Valentine's Day
Holidays & Events
There are many different stories about the origins of Valentine's Day. Students learn the history, symbols and various legends of the holiday. New vocabulary, idioms, and expressions are introduced.
Note: The three jigsaw readings have different information in paragraph 5. The audio goes with the gap-fill version of the reading (paragraphs 1–4) on page 9.
Lesson Audio
Lesson Tasks
- reading
- vocabulary review tasks
- introduction to idioms
- comprehension questions
- pair work
- group work
- discussion questions
Vocabulary
- legend
- origin
- convenient
- elementary
- honor
- custom
- blind
- cure
- priest
- century
- execute
- sentence
