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Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy – a lesson

Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy – a lesson
It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, and although I don’t normally do anything for it, I thought that this year I would take the opportunity to share one of my favourite poems with my students. Here’s the plan in case you want to do it too. Ask your students what day it is, and whether anything special happens on this day in their country. What do they know about Valentine’s Day in the UK? What kind of gifts do people normally give for Valentine’s Day? Brainstorm them on the board. Give each group the word cloud. Show them an onion. Ask the students to close their eyes and put their heads on the desk (but try not to fall asleep!). Ask them to discuss how similar the poem was to their ideas. You can then do some pronunciation/speaking work. They talk about why you pause in those places – it’s because of line/stanza breaks, and also phrases within the lines. They can chose whether to read Valentine, or an anti-Valentine poem. Happy Valentine’s Day! Like this: Like Loading... Related Reading speed

3 activities for Valentine's day | Online TEFL Training Whoops! You’ve completely forgotten that Valentine’s Day is round the corner and you haven’t planned anything with a romantic theme for your classes. Don’t panic – Here are 3 last-minute love lessons / activities for you to try which require very little preparation. TIP: Not all learners feel comfortable talking about their private lives and relationships. In order not to invade their privacy, you might want to ask them to create roles based on pictures. Briefly introduce the concept of ‘speed dating’. Great for: 2nd conditionals “If you were to go out with me, you’d have the night of your life.” Create a simple handout on an A4 sheet of paper. Who was the man? Who was the woman? Where were they were they met? What was he doing when they met? What did they say to each other? What did they think of each other? What did they do after they met? What happened in the end Great for: Practising narrative tenses. Give each student a portrait photo. What should people do to find a partner?

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Talk2Me English : My Valentine - A fun lesson for Valentine's day I discovered the song 'My Valentine' by Paul McCartney this week and thought it would be perfect for a Valentine's day lesson. The song is so romantic ♥ My lesson ended up being rather funny and very lively, I hope your students will enjoy it as much as mine did :-) Level: IntermediateLesson activities: Talking about Valentine's day, using sign language to learn vocabulary, listening practice and fill the blanks exercise. Warm up questions: 1. What do you know about Valentine's day? Task 1Tell students that you are going to show them a You Tube video of a song by Paul McCartney called 'My Valentine'. Task 4Hand out the 'fill the gaps' exercise, play the song again from the beginning and get the students to complete the missing words. Task 5 - DiscussionDiscuss what the general meaning of the song is. Quick quiz - Look at the lyrics and:1. Happy Valentine's day ♥

Valentine's Day February 14th is traditionally a celebration of love, so how do people in the UK mark the occasion? Cards Sending a Valentine's card to a loved one is a custom that started more than a century ago. Poems The card might also feature a poem. Roses are red, violets are blue, Honey is sweet, and so are you. There are some ironic variations on this poem such as: Roses are red, violets are blue, You look like a monkey and smell like one too! Mobile love Millions of people use digital means of creating and sending Valentine's Day greeting messages such as e-cards, or printable greeting cards. WUBMV - will you be my Valentine xoxoxoxoxo - hugs and kisses LUWAM<3 - love you with all my heart ImRdy4Luv - I'm ready for love :'-) - I'm so happy, I'm crying ILUVU - I love you Flowers and chocolates As well as cards, February 14th is also a day for giving gifts. Unusual gifts Some people think that flowers and chocolates seem a little ordinary and so they look for a more unusual gift. Love it!

Bet You Didn't Know: Valentine's Day Video - History of Valentine’s Day My TV provider is not listed. Why not? We are currently working on adding more TV providers. Please check back frequently to see if your TV provider has been added. Why do I need to log in to watch some video content? Viewers who verify their subscription to a TV provider get access to a deeper catalog of video content, including more full episodes. I am able to watch on TV. This service is only available through participating TV providers. How much does it cost to access all of the video content? Accessing video content is free, however, you will need to verify your TV provider subscription by logging in in order to access all of our video content. Can I watch videos if my TV provider isn't currently supported? Yes! What kind of programming is available if I log in? You will get access to more full episodes than ever before. How often is new video added to the website? There will be new episodes and web exclusives added every day. How quickly does a new episode get added after it airs on TV?

Valentine's Day Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the UK on February 14th. It is a celebration of love between husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends and sometimes just friends together! We celebrate Valentine’s Day in a variety of ways, and it is often celebrated by people whether they have a boyfriend or girlfriend, or not! Here are some of the ways in which we celebrate Valentine’s Day in England. Cards Many people send and receive cards from their loved ones. Poems Often, you can find love poems written inside a Valentine’s card. you can buy cards with a poem already written inside, or some people make them up to describe the special love between them and their partner. by William Shakespeare, sonnet 18 In this poem, Shakespeare talks about how the woman he loves is more beautiful than a summer’s day - she is too lovely to use this metaphor. Even from a young age, children write poems for Valentine’s Day. Presents As well as cards, people often send and receive gifts from their loved ones.

6 Surprising Facts About St. Valentine Elizabeth Hanes A man named Valentinus was martyred on February 14 late in the third century A.D.—this much we know. St. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Christmas – Learn English with videos Children's animation. A brother and sister deal with topics that affect their everyday lives. Lola is excited because Christmas is coming, and she and Charlie are taking turns to open the advent calendar. Everything is set for the perfect Christmas, until Lola discovers that there is no door for Christmas day. Desperate to find out why, Charlie and Lola scramble inside the calendar and confirm their worst fears - Christmas has ground to a halt! Script A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus. If angels sang... they would sing like this. Many children love sitting on Santa's lap and tell him everything they want for Christmas. Love thy neighbour... and thy enemy.

of Valentine’s Day - Valentine’s Day My TV provider is not listed. Why not? We are currently working on adding more TV providers. Please check back frequently to see if your TV provider has been added. Why do I need to log in to watch some video content? Viewers who verify their subscription to a TV provider get access to a deeper catalog of video content, including more full episodes. I am able to watch on TV. This service is only available through participating TV providers. How much does it cost to access all of the video content? Accessing video content is free, however, you will need to verify your TV provider subscription by logging in in order to access all of our video content. Can I watch videos if my TV provider isn't currently supported? Yes! What kind of programming is available if I log in? You will get access to more full episodes than ever before. How often is new video added to the website? There will be new episodes and web exclusives added every day. How quickly does a new episode get added after it airs on TV?

Christmas shopping Christmas shopping in London. There’s nowhere like it in the world. When the West End Christmas lights go on and the big shops reveal their special Christmas window displays, it’s time for the festivities to begin. Fortnum & Mason, here in Piccadilly, has been selling the finer things in life around the world for over three hundred years. From chocolates to china, luxury goods are what Fortnum & Mason specialise in. Today’s an important day. Paul Symes is the head of visual presentation and the creative force behind the Fortnum & Mason Christmas window display. Amandeep: This is so exciting, Paul. Paul: It’s all about dancing, burlesque, theatre, shows and glamour and style. Amandeep: And what are the challenges involved in designing something to this scale? Paul: One of the challenges is trying to get it all to fit. Amandeep: So Paul, you’re about to reveal your Christmas shop window. Paul: Very, very. Amandeep: Andrea, when did Christmas shopping become such an important tradition?

Valentine's Day Worksheets and Activities Lanternfish is adding several new Valentine's Day worksheets this year. Just click on the worksheet below. It may take a while to open as most of the files are MS Word documents. Happy Valentine's Day! Word Scramble: Students try to find as many words as the can using the letters from HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. Happy Valentine's Day Valentine's Day Crosswords Two crosswords to review Valentine's Day vocabulary. Valentine's Crossword 1 Valentine's Crossword 2 Word Search Find eighteen Valentine's Day words in this word search: Saint Valentine's Day Word Search Valentine's Day Rhymes Simple riddles students solve by finding the rhyme. Valentine's Day Rhymes Monster Valentine's Day Cards: Students write Valentine's Day cards to each other: Monster Valentine1 Monster Valentine 2 Monster Valentine 3 Monster Valentine 4 Broken Hearts: Mend the Broken hearts by unscrambling the words. Broken Hearts Relationships (Adult Classes): Relationships Crosswords 1 Relationships Crosswords 2

A short history of Christmas traditions With only a few weeks left until Christmas, our biggest winter festival is just around the corner! So, we all know why we celebrate Christmas; the birth of Jesus, Bethlehem, the three wise men ... but do we know why we celebrate in the way we do? The tree, the turkey, mistletoe, card-giving? Have you ever wondered where our best loved Christmas traditions come from? Well actually, most of them can be attributed to the Victorians; Queen Victoria and her husband specifically. The Christmas feast has its roots from before the Middle Ages, but it's during the Victorian period that the dinner we now associate with Christmas began to take shape. The ‘official’ Christmas card didn’t come about until the 1840s. Christmas carolling today is a seasonal tradition to wish our neighbours a merry Christmas in song, but carolling originally had little to do with Christmas. Lastly,the elusive mistletoe.

Lesson Plan Daily Routines Level: Beginners Aim: at the end of the class the students will be able to share some information about their daily routines with their partners. New Vocabulary Wash my hands Wash my face Wake up Eat breakfast Get dressed Comb my hair Have lunch Go to bed Simon says How to play: 1 player takes the role of 'Simon' and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as jump or stick out your tongue) to the other players, which should only be followed if prefaced with the phrase 'Simple Simon says', for example 'Simon says jump. - The teacher explans the studetns that they are going to learn about daily routines. - The teacher show the students a picture about the daily routines. - The teacher pronounce the phrases several times and asks the students to repeat too. Listen the following song about Daily Routines. - Now the teacher shares to the students a hand out with a text on it. - The teacher asks the studets to read the text and complete the task. Put the sentences together

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