ST.

Valentine's Story

B. Read the words and deduce their meaning from the words that follow.
This Will help you the questions on the text.
a) Ruled / Governed
b) Shared / Aqual to me
c) Army / Soldiers
d) Wars / Woeld war I, II, Irak War
e) Wives / Female spouses
f) Guessed / Discovered
g) Allow / Permit
h) Preposterous / Horrible
i) Caught / Aprehended
j) Jail / Prision
k) Punishment / condemnation
l) Signed / Wrote my name
C. Read the text a second time and answer to the following questions
according to te text:
1. When and where did St Valentine live?
R: lived in rome in the third century
2. Who was the emperator at the time?
R: Rome was ruled by Claudius
3. Did St Valentin like him?
R: no, he didn't like it
4. What did St Valentine do? What was his job?
R: Valentine was a priest
5. Why didn´t Claudius like men to get married?
R: thinking that this way he could grow his army
6. Why was St Valentine caught and put into prision?
R: For secretly marrying people
7. What was the punishment that the emperor ordered for him?
 R: The death
8. Who did visit him when he has in jail?
R: many young people but especially the guard's daughter
9. When did St valentine write a note?
R: the day he died, February 14, 269 A.D.
10.Who did he write the note to?
R: to the guard's daughter who was her friend
11.Why did he write it?
R: to thank you for your friendship
12.When did St valentine die?
R: on February 14, 269 A.D.
13.Why is St valentin a symbol of love?
R: because when people think of February 14 (the day that Valentine
died) they think of love and friendship