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Holidays: St. Valentine's Day
Objectives
Students will:
1. improve pronunciation and
fluidity.
2. use new vocabulary words to
form proper sentences.
3. improve their ability to express
themselves.

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Ideas Out of the Box
What comes to mind when you think about St.
Valentine’s Day?

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Vocabulary

Friendship
Love
Partner
Boyfriend / Girlfriend
Present
Romance
Affection
Crush
Flirt
Box of chocolates
Red Roses
Dinner

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Vocabulary Practice
Use the words below to create your own sentences:

Ex: Valentine’s Day is a day for celebrating love.

Love
Partner
Present
Crush
Flirt
Box of chocolates

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Matching
Match the listed words to the images.

A.
Dinner

B.
Present

Red roses
C.

Box of chocolates
D.

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General Discussion: Let’s talk love
• Do you prefer to eat dinner at home or at a nice restaurant on
Valentine’s Day? Explain.

• Do you like to make plans for Valentine's Day or do you prefer to be

spontaneous? Why?

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Let’s Talk!
Tony: What are you going to get Christy for Valentine’s Day, Matt?

Matt: I’m not sure. I’ve never been good at picking out gifts. What are you
going to get Alice?

Tony: Well, she said that she wants some kind of jewelry. I think I might buy
her a bracelet.

Matt: That’s a great gift. I’d like get Christy a piece of jewelry too, but I’m not
sure if I can really afford it right now. I’ve got a lot of bills due at the
moment.

Tony: I know this great jewelry store that always has the lowest prices. I’m
sure if you go there you’ll be able to find something nice for Christy. I’ll
even come with you if you’d like.

Matt: Thanks, buddy. I’d sure appreciate it. When can we go?

Tony: I’m free tomorrow afternoon. Is that okay with you?

Matt: Sure. I’ll see you then.

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Let’s Talk! Follow up
• What does Matt say that he’s never been good at?
• What might Tony buy Alice for Valentine’s Day?
• Why does Matt say he can’t afford to buy Christy jewelry?
• Where does Tony offer to go with Matt?

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Expressions & Phrases
Match the idiom to its meaning.

1) Heart goes out to

a) To be wanting something very badly
somebody
b) To change one's attitude or mind
2) Pour your heart out
c) Sadly
3) Have one's heart set on
d) When you feel sympathy for someone
something
e) To capture someone's affections; to
make someone fall in love
4) With a heavy heart
f) To tell someone your secret feelings
5) Have a change of heart and worries

6) Steal someone's heart

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Let’s Talk Pictures!
What would you do if one of your friends confessed their love for you
on Valentine’s Day?

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Feedback & Related Lessons on Open English
Provide each student with specific feedback on the areas that need
improvement based on today’s live session topic.

• Holiday Vocabulary (#0085)

• Holidays in Future Tense (#0086)
• Holiday Word search (#0087)
• Holiday Quiz (#0088)
• Pronunciation: The long /i/ (#0263)
• Pronunciation: The /t/ (#0271)

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Advanced Lesson Content

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Ideas Out of the Box - Advanced
Name some things that people do to celebrate
Valentine’s Day.

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Vocabulary – Advanced

Friendship Beau
Love Smitten
Partner Sentimental
Boyfriend / Girlfriend Sweetheart
Present Heartthrob
Romance Devotion
Affection Amorous
Crush Beloved
Flirt Courtship
Box of chocolates Woo
Red Roses Endearment
Dinner Infatuation

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Vocabulary Practice – Advanced
Use the words below to create your own sentences:

Ex: Many women feel extra sentimental on

Valentine’s Day.

Sentimental
Sweetheart
Heartthrob
Devotion
Courtship
Infatuation

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Matching – Advanced
Match the word to their corresponding image.

A.

Embracing

B.
Saccharine

Petals C.

Proposing
D.

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Synonyms & Antonyms – Advanced
Match the synonyms & antonyms to each listed word:

Synonyms Word Antonyms

Suitor Amorous Indifferent

Pine Sentimental Dislike
Eat Beau Abstain
Loving Yearn Overlook
Stare Gaze Girlfriend
Emotional Dine Hateful

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Advanced Discussion: Romantic rumor
• Describe the last time that you bought or received a gift on Valentine’s
Day. Who did you buy it for or who was it from? What was the gift?

• In your opinion, are women usually happier with an expensive gift or

something simple and meaningful?

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Let’s Talk! - Advanced
Kayla: Hey Julie! How is your Valentine’s Day going? Did you get your
present from Zach yet?

Julie: Yes, and I’m so happy! He got me a huge stuffed teddy bear, a
dozen red and white roses, and some diamond earrings.

Kayla: Wow! He must absolutely adore you.

Julie: Thanks. I sure hope you’re right. What about you?

Kayla: Aaron got me a box of chocolates, a bottle of great smelling

perfume and a beautiful necklace. Plus, he’s taking me out to dinner
tonight at my favorite restaurant. I think this is the best Valentine’s
Day that I’ve ever had!

Julie: Yeah, I think it’s mine too! Hey, I’ve got to run. Zach just rang the
doorbell.

Kayla: Okay, I’ll call you tomorrow. Bye!

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Let’s Talk! Follow up - Advanced
• The conversation takes place between two girls who are talking about the
gifts they received from their boyfriends on Valentine’s Day. There was no
mention of them giving their boyfriends gifts. Why do you think this is?
• Describe in detail what you did last Valentine’s Day. Who were you with?

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Reading Comprehension – Advanced
February 14th is Valentine's Day. . It originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a
Catholic bishop. Today, it is celebrated with the giving of candy, flowers, and other gifts.

Eight-hundred years prior to the establishment of Valentine's Day, the Romans had established a
celebration in mid-February commemorating young men's rite of passage. The celebration featured a
lottery in which young men would draw the names of young girls from a box. The girl, whose name
each young man drew, would be his companion for the rest of the year.

In an effort to do away with this, Pope Gelasius ordered a change. Instead of drawing the names of
young women, the box would contain the names of saints. Both men and women were allowed to
draw from the box. They were then supposed so emulate the actions of the saint for the rest of the
year.

The Church decided that it needed to find a saint of love to be honored during Valentine’s Day. They
found an appropriate choice in Saint Valentine who had lived during the rule of Claudius.

Claudius believed that married men made poor soldiers, so he banned marriage in his empire. But
Saint Valentine would secretly marry young men that came to him. When Claudius found out what he
was doing he became furious and imprisoned him.

While in prison, Valentine fell in love with the blind daughter of his jailer. It is said that his love and
great faith miraculously restored her sight. Before he was executed, he wrote a farewell message to
her signed, "From your Valentine." This phrase has been used on Valentine’s Day ever since.
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Reading Discussion – Advanced
• What are some typical gifts that are given to loved ones and sweethearts on Valentine’s
Day in your country?

• The text mentions an ancient Roman celebration in which young men would draw the
names of young girls from a box. The girl drawn by each young man would be his
companion for the rest of the year. What do you think about this ancient tradition? How
might the women have felt?

• According to the article, Claudius believed that married men made poor soldiers, so he
banned marriage in his empire. How do you think you would feel if marriage became
illegal in your country? Explain.

• The article tells us that Valentine fell in love with a blind girl and that his great love and
faith restored her sight. Do you believe that this is possible or not? Explain.
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Expressions & Phrases - Advanced
Match the idiom to its meaning.

1) A heavy purse makes a light a) To enjoy any beautiful or pleasant thing,

you must endure something difficult or
heart. painful

2) There's no rose without a thorn b) To be very open about your feelings for
someone
3) God's gift (to women) c) If you have plenty of money, you will
feel happy and secure
4) Wear you heart on your sleeve
d) A sincere and intimate talk
5) Smell like a rose
e) A desirable or perfect man
6) A heart-to-heart
f) To seem innocent

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Feedback & Related Lessons on Open English
Provide each student with specific feedback on the areas that need
improvement based on today’s live session topic.

• Practice Nouns & Articles (#0235)

• Present Progressive Forms (#0107)
• Test on Present Progressive Tense (#0108)
• Practice Question Word Questions (#0227)
• Pronunciation: /d/ vs. /t/ (#0294)
• Pronunciation: /v/ vs. /b/ (#0285)

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