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St Valentine's Day ** (printable worksheet): download .doc
St Valentine's Day
Worksheet - EASY**
Are you looking for an ESL/EFL worksheet about St Valentine's Day with tasks? Here it is - a short and easy reading comprehension text, with pre-reading tasks, vocabulary exercises and comprehension questions. You can use this text and make your own exercises or download a print-out version of the St Valentine's Day lesson below.
Interesting Facts About St Valentine's Day
In many countries lovers can’t wait until February 14th – the day which is called after Saint Valentine’s name. In this day, most wedding proposals are made, thousands of love letters are sent, and people are looking for their “valentine”, their one and only true lover.
Here are some facts about this special holiday:
- One of the origins for this holiday can be Lupicalia – the ancient Roman festival of health and fertility, traditionally celebrated between February 13 and February 15.
- The symbols of Saint Valentine’s Day are doves, heart-shaped outline and a figure of little baby angel with wings - Cupid. Cupid usually holds a bow with arrows that bring love to the hearts of people.
- There were at least 14 people named Valentine who could have given the name to this holiday. They all were martyrs – people who were tortured and burned alive for their beliefs.
- Only in United Kingdom, about 25 million Valentine cards are being sent every year. In USA, the number of greeting cards or “valentines” is more than 190 million per year.
- In Finland, February 14th is called “Friend’s Day” and friends, not lovers, are honored. Also in some Latin countries this day is for “love and friendship”.
- Most popular present for St. Valentine’s Day is a heart-shaped chocolate. Thanks to this tradition, Japanese chocolate companies receive 50% of their annual income around this holiday.
- Private investigators also have their reasons to celebrate St. Valentines Day. They get unusual tasks on this day: many people who receive anonymous “valentines” – love letters without the name of the sender – want to know who sent them.
All in all, this beautiful holiday reminds that spring is close, and air is filled with love. So, just take a pen and a heart-shaped paper, and write one simple phrase to a person you love: Let me be your Valentine!...
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English via Song: LEMON TREE (PowerPoint Lesson) - MEDIUM***
Many people have learned English by listening to the songs, singing along and trying to understand the lyrics. Teachers all over the world use this passion to the songs for teaching purposes. They use songs as a part of an ESL/EFL lesson plan, or build a whole lesson on a song.
The lesson aids are:
- Lemon Tree PowerPoint presentation (can be done on the projector or a SmartBoard), demands connection to the Internet in order to show video clips;
- Lemon Tree Lyrics Worksheet (download the print-out below);
LESSON DESCRIPTION
1. Brainstorm it! Students are shown a picture of a lemon tree and figure out words that are connected to the picture, also try to guess the topic of the lesson (you can say it will be a song).
2. Listening to the song. Students watch the video clip (click on the single cover to launch the Youtube) and fill in the worksheet - they should put the verbs into the correct form according to the song.
3. Basic understanding. Students answer descriptional questions about the content of the song (f.e. Who is the speaker? Where does the situation take place?)
4. Students watch another music video for the "Lemon Tree" song and compare it to the previous version. Guiding questions included.
5. Words and expressions - vocabulary task. Students choose two words/expressions out of 7 and explain them as they are used in the text of the song.
6. Song analysis. Questions for deeper understanding of the song, the message of the author and opinion questions.
7. Writing assignment. In 5-10 minutes, students should write an advice to the speaker of the song.
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Grammar: Present Simple (PowerPoint Lesson) - EASY*
This is a full English lesson plan that can be used to teach basic grammar structures to beginners or as an introduction to the English grammar tenses. This lesson plan can be also divided into three parts: 1) teaching regular form, 2) negative form of sentences, 3) questions. There are also time expressions included in the lesson. All you need to teach Present Simple tense in one PowerPoint presentation! This lesson plan is ideal for teaching private lessons, and it can be also used as an online lesson plan.
The lesson aids are:
- Present Simple PowerPoint presentation (can be done on the projector or a SmartBoard);
- graded Present Simple Worksheet to test the understanding of the topic (download the print-out below);
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