St. Valentine’s Day

Introduction

For this class you will need to learn about St. Valentine’s Day in England: their traditions, some unusual histories of this celebration, mysterious features, legends, some information about gifts and so on. The Web allows you to discover way more than you may have ever thought possible and is a great complement to the materials found in the library. Below is a list of question about the topic of the seminar. Surf the links on this page to find answers to the question.

http://www.anglomania.org/2011/02/blog-post_13.html

• Which tradition of this celebration is the most important?
• What is the basis of this traditions?
• What do you need to prepare for this?

http://londonmania.ru/stories/holidays-in-britain/saint-valentines-day

• What does distinguish this holiday on England from others?
• What is the most unusual?
• How did it start?

http://journeying.ru/angliyskie-traditsii-den-svyatogo-valentina-v-anglii.html

• What is the most important feature?
• Do you believe in mysteries?
• Is it true that it’s all true?

https://valentines-day.4banket.ru/den-svyatogo-valentina-po-angliyski/

• What gift do you prefer?
• Do you know how to do any self-made gifts?
• What gift is more original in your opinion?  

http://enjoyeng.ru/interesnye-novosti/prazdniki-v-anglii/kak-prazdnuyut-den-svyatogo-valentina-v-anglii

• Have you ever known about it?
• What do you need for divinations?
• What divination do you prefer?

http://www.lingvaflavor.com/den-valentina-v-anglii/

• What legend do you like more?
• Do you believe in it?
• Have you ever known about this?

https://interaffairs.ru/news/show/10584

• What is the recipe of this English muss?
• What products do you need to prepare it?
• Would you like to get it as a present?

https://ria.ru/tomsk/20140214/994805714.html   

• Do you like the text of this song?
• Have you already learnt it?
• Do you like the melody of the song?

http://audiourokidarom.ru/pesni-mirovye-xity/den-svyatogo-valentina.html

• What is your favorite tradition of this holiday?
• What traditions would you like to add?
• Do you like original or classical valentines?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXMf1c0sQA

• Do you think it’s real history or legend?
• Have you ever heard another history?
• How do you like this history?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxTa6gJQP8

• What is your favorite gift?
• What gift would you like to get?
• What gift would you like to present to your boyfriend or girlfriend?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSL_skSapVg