Ex. 6. Decide which answer is the best.

“Theis text is from a(n):

a. e-mail d. advert
b. extract from a book e. article
c. letter f. leaflet

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Read the text about Valentine’s Day and do the given tasks.

Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14

February. It's the day when people show their affection for another person
(or people!) by sending anonymous cards, flowers or chocolates with
messages of love. And traditionally on Valentine's Day in a leap year -
every four years - women can propose marriage to their lovers!

The day gets its name from a famous saint, but there are several stories of who he was.
The most popular belief about St Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome in the
third century AD. Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he thought
married men were bad soldiers. Valentine thought this was unfair, so he broke the
rules and arranged marriages in secret. When Claudius found out, Valentine was
sentenced to death and thrown in jail. There, he fell in love with the jailor's blind
daughter. His love and belief in God cured her blindness, and when he was taken to be
killed on 14 February he sent her a love letter signed "From your Valentine".

The first Valentine message (apart from the one St Valentine wrote himself!) is
thought to be a poem from Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife in 1415. He was
captured at the Battle of Agincourt and was imprisoned in the Tower of London to
await execution. But Valentine's Day didn't become popular in the UK until the
17th century. By the 18th century it was traditional for people to swap handwritten
messages of affection. Printed cards soon replaced these, making it easier for
people to say "I love you" secretly.
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Valentine's Day is a very old tradition, thought to have originated from a pagan
fertility festival. The Romans had a festival called Lupercalia in the middle of
February, officially the start of their springtime. As part of the celebrations, boys
drew names of girls from a box. They'd be boyfriend and girlfriend during the
festival and sometimes they'd even get married! The Christian church decided
they wanted to turn this festival into a Christian celebration and decided to use it
to remember the death of St Valentine too. Gradually, St Valentine's name started
to be used mainly by men to express their feelings to those they
loved.

Nowadays, Valentine's Day is massive, with celebrations of love worldwide from India to
Iceland. But it's not just about sending messages to people you love - you can also just say you
care! In the UK, a massive amount of money is spent on what some say is the most romantic
day of the year: 22 million spent on flowers , 7 million red roses are sent , 12 million cards are
sent . But in 2001, text messaging exploded, with around 30 million WUBMV messages sent!
And according to research: half of all mobile users expect Valentine's txt msgs from loved
ones, one in four use txt msgs to ask someone out on 14 February , one in four have sent
soppy messages to wrong person! So, have a happy Valentine's Day but remember: don't feel
left out if you don't get a card - it's the giving that counts!

Ex. 1. Read the text and give each paragraph the most suitable headline.

How do people celebrate now? / When did card sending start? /

How did it become a celebration? / What is Valentine's Day? / Why is it called Valentine's Day?

Ex. 2 Read the text and write what do these numbers refer to ?

14 Valentine's day is celebrated

1415 The first Valentine's message, from Duke Carlos to his wife
18th it was traditional for people to exchange handwritten messages of affection.
7 million Number of roses shipped from the UK to the world
22 million Amount spent on flowers
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30 million messages sent

Ex. 3.Look at the highlighted words and match them with theier definitions?

1. affection f a. to make an exchange

2. anonymous i b. the carrying out or undergoing of a sentence of death
3. priest j c. impressive or imposing in quality
4. jail g d. excessively sentimental
5. blind h e. irreligious or hedonistic
6. execution b f. A tender feeling toward another; fondness
7. swap a g. a prison, for the detention of persons awaiting trial
8. pagan e h. unable to see
9. massive c i. without any name
10. soppy d j. he/she has the authority to administer religious rites

Ex. 4. Read the question and answer them.about Valentine's Day

1. What is the article about? about valentine`s day

2. When is Valentine’s Day ? February 14
3. when can women propose to men? valentine's day every4years
4. Who was Valentine? A priest
5. Who was Claudius? the 3rd century Rome emperor
6. Why was Valentine sentenced to death? because he married the soldiers without permission
7. What was the first Valentine message? a poem from the Charles Duke to his wife
8. What was Lupercalia? a pagan fertility festival
9. Where is Valentine’s Day celebrated nowadays? around the world
10. What people do on that day ? people send anonime cards, flowers or chocolates

Ex. 5. Use the words from the text to descrive the given pictures.

Priest prisoner Married text messages

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DATE: From February 12th to February th 2020 DELIVERY DATE: February 12th

Ex. 6. Decide which answer is the best. “Theis text is from a(n):
d. e-mail d. advert
e. extract from a book e. article
f. letter f. leaflet

REFERENCES:

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Ex.1.

How do people celebrate now?

Now valentine's day is huge, with celebrations of love around the world, cards
and red roses are given away.

When did card sending start?

In the 18th century it was traditional for people to exchange messages of

affection.

How did it become a celebration?

When Saint Valentine was killed and he gave his last love card, years later people
started giving cards with affectionate messages.

What is Valentine's Day?

It is the day when people show their affection for another.

Why is it called Valentine's Day?

By a priest named Valentine who secretly married soldiers