Тема урока:День Святого Валентина
Цель урока:ознакомить учащихся с историей возникновения праздника, его символами итрадициями; на примере известных влюблённых пар показать, что любовь –
это самое красивое и светлое чувство, которое делает человека счастливым икрасивым в свих поступках.
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Teacher: Today our lesson will be devoted to the most romanticholiday – St. Valentine’s Day. It’s a holiday of sweethearts.
Some people just know
Right from the start,
How to bring joy
To another heart.
Some people know
How to love and forgive
And they do such nice things
Every day that they live.
Valentine’sDay is a special time when people tell each other that they love them and careabout them. Do you know anything about the legends of how St. Valentine’s Daybegan?
Pupil:
When the Roman Emperor Claudius II needed soldiers, he made a law againstmarrying, because he thought that marriage made men want to stay at homeinstead of fighting wars.
A priest named Valentine, seeing the love of young couples, married themsecretly. He was exposed and condemned to death. But even in prison, Valentineshows his love for everyone. His jailor had a young daughter who was blind.Valentine restored her eyesight. Just before his death, on February 14th,he sent her a farewell message signed “From your Valentine”
There are a lot of other legends and no one knows for sure whether any of themare true.
Teacher: Do you know: a) who first wrote the Valentine poemsand when it happened
b) which century the custom of sending cards started in Europe
Pupil: It happened in 1415. A French Duke was captured bythe English in a battle and put into prison. He was put in the Tower of London.There he wrote Valentine poems. It was Charles, Duke of Orleans.
The custom of sending Valentine’s cards in Europe started in the 18thcentury.
Teacher:Before Valentine’s cards appeared, people had used different ways to drawattention of their sweethearts. One of the ways was Love confessions.
Nowyou will hear the example of such a confession.
Boy. You have no equal in beauty and grace. In additionto your lovely look you are brilliant. I take great pleasure to see you. Youare so beautiful; I have to confess that I’ve never seen a lovelier creature.Your skin is delicate and soft, your waist is so slender. From under your darkeyelashes smiles a pair of blue, faithful eyes.
Girl: My heart is sinking while I’m listening to you. Youtreat me like I’m princess. I think only about you. I can’t sleep. I can’t eat.All my thoughts are only about you. Tell that you love me, just say that youneed me.
Teacher: Except making a declaration of love you can confessabout your feelings with the help of Valentine’s symbols. Which of them do youknow? Your task now is to match the symbols to their meanings.
1.Rice and ting a you are tied up, you aremy girl
2.Cupid with his bow and arrow b wedding
3.Lace on the Valentine’s card c the person would marry someonewealthy
4.A red mitten on the Valentine’s card d symbol of love.
5.A ribbon on the Valentine’s card e you have caught my heart in a net
6.Coin f wedding
7.A ring g his girl doesn’t lovehim
Teacher:Now let’s remember the famous pairsof lovers. Boys you’ll get the names of famous men and girls – the famouswomen. Boys try to find your sweetheart.
Vasilisathe Beauty – Ivan Tsarevich
Malvina– Piero
Cinderella– Prince
Desdemona– Othello
Hamlet– Ophelia
Tristan– Isolda
Master– Margarita
TatianaLarina – Eugenie Onegin
Lyudmila– Ruslan
Cleopatra– Mark Antony/ Ceasar
D’Artanian– Constance
T:Now you are to choose the word that best completes the sentences
1.There are (celebrations/decorations/festivals) on the walls of school
2.Valentine’s Day is the celebration of love and (parents/romance/happiness)
3.Valentine’s cards have massages of (humour/affection/politeness)
4.On this day people share feelings of love with their friends(enemies/foreigners/sweethearts)
5.It’s the day to celebrate (feelings/humour/help) of friendship and love
6.People call a person they love a (romance/cake/sweetheart)
Teacher: Finally, we’d sing a song about love. But before wedo it you have to fill the gaps with the words from the list below.
Magic,dream, darkness, hand, heart, do, alone, change, destiny, true, right.
Only You
Onlyyou can make this world seem _________,
Onlyyou can make the _________ bright.
Onlyyou, and you _______, can thrill me like you _______
Andfill my ________ with love for only you.
Onlyyou can make this ________ in me,
Forit’s ________ you are my __________
Whenyou hold my __________,
Iunderstand the ________ you do,
You’remy dream come true,
Myone, and only you.
Teacher: Let’s read some poems you can write on yourValentine’s cards.
Wakeup on this special day
Andread these words from me.
It’snot a dream. My love is true.
Lookin my heart and see.
Roundis the ring that has no end.
Somy love for you, my friend.
Againto take this in good part,
Alongwith it you have my heart.
Sureas the grape grows on the wine,
Sosure you are my Valentine.
Therose is red, the violet’s blue,
Liliesare fare and so are you.
Iwant to be near you all the time,
Andnever say “Goodbye”.
Pleasemy darling, say you are mine,
I’lllove you until I die.
I. It happened in 1415. A French Duke was captured by the English in a battleand put into prison. He was put in the Tower of London. There he wroteValentine poems. It was Charles, Duke of Orleans.
The custom of sending Valentine’s cards in Europe started in the 18thcentury.
II.Legend of St. Valentine’s Day
When the Roman Emperor Claudius II needed soldiers, he made a law againstmarrying, because he thought that marriage made men want to stay at homeinstead of fighting wars.
A priest named Valentine, seeing the love of young couples, married themsecretly. He was exposed (разоблачать) and condemned (приговаривать) todeath. But even in prison, Valentine shows his love for everyone. His jailor(тюремщик)had a young daughter who wasblind. Valentine restored her eyesight.Just before his death, on February 14th, he sent her a farewellmessage signed “From Valentine”
There are a lot of other legends and no one knows for sure whether any of themare true.
I. It happened in 1415. A French Duke was captured by the English in a battle andput into prison. He was put in the Tower of London. There he wrote Valentinepoems. It was Charles, Duke of Orleans.
The custom of sending Valentine’s cards in Europe started in the 18thcentury.
II.Legend of St. Valentine’s Day
When the Roman Emperor Claudius II needed soldiers, he made a law againstmarrying, because he thought that marriage made men want to stay at homeinstead of fighting wars.
A priest named Valentine, seeing the love of young couples, married themsecretly. He was exposed (разоблачать) and condemned (приговарить) to death.But even in prison, Valentine shows his love for everyone. His jailor(тюремщик)had a young daughter who wasblind. Valentine restored her eyesight.Just before his death, on February 14th, he sent her a farewellmessage signed “From Valentine”
There are a lot of other legends and no one knows for sure whether any of themare true.
I. It happened in 1415. A French Duke was captured by the English in a battle andput into prison. He was put in the Tower of London. There he wrote Valentinepoems. It was Charles, Duke of Orleans.
The custom of sending Valentine’s cards in Europe started in the 18thcentury.
II.Legend of St. Valentine’s Day
When the Roman Emperor Claudius II needed soldiers, he made a law againstmarrying, because he thought that marriage made men want to stay at homeinstead of fighting wars.
A priest named Valentine, seeing the love of young couples, married themsecretly. He was exposed (разоблачать) and condemned (приговаривать) todeath. But even in prison, Valentine shows his love for everyone. His jailor(тюремщик)had a young daughter who wasblind. Valentine restored her eyesight.Just before his death, on February 14th, he sent her a farewellmessage signed “From Valentine”
There are a lot of other legends and no one knows for sure whether any of themare true.
Magic,dream, darkness, hand, heart, do, alone, change, destiny, true, right.
Only You
Onlyyou can make this world seem _________,
Onlyyou can make the _________ bright.
Onlyyou, and you _______, can thrill me like you _______
Andfill my ________ with love for only you.
Onlyyou can make this ________ in me,
Forit’s ________ you are my __________
Whenyou hold my __________,
Iunderstand the ________ you do,
You’remy dream come true,
Myone, and only you.
1.Rice and ting (колокольчик) a you are tied up, you are mygirl
2.Cupid with his bow and arrow b wedding
3.Lace on the Valentine’s card c the person would marrysomeone wealthy
4.A red mitten on the Valentine’s card d symbol of love.
5.A ribbon on the Valentine’s card e you have caught my heartin a net
6.Coin f wedding
7.A ring g his girldoesn’t love him
1.There are (celebrations/decorations/festivals) on the walls of school
2.Valentine’s Day is the celebration of love and (parents/romance/happiness)
3.Valentine’s cards have massages of (humour/affection/politeness)
4.On this day people share feelings of love with their friends (enemies/foreigners/sweethearts)
5.It’s the day to celebrate (feelings/humour/help) of friendship and love
6.People call a person they love a (romance/cake/sweetheart)
Wakeup on this special day
Andread these words from me.
It’snot a dream. My love is true.
Lookin my heart and see.
Roundis the ring that has no end.
Somy love for you, my friend.
Againto take this in good part,
Alongwith it you have my heart.
Sureas the grape grows on the wine,
Sosure you are my Valentine.
Therose is red, the violet’s blue,
Liliesare fare and so are you.
Iwant to be near you all the time,
Andnever say “Goodbye”.
Pleasemy darling, say you are mine,
I’lllove you un
Boy. You have no equal in beauty and grace. In additionto your lovely look you are brilliant. I take great pleasure to see you. Youare so beautiful; I have to confess that I’ve never seen a lovelier creature.Your skin is delicate and soft, your waist is so slender. From under your darkeyelashes smiles a pair of blue, faithful eyes.
Girl:My heart is sinking while I’mlistening to you. You treat me like I’m princess. I think only about you. Ican’t sleep. I can’t eat. All my thoughts are only about you. Tell that youlove me, just say that you need me.
T:Except making a declaration of love you can confess about your feelings withthe help of Valentine’s symbols. Which of them do you know? Your task now is tomatch the symbols to their meanings.
