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Guess the new theme:

Anticipation: (CO) Watch the video and guess what our new theme is going to be about.

QUIZ (part 1)

Activity 1: (CO) Listen to the MP3 of the video and answer the questions:

a) every February, 4

b) every February, 14

c) every February, 15

2) What do loved ones exchange?

a) cards and flowers

b) chocolates and flowers

c) flowers and gifts

3) One legend says that the Emperor decided that single men were better soldiers so he forbade (=interdire) marriage:

a) false

b) true

4) Priest Valentine continued to perform marriage for young lovers in secret:

a) true

b) false

QUIZ (part 2)

Activity 1: (CO) Listen to the MP3 of the video and answer the questions:

5) One legend says Priest Valentine was put to death.

a) false

b) true

6) Another legend says that while (=pendant que) Priest Valentine was in prison, he sent the first Valentine's greetings/letter to:

a) you

b) his jailor's (=geôlier) wife

c) his jailor's daughter

7) Nowadays, lovers express their love by:

a) flowers, sweets and greeting cards

b) flowers, gifts and greeting cards

8) Modern Valentine's Day symbols are:

a) roses, heart-shaped outline and Cupid

a) doves, heart-shaped outline and Cupid

The symbols of Valentine's Day:

Activity 2: (Vocabulary) Find the words in the grid.

Let's revise "BE" au présent simple with Saint Valentine:

Activity 3: (Conjugaison) Complete the sentences with the correct form of BE:

2) This cake

just for you my love. It

1) Saint Valentine's Day

on the fourteenth of February.

3) Cupid

one of the symbols of that day. He

so cute.

4) Joe and Sandy

at the restaurant to celebrate Saint Valentine's Day.

5) Love

what people celebrate on Saint Valentine's Day.

6) In the USA, friendship

also very important on that date.

7) These chocolates

very delicious. Thanks a lot my love.

8) Red roses

another symbols of that day. They symbolize love.

chocolate flavor with strawberry icing.

St. Valentine's story (part 1)

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in

during the 3rd century. At

that time, Rome was ruled by an Emperor named

I wasn't the only one! Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join.

Many men just did not want to fight in

. They did not want to leave their wives and

. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? Claudius decided not to

allow (=autoriser) any more marriages. Did I mention that I was a

? One of my

favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept (BV: keep) on performing marriage ceremonies...secretly, secretly of course.

One night, we heard (BV: hear)

. It was scary! Thanks goodness the

couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was thrown (BV: throw) in

and told (BV: tell)

my punishment was death.

St. Valentine's story (part 2)

I tried (BV: try) to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came (BV: come) to the jail to visit me. They threw (BV: throw) flowers and notes

up to my

. They wanted me to know they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the

of the prison guard, Augustine. Her

father allowed (=autoriser) her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes, we would sit and talk for hours. On the day February 14, I was to die, I left (BV: leave) a little note thanking her for her

friendship. I signed it, "

. "

Le prétérit: forme affirmative

Activity 5: Le prétérit

à la base verbale (BV) à toutes les personnes. Si le verbe se termine par un -Y, le -Y devient -I et si le verbe se termine par un -E,

on rajoute simplement un

exemples:

I live --> I

I want --> I

He passes --> he

they escape --> they

I try --> I

It happens --> It

they believe --> they

he allows --> he

I sign --> I

Pour les verbes irréguliers, il n'y a pas de règle: il faut les apprendre par coeur. Voici, les principaux:

DO --> DID, HAVE --> HAD, GO --> WENT, COME --> CAME

I / He/ She/ It -->

You, We, They -->

Le prétérit: forme négative

Activity 5: Le prétérit

exemples: I don't like the Emperor --> I didn't like the Emperor

Many men don't want to fight in wars --> They didn't want to fight in wars

Soldiers don't want to leave their families --> They

to leave their families.

Priest Valentine doesn't obey Claudius's orders --> He

Claudius's orders.

Le prétérit: forme interrogative

Activity 5: Le prétérit

Do Claudius allow marriages for soldiers? --> Did Claudius allow marriages for soldiers?

Does Valentine write a letter to Augustine? -->

Valentine write a letter to Augustine?

Does Valentine marry couples secretly? -->

Valentine marry couples secretly?

Welcome to Valentine's Day fun

Activity 6: (Vocabulary) Unscramble the words

RACD

RSSOE

TAHRE

TS LINANVETE

KACE

TPRENES

FITG

DEAT

TECACOHLO XOB

WORAR

NAEGL

KSSI

PICDU

REWSOFL

St Valentine's Day:

Activity 7: (Vocabulary) Crossword