St. Valentines Day

The aim of the lesson:

to develop the language, social and cultural competence of students.

The objectives:

- to train students to communicate in English in proposed situations.

- to activate the lexical and grammatical skills.

- to update on vocabulary.

Procedure of the lesson.

1. Organization stage.

T. Love! Friendship! Happiness! Affection! Romance! Today we can say these words because it is an unusual and special day – Saint Valentine’s Day.

It is a good time to think who are important to us – Mums and Dads, grandparents, sisters and brothers, friends and classmates, teachers. It’s a nice time to tell them how much you like them and how you feel.

2. Listening activity.

T: Listen to the song. (the students listen and sing):

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine;

You make me happy when skies are gray.

You' 11 never know, dear, how much I love you;

Please don't take my sunshine away.

Т.: How do you think, what about is this song? When do people usually sing it?

P: On St. Valentine's Day.

T: Thank you. Good!

3. Warm up.

T: Would you mind answering some questions?

1. When do you celebrate St. Valentine’s Day? – On 14^th of February. – You are right.

2. What kind of holiday is St. Valentine’s Day? – It’s a religious holiday, which is celebrated in Great Britain, in many European countries and in the USA. – Thank you.

3. Who was Valentine? – He was a Christian Priest in Roman Empire 300 years after the death of Jesus Christ. – Right.

4. What does it mean “Be my Valentine”? – Be my friend or love. Because it is a day of love and friendship. – Good.

5. Name some symbols of St. Valentine’s Day! – Cupid, love knots, lace, rose, heart. – You are absolutely right.

4. Amazing Facts.

T: Roses are the traditional gift given on St. Valentine’s Day, but before you buy roses, you’d better know what message you’re sending.

Believe it or not, the color of a rose can be very important. 

Red roses say: I love you. They are universal symbol of romantic love.

Light pink roses express: Fun and happiness.

White roses symbolize: Innocence and secrecy.

Black roses mean: Farewell.

Orange roses communicate: Desire on the part of the sender.

Yellow roses show: Friendship and freedom – so don’t send them if your intentions are romantic.

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The theme of the lesson: “St. Valentine's Day”

The aim of the lesson: to develop the language, social and cultural competence of students.

The objectives:

-to train students to communicate in English in proposed situations.

-to activate the lexical and grammatical skills.

-to update on vocabulary.

Equipment: Smart Board,pictures, cards with new vocabulary

Procedure of the lesson

1. Organization stage.

T. Love! Friendship! Happiness! Affection! Romance! Today we can say these words because it is an unusual and special day – Saint Valentine’s Day.  It is a good time to think who are important to us – Mums and Dads, grandparents, sisters and brothers, friends and classmates, teachers. It’s a nice time to tell them how much you like them and how you feel.

2.Listening activity.

T:Listen to the song. ( the students listen and sing):

 You are my sunshine, my only sunshine;

You make me happy when skies are gray.

You' 11 never know, dear, how much I love you;

Please don't take my sunshine away.

Т.: How do you think, what about is this song? When do people usually sing it?

P: On St. Valentine's Day.

T: Thank you. Good!

3.Warm up.

T:Would you mind answering some questions?

1.When do you celebrate St. Valentine’s Day? – On 14^th of February. – You are right.

2.What kind of holiday is St. Valentine’s Day? – It’s a religious holiday, which is celebrated in Great Britain, in many European countries and in the USA. – Thank you.

3.Who was Valentine? – He was a Christian Priest in Roman Empire 300 years after the death of Jesus Christ. – Right.

4.What does it mean “Be my Valentine”? – Be my friend or love. Because it is a day of love and friendship. – Good.

5.Name some symbols of St. Valentine’s Day! – Cupid, love knots, lace, rose, heart. – You are absolutely right.

4.Amazing Facts

T: Roses are the traditional gift given on St. Valentine’s Day, but before you buy roses, you’d better know what message you’re sending. Believe it or not, the color of a rose can be very important.

Red roses say: I love you. They are universal symbol of romantic love.

Light pink roses express: Fun and happiness.

White roses symbolize: Innocence and secrecy.

Black roses mean: Farewell.

Orange roses communicate: Desire on the part of the sender.

Yellow roses show: Friendship and freedom – so don’t send them if

your intentions are romantic.

The teacher puts the following on the board:4 minutes,     romantic,     laboratory,     36,     personal

T:These words describe the content of the video you are about to watch. Figure out what the video might be about using these keywords.

These are some words taken from the first part of Mandy’s talk:

I published this article in the New York Times Modern Love column in January of this year. “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This.” And the article is about a psychological study designed to create romantic love in the laboratory, and my own experience trying the study myself one night last summer.

So the procedure is fairly simple: two strangers take turns asking each other 36 increasingly personal questions and then they stare into each other’s eyes without speaking for four minutes.

Students watch the first part of the video and fill in the missing information. Then check the answers.

T:Do you think Mandy and her boyfriend are still together ?

T: Narrow down the definition of a “personal question”. What kinds of questions do you think were asked during the study (bearing in mind these questions were supposed to let people get to know each other and possibly fall in love in the process)?

b)(The teacher distributes the questions handout).

T:These are some questions about love Mandy mentions inher Talk. Fill in the gaps with verbs in red. Remember to change their form if necessary. Students work in pairs or individually).

1. ........................... you still together?

2. How do you .......................... who ......................... your love

and who does not?

3. How do you ...................in love when things get difficult,

and how do you know when to just ............... and .................?

4. How do you ..................... with the doubt that inevitably

........................... into every relationship?

c)T:Answer some questions about the premise of the study:

• Is it possible to make strangers fall in love during a scientific study?

• Why would some people fall in love during this experiment?

• Are such relationships long-lasting? Why?

• Would you agree to participate in such a study? Why?

Continue watching the Talk until the end. They should answer 6 questions (video part 2).

Teacher:Watch the second part of the Talk and answer the questions

1. What was the goal of Dr Aron's study? 2. Was the study successful? 3. With whom was the study used? 4. How has researching the science of romantic love changed Mandy's attitude towards it? a) b) 5. What does Mandy want from love? 6. What is the short version of the story of Mandy's relationship?

Step 5: Discussion

T:In her talk Mandy states that the question “Are you still together” is the easiest and the least informative question to ask about love. In turn, she proposes several other questions that would shed more light on the issue of “loving somebody”.

Start the discussion with a quote from the Talk .Do you agree and why: “But falling in love is not the same thing as staying in love. Falling in love is the easy part”.

(The teacher distributes the Step 5: Discussion worksheets. Students need to fill in the gaps in the question with the verbs in red (all questions come from the Talk). Students need to pay attention to the verb forms and meaning).

6.Sum up.

T:Now our lesson is over! We've made so much today and as a conclusion of our lesson I wish you be always happy. And I extremely agree with Abraham Lincoln, who said "Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be". Study foreign languages, not only English, and know traditions of foreign people because of it's very interesting.

7.Assessment and assignment:

T:Your marks are excellent. Thank you very much for the lesson.

I hope St. Valentine’s Day will bring you lots of fun. Love! Happiness! Beauty! There are not so many days in a year when we pronounce these pleasant words. I wish you Love! Happiness and Beauty!Good-bye, my friends!