VALENTINE’S
DAY
VIDEO:
THE HISTORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY
A.
Complete the sentences.
1.
More than 62% of Americans _____________ Valentine’s Day.
2.
The roots of Valentine’s Day go back to a fertility festival __________ in
mid-February called Lupercalia.
3.
The Christian church chose mid-February to celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day
in __________ to Christianise the celebration.
4.
There was more than just one Christian cleric __________ Valentine.
5.
Claudius II __________ marriage for young Roman men.
6.
In the 5th century, Pope Gelasius __________ February 14th
as a day for honouring Saint Valentine.
7.
The first written Valentine’s greetings __________ in the 15th century.
8.
The first mass-produced cards __________ in the 1840s.
9.
About 1 billion Valentine Day cards __________ __________ each year.
10.
More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes __________ __________.
11.
More than 220 million roses __________
__________ in a typical year.
12.
Americans __________ almost 20 billion dollars on Valentine’s Day.
13.
More than 20% of Americans splurged on jewellery, shelling __________ as
much as 4 billion dollars annually.
14.
As many as 6 million couples __________ likely to get engaged on February
14th.
B.
Tick the sentences with Passive structures.
C.
Answer the questions.
1.
Who is Valentine’s Day named after?
2.
What are the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts?
3.
What, according to the video is the ultimate romantic gesture?
4.
What is your opinion on this holiday?
Do you think people make too much
of it?
VALENTINE'S DAY: READING COMPREHENSION
SONNET 18
1. Read the sonnets aloud and work out
the rhyme scheme for each.
2. What happens in the octave?
3. What happens in the sestet?
4. How are the sonnets concluded in the
rhyming couplet?
5. Which one do you like best? Explain.
6. Can you write a sonnet?
FOOD ON VALENTINE'S DAY
