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«St. Valentine’s Day»
February 14th
St. Valentine is one of the popular holidays
in Europe and America. It is the day, when
boys and girls, sweethearts and lovers,
husbands and wives, friends and neighbours,
and even the office staff, exchange
greetings of affection, undying love or
satirical comment and send Valentines,
special cards with messages.
THE SYMBOLS OF
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY
THE PRESENTS TO ST VALENTINE’S DAY
Three hundred years after the
death of Jesus Christ, the Roman
emperors still demanded that
everyone believed in the Roman
gods. Valentine, a Christian
priest, had been thrown to prison
for his teaching. Moreover, the
emperor forbade all the men to
get married because he was sure
that marriage makes men weaker
and he needed only strong men.
But Valentine broke the law and
was beheaded.
THE LEGEND ABOUT VALENTINE
1. The origin of St. Valentine's Day date back to
Ancient...
a) Rome
c) Greece
b) Africa
2. What was Valentine's profession:
a) Priest
b) Doctor
c) Teacher
3. The most popular image on St Valentine’s Day is:
a) A star shape
b) A heart shape
c) A pumpkin
MATCH THE FAMOUS COUPLES
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1. Adam
2. Napoleon
3. Tarzan
4. Rhett Butler
5. Tristan
6. Ruslan
7. Romeo
8. Caesar
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a. Juliet
b. Ludmila
c. Isolda
d. Scarlet O'Hara
e. Jane
f. Josephine
g. Cleopatra
h. Eve
Answers: 1.h; 2.f; 3.e; 4.d; 5.c; 6.b; 7.a; 8.g
USE THE CODE TO READ A SECRET MESSAGE
19 83 8 7 26 69 19 77 42 83 56 2 8 42 56 17 83 7 66 8
7 83 7 2 2 42 66 7 77 8 79 69 19 79 8 51 33 7 42
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33=D
77=L
19=I
51=S
42=Y
83=H
79=N
56=0
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8=E
66=V
7=A
69=T
17=U
26=R
2=P
Happiness is
never far behind
is dream
come true
A friend like
you
when thoughts of
you come into
mind.
What the
world
needs now
is more
special
people like
you
WHAT DOES IT SYMBOLIZE?
LOVE ME, TENDER
Love me, tender, love me sweet.
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
And I love you so.
Love me, tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill,
For my darling, l love you too,
And I always will,