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Objectives:
-To improve English;
-To communicate;
-To listen;
-To make a conclusion
about a problem;
-To relax;
-For good mood.
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History
Last century, sweethearts of both sexes would spend
hours fashioning a homemade card or present. The results
of some of those painstaking efforts are still preserved in museums. Lace, ribbon, wild flowers, colored paper, feathers, and shells, all were put to use.
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The custom of celebrating St. Valentine’s Day
can be tread to those festivals, called Lupercalia.
One was that the first person you saw on Valentine’s Day would be your valentine.
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In Shakespeare’s time,
For Ophelia wanted to
be «betime» at Hamlet’s window. She sang:
«To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s Day,
All in the morning betime,
And I a maid at your window,
To be your valentine !»
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14 February has been considered a good
Time
to choose your lover because it is in the
mating season of birds!
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In Britain
Did you know?
Traditionally men propose to women.
In
Britain, men often choose Valentine’s
Day to make their marriage
proposal.
But on Valentine’s Day in a leap year women can propose marriage to their lovers!
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In America
A few facts about Valentine’s Day in
the U.S.
63% of American celebrate it.
2. Teachers receive the
most Valentine’s cards.
3. American teenagers sent 650 million Valentine’s cards last year.
4. Hallmark, America’s biggest card company, has more than 2,000 different designs and messages for Valentine’s day.
5. 43% of Americans give candy.
6. 25% of Americans go out for a special Valentine’s meal.
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From Walt Disney’s
« Snow White And The
Seven Dwarfs»
Some Day My Prince Will Come
Words by Larry Churchill
Some day my prince will come,
Some day I’ll find my love,
And how thrilling that moment will be,
When the prince of my dreams comes to me.
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Today
The modern way in which this is done
is through the sending of Valentine cards on this
day, as a token of love to a person of the opposite sex, unsigned, of course.
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FOR
I like the cool girls and the red,
red roses.
The chocolate may melt but there
is no better day than Valentine’s!
Stephen, 17,UK
Valentine’s Day is so cool! You get loads of cards and presents, you get flattering emails and guys take you out to romantic places! Yippee!
Anne,15,US
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AGAINST
I hate Valentine’s Day. It breaks hearts and
leaves many people feeling lonely.
Lucy,16,UK
To me, Valentine’s Day is just like any other day. I don’t see why people are romantic for only a short period of time.
James, 14,US
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St. Valentine’s Day.
Is it popular in our country?
Do
you like this holiday?
How many valentines do you send
every year?
How many valentines did you receive last year?
Was it a big surprise for you?
Is it a wonderful day in a year?
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Love is …
Love keeps you warm
On a cold
winter’s day.
Is this great
feeling for everybody?
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Who is so nice who is so kind,
Another
so dear you’ll never find?
My mother.
Great love doesn’t
come at once. It is necessary to understand it in a proper way and to be able to express this great feeling.First of all our mother helps us to do this.
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Friends! Friends! Friends!
I have some friends I love!
We
always have a lot of fun
From early morning to
set of sun.
Our friends take care of us always.
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Masha: There are my mother, father,sister,
brother and I in
my family.
Dasha: Is that all?
Masha: No, there are some other relatives.
Dasha: But not only relatives surround us.
Masha: And who else?
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And once upon a time great love will
come.
I’ll be your sweetheart,
If you will be mine,
All
of my life
I’ll be your Valentine…
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How can we celebrate this holiday?
Let’s think!
You can
send flowers.
You can make a cake.
You can prepare a
romantic evening for your Valentine.
You can send a balloon.
You can put a message in the newspaper.
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You can prepare a romantic evening for your
Valentine.
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Or you can sing a song.
Love Me Do
John
Lennon –
Paul McCartney
Love, love me do,
You know I
love you,
I’ll always be true,
So please, love me do,
Wo-ho, love me do.
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Or
you can write
a Valentine’s
card.
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More than 19 million sentimental Valentine’s cards are
sent every 14 February.
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Here are two St. Valentine poems:
Roses are red
Violets
are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
I am like a cabbage
Divided into two;
The leaves I give to others
But the heart I give to you.
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We put secret codes on the outside of
the envelopes, like
SWALK, that means Sealed with a
loving kiss;
ITALY, I trust and love you;
HOLLAND, Hope our love lasts and never dies.
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«When I’m sixty-four»
Will you still need me,
Will
you still feed me,
When I’m sixty-four?