VALENTINE`S DAY

Friends and families ___send_______or Exchange Valentine cards on February 14 to tell

each other that they are very ___special_______. Sweethearts or couples go out for a
romantic dinner. This is also a favorite day to become formally engaged. A boyfriend will
give his girlfriend a diamond _____ring_____ which begins the formal engagement period
before their marriage.

Children ___celebraty_______ Valentine`s day in school with a ____person______.

Teachers give them red construction ____cards______ (and other colors) so that they can
make hearts of all sizes on it and cut them out. Then, they have them hang the hearts up
in the classroom.

They also bring shoe boxes which they decorate and write their names on. This decorated
box, with a hole on the lid, becomes a mailbox which students use to deliver their
Valentine`s ____paper______ to their classmates. The cards have pictures of big red
hearts on them and say ¨Be my Valentine¨ or ¨To a special Valentine on Valentine`s Day¨.
During the Valentine`s Day party, each child opens his/her box to read the Valentine cards.

Calling someone to invite him/her out is common for Valentine`s Day. However there are
some important Do`s and Don`t`s to remember when making a ___party_______
call in the U.S. First never ask ¨___who_______ is this?¨ when you are calling. It is
considered very rude for the caller to ask this question. Next, ask for the person
you want to speak to when someone else answers the phone. (To be very polite,
also identify) The person will come to the phone if he/she is there. If the
___telephone_______ is not available, leave your message or say that you will call
later. It is also not considered polite to say ¨Guess who is this?¨.

1. ¨_________________¨ is a question 4. When are people in the U.S.A. used to

You shouldn`t ask when someone calls celebrating St. Valentine`s Day?.

a. May I speak to (name)? a. February 4th

b. Who is this? b. September 15th
c. Hi. (name). How are you? C. February 14th
d. Is (name) in? d. December 24th

2. Valentine is a day when? 5. What do students use to make big

red hearts?
a. People often get married a. Construction paper
b. People often get engaged b. Valentine cards
c. People often break up c. Shoe boxes
d. People often stay at home and d. Snowplows
Play games like monopoly, etc.

3. What do boyfriends give their girlfriends 6. What does ¨engagement¨ mean?

on become formally engaged?
a. A diamond ring a. The day when people celebrate love
b. A Valentine`s cards and friendship.
c. A big red heart b. The formal period before marriage.
d. None of the above c. The day when couples go out for a
romantic dinner.
d. The day when sweethearts go out.
You have to complete with the words: ring, who, party, send, telephone, person,
celebrate, special, cards, paper.

Glossary

❖ Engaged: comprometerse
❖ Polite: educado
❖ Heart: corazón
❖ Available: disponible
❖ Hole: agujero
❖ Else: mas
❖ Lid: tapa
❖ Deliver: entregar
❖ Common: común
❖ Which: que
❖ However: sin embargo
❖ Bring: traer
❖ Rude: grosero
❖ Then: entonces
❖ Hang: colgar