OS FERIADOS E AS PREPOSIÇÕES

IN/ON/AT/FOR/TO
3º. ANO
WARM UP
1. Write the holidays’ names : Christmas
New Year’s Day
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Easter
Valentine’s Day
 WARM UP
1. Write the holidays’ names : Christmas
New Year’s Day
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Easter
New Year’s Day Valentine’s Day Easter Valentine’s Day

Thanksgiving Halloween Christmas

BEFORE READING
4. The following words will appear in the text you’re about to
read. Match them.
a) priest ( ) The legally recognized union of two people.
b) Emperor ( ) A written message.
c) marriage ( ) An ordained minister of the Catholic church.
d) death ( ) The action of dying.
e) blind ( ) Unable to see.
f) note ( ) Someone who rules an empire.
 BEFORE READING
4. The following words will appear in the text you’re about
to read. Match them.
a) priest (c) The legally recognized union of two people.
b) emperor (f) A written message.
c) marriage (a) An ordained minister of the Catholic church.
d) death (d) The action of dying.
e) blind (e) Unable to see.
f) note (b) Someone who rules an empire.
READING
Valentine’s story

Valentine was a priest who lived in the Middle Age. The

emperor Claudio II had prohibited marriage during the war
because he believed that single soldiers were better
combatants. Priest Valentine started to marry the soldiers
and their beloved ones in secret.
READING
He was sentenced to death when the emperor had found it out. In
prison he fell in love with the jailer's blind daughter, who was able to
see again miraculously.
Before dying, on February 14th in 269 A.D., the priest left her a
note saying: “From your Valentine”.
READING FOR DETAILED COMPREHENSION
1. Valentine was a(n) ...
a) emperor.
b) priest.
c) soldier.

2. Who prohibited the marriage between the soldiers and

their beloved ones?
3. Priest Valentine performed marriages in public then.
a) True. b) False.
READING FOR DETAILED COMPREHENSION
1. Valentine was a(n) ...
a) emperor.
b) priest.
c) soldier.

2. Who prohibited the marriage between the soldiers and

their beloved ones?
Claudio II

3. Priest Valentine performed marriages in public then.

a) True. b) False.
PREPOSITIONS
IN ON AT
cities dates time
countries street names address
months week days places
places
states

FOR
used to express something that was done or given for
someone else.
Complete with IN/ON/AT/FOR
1. “_____ prison he fell in love with...”
2. “Before dying, _____ February 14th _____ 269 A.D.”

I’m going to celebrate

Valentine’s Day _____ a
romantic restaurant with
my girlfriend. And I bought
a nice present _____ her.
Complete with IN/ON/AT/FOR
1. IN prison he fell in love with...”
2. “Before dying, ON February 14th IN 269 A.D.”

I’m going to celebrate

Valentine’s Day AT a
romantic restaurant
with my girlfriend.
And I bought a nice
present FOR her.
1. Let’s meet ___ the shopping mall ___ 9 p.m.
a) on / at
b) at / at
c) at / for

2. I’ll celebrate my birthday ___ Saturday ___ Curitiba.

d) on / in
e) for / on
f) in /at
1. Let’s meet ___ the shopping mall ___ 9 p.m.
a) on / at
b) at / at
c) at / for

2. I’ll celebrate my birthday ___ Saturday ___ Curitiba.

d) on / in
e) for / on
f) in /at
 Mão na massa

Escolha um feriado e crie um Jamboard com informações sobre ele:

• Quando é celebrado;
• Onde é celebrado;
• Como é celebrado;
• Onde surgiu;
• Entre outros.
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