Valentine’s Day Activities
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A) Please read the text carefully and give each paragraph the most suitable title.
VALENTINE’S DAY Valentine’s Day is one of the most famous holidays and it is mostly celebrated on February 14th every year. It’s a day to show affection. Most people send cards, called Valentines, to their friends, family, and loved ones. It’s common to leave the card unsigned. Other traditions on this day are buying chocolates, candies and flowers, especially red roses. Valentine’s Day used to be an American and European thing but it I now celebrated all over the world and has become too commercial. Legend says that the holiday became Valentine’s Day after a priest named Valentine. Valentine was a priest in Rome at the time when Christianity was a new religion. The emperor at that time was Claudius II. He ordered the Roman soldiers not to marry or become engaged. Claudius believed that as married men, his soldiers would want to stay home with their families rather than fight his wars. Valentine disobeyed the Emperor’s order and secretly married the young couples. He was eventually arrested, imprisoned and executed. Valentine was beheaded on February 14th. After his death, Valentine became a saint. As Rome became more Christian, the priests moved the spring holiday called Lupercalia from the 15th February to the 14th. From then on, the holiday honored Saint Valentine instead of Lupercus, a Roman god. (adapted) http://english-zone.com/holidays/v-day.html
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B) Now answer the following questions on the text: 1. When is St Valentine’s Day? _______________________________________________ 2. What do most people do on St Valentine’s Day? ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 3. What other traditions are there? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 4. What colour are the flowers? ______________________________________________ 5. Where is St Valentine’s Day celebrated? _____________________________________ 6. Who was Valentine? ______________________________________________________ 7. Where was he a priest? ___________________________________________________ 8. What was the name of the Roman Emperor? _________________________________ 9. What did the Emperor order? ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 10.Why did the Emperor forbid soldiers to get married or become engaged? _______ __________________________________________________________________________ 11.Who disobeyed the Emperor? How? _______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 12.What happened to Valentine when the Emperor knew about it? _______________ __________________________________________________________________________ 13.When did Valentine become a Saint? _______________________________________ 14.What was Lupercalia and when was it celebrated? ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
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LOVE QUOTES When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. (Martin Luther King, Jr.) There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. (Mother Teresa) When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. (Dalai Lama) A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. (Ingrid Bergman) Love your enemies. It really pisses them off! (Unknown) It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving. (Mother Teresa) There is no remedy for love but to love more. (Henry David Thoreau) http://www.clubeinglesoure.blogspot.pt
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C) Valentine’s Day is recognized around the world. However, there are countries where love and affection are celebrated differently and on other dates.
TASKS: 1. As you read, try to fill in the gaps with what you may know. 2. Afterwards visit the link below and check /look for the info you need.
1 - On January 25 the _______________ commemorate the patron Saint of lovers. 2 - In Portugal it is more commonly referred to as "_______________" (Lover's Day / Day of those that are in love with each other). 3-In _______________ and _______________ Valentine’s Day is “Friend’s Day” which means clearly indicates that it is more about remembering all your friends, not only your loved ones. 4 - In several Latin American countries, Valentine’s Day is known as _______________ when people show their appreciation towards friends. 5 - _______________ celebrates "Dia dos Namorados” on _______________ and one of the reasons might be due to the fact that Feb 14 is too close to their hectic Carnival… 6 - In some East Asian countries, namely in _______________ and _______________, it’s women who give chocolate to men on February 14. 7 - In the _______________ Valentine's Day is also known as called "Heart’s Day". It is usually marked by a steep increase in the prices of _______________. 8 - In Iran, in the Middle East, people celebrate Esfandegan, a festival in which people express love towards their _______________and _______________.
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D)Time to wrap up! Please do this wordsearch and then write the equivalent in Portuguese
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AFFECTION
CANDY
CARDS
CHOCOLATES
CHRISTIANITY
COUPLES
EMPEROR
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HEART
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LUPERCALIA
MARRY
PRIEST
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REDROSES
ROME
SECRETLY
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SOLDIERS
VALENTINES DAY
WAR
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