Which activities do you think will Which activities do you think will better work on girls?better work on girls?

And which on boys?And which on boys?