The document is a lesson for senior students about St. Valentine's Day, detailing its historical origins, traditions, and symbols associated with love and romance. It includes information on gifts, colors of roses, and how love is perceived through various cultural lenses. Additionally, it features poems, definitions, and activities related to the theme of love.

1. St. Valentine’s Day Lesson for senior students English teacher G.N. Gavrilevich

2. St Valentine's Day . It is a very sentimental unofficial holiday, which is celebrated on the 14th February by those who believe in love and friendship. Boys and girls, husbands and wives, just friends send nice cards to each other with warm greetings on the day. No one can trace origin of this European tradition, but the legend tells us a story of an Italian monk Valentine who helped young people to marry breaching thus the ruler's law. St Valentine was executed but people still remember him and celebrate this saint's day as a day of love. The best presents are small trifles, chocolates and greeting cards.

3. The history of the holiday St. Valentine’s Day is a religious holiday . Do you know , who was St . Valentine? One of the legend says , he was a Christian priest , who had been thrown in prison for his teaching . On February , 14 Valentine was beheaded , not only because he performed a miracle-he cured the jailer’s daughter from her blindness the night before he was executed-but he wrote a letter to the girl signing it « From your Valentine ».

4. Cupid Cupid is the most famous Valentine symbol, who is known as a mischievous , winged child whose arrows signify desires and emotions of love . Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and humans , causing them to fall deeply in love . In ancient Greece he was known as Eros , the young son of Aphrodite , the goddess of love and beauty . To the Romans he was Cupid , and his mother was Venus .

5. Traditions In some countries , a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man . If she keeps the gift , it means she will marry him . If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside , you will also know how many children you will have . In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February , 14 . Hearts , keys were favourite decorations on the spoons . If a young woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine’s Day , it meant she would marry a sailor . If a woman saw a goldfish , she would marry a millionaire .

6. St. Valentine’s s ymbols Guess them:

7. Meaning of Different Colors of Roses Rose of different colors symbolizes different emotions and feelings. One therefore needs to be careful while presenting a rose to loved one: Red Roses - Love and passion White Roses - True love, purity of the mind and reverence Yellow Roses - Friendship, celebration and joy Pink Roses - Friendship or Sweetheart, admiration Peach Roses - Desire and excitement or appreciation Lilac Roses - Love at first sight and enchantment Coral Roses - Desire Orange Roses - Enthusiasm and desire Black Roses - Farewell or "It's Over" Bouquet of Red and Yellow Roses: Happiness and celebrations Bouquet of Red and White Roses: Bonding and harmony Bouquet of Yellow and Orange Roses: Passion

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9. Famous couples Romeo Captain Grey Lady Hamilton Juliet Prince Othello Margaret Master Admiral Nelson Cinderella Ophelia Hamlet Assol Eve Adam Desdemona

10. Choose the definition Heart : a) a present , b ) an organ , c) sweet food . Sweetheart : a) a greeting , b) a lover , c) a candy . Gift : a) a flower , b) a feeling , c) a present . Tender : a ) kind , b) funny , c) gentle . Wedding ceremony : a) a dance , b) a diamond , c ) marriage . Cupid : a) God , b) winged child , c ) Valentine .

11. Let’s talk about love My heart is ----- a boiling kettle Your heart is----a diamond Your lips are----roses Your eyes are----stars My love is-----the Universe My heart is----fire Your heart is-----ice Your lips are-----honey Your eyes are----an ocean My love is----the sky as cold as as deep as as blue as as sweet as as nice as as hard as as hot as as bright as as red as as endless as

12. Jumbled letters Unscramble the following words : Tearh Elvo Esewt Natevilne Maroecn Upicd Siks Cochalote Rifedn Lofrew

13. A valentine poem "Roses are red, Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, And so are you." Valentines, valentines Red, white and blue I'll make a nice one And send it to you.

14. Create your poem about love ---------------------------------------- day ----------------------------------------say ----------------------------------------you ----------------------------------------too!

15. What children think about love Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other . Love is when mummy gives daddy the best piece of chicken . Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he wears it every day . Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day .

16. What is love ? 1 . What is love ? 2 . What does love do ? 3 . When do a young boy and a young girl fall in love ? 4 . How ? 5. They are then said to be ? A) Madly . B) At the first sight . C ) Love is blind . D) Love makes the world go round . E ) Victims of cupid’s darts .

17. Love poems She walks in beauty , like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies , And all that’s best of dark and bright , Meet in the aspect and her eyes ; Thus mellow’d to that tender light Which heaven and gaudy day denies Lord Byron What’s in a name? That’s which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet . So Romeo would , were he not called Romeo , Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title . Romeo , deny your name ; And for your name , which is no part of you , Take all myself . W . Shakespare

18. Let’s make Valentine cards

19. Good luck!