Методическая разработка по английскому языку «День святого Валентина»

1. Read the text and translate it Препод-

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Saint

Valentine’s

Day

Valentine’s

Day

has

always

been

the

day

dedicated to lovers. There are many stories about

how

Valentine’s

Day

started.

Here

are

some

of

them.

There are several legends about St.Valentine’s

Day. One of the legends says that Valentine was Christian priest who lived

in the third century A.D. He was put into prison by roman authorities for

his teachings and was beheaded on February 14. According to the legend

he performed a miracle – he cured his jailer’s daughter of her blindness.

Before the execution he wrote her a letter signed “From Your Valentine”.

According to another legend, Valentine was an Italian bishop who

lived at about the same time. He was thrown into prison because he

secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of Roman Empire. The

legend says that he was burnt at the stake.

February 14 was also a Roman holiday. On this day young men

randomly chose the name of the girl to escort to the festival. The custom of

choosing a sweetheart on this day became very popular in the medieval

Europe. Later this custom spread to American colonies.

Now, St.Valentine’s Day is the day of sweethearts. In Great Britain on

the eve of St.Valentine’s Day, women used to pin four bay leaves to the

corner of their pillow and then eat boiled eggs with salt. They believed they

would dream of their future husbands. Another custom was to write the

names of eligible young men on pieces of paper and stick them to balls of

clay. They would then drop them into water and watch and wait. The first

name to rise first would, they believed be their future husband. These days

it is more customary to send your secret love an unsigned greetings card, in

the hope that he or she will know who sent it and send a card return.

Most

people

in

the

United

States

treat

Valentine’s

Day

as

an

opportunity to express their feeling towards their loved one or to offer the

hand of friendship to others. However, a popular trend these days is to

send an “anti-Valentine” card. These cards either contain an insulting

message (to your enemy) or to say goodbye (to your existing partner. If you

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Методическая разработка по английскому языку «День святого Валентина»

receive a card with the massage C-Ya! (See you!), it means your boyfriend

or girlfriend wants to end your relationship.

2. Answer the following questions:

1.

What do the legends say about St.Valentine’s Day?

2.

What did the Roman do on this day?

3.

What did women in Gr. Britain do on the Eve of St.Valentine’s Day?

4.

What is customary for this day in Great Britain?

5.

What is an “anti-Valentine” card?

3. Find

the

English

equivalents:

Традиция; приколоть лавровый лист; отправить анонимную открытку;

возможность

выразить

чувство;

оскорбительное

послание;

разорвать

отношения.

4. Unscramble the words

Love, heart, cake, Valentine,

Red, February, kiss, card,

Party, dear, pink

5. Write a Valentine card to your friend, relatives, enemy

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1.

evlo _____________

2.

aetnVlnie_________

3.

eruyFbar__________

4.

traeh_____________

5.

yrpta_____________

6.

siks______________

7.

dre______________

8.

rcda_____________

Методическая разработка по английскому языку «День святого Валентина»

6. Write the story

Use some of the words to write a Valentine story

7.

Insert prepositions where necessary:

1.

One … the legends says that Valentine was Christian priest who lived …

the 3d century A.D.

2.

According … the legend he performed a miracle.

3.

He was put … prison …roman authorities …his teachings and was

beheaded … February 14.

4.

The custom … choosing a sweetheart … this day became very popular …

the medieval Europe.

5.

… Great Britain … the eve … St.Valentine’s Day, women used to pin four

bay leaves … the corner … their pillow and then eat boiled eggs … salt.

6.

If you receive a card … the massage C-Ya! (See you!), it means your

boyfriend or girlfriend wants to end your relationship.

7.

Another custom was to write the names … eligible young men … pieces …

paper and stick them … balls … clay.

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