ST. VALENTINE’S DAY
(УРОК-ПРАЗДНИК
В 6 КЛАССЕ)
Objectives:
. to extend student’s knowledge about British way of life;
. to develop students’ creative imagination in communicative activity:
. to improve oral speech skills based on different prompts;
. to develop students’ reading listening skills;
. to stimulate students’ creative thinking in project activity.
Equipment: pictures, cards, placards, a tape-recorder, costumes, decorations.
Teacher: Kirillova T. V.
Уч. Hello, dear friends and guests! We are happy to welcome you to our show dedicated to the holiday of love, which young and old people love very much. It is St. Valentines Day.
St. Valentines Day is a religious holiday, which is celebrated in G.B., in many European countries and in the USA.
Вед.1 St. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers and on the 14th of February young men and women declare their feelings to each other. People send each other Valentine’s cards but often they do not write their names inside. They just write «Be my Valentine» or « from your Valentine». St. Valentines Day has roots in several legends.
Вед.2 The fourteenth of February was a Roman holiday held in honor of the Goddess of love. Young men by lottery, Chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date has continued to our day.
Вед.3 According to the legend Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived 300 A.D. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to laws of the Roman emperor.
Вед.4 According to another legend, Valentine was a Christian priest in Roman empire three hundred years after the death Jesus Christ. He had been thrown in prison for his teaching thrown in prison for his teaching. On the fourteenth of February Valentine was beheaded. But before this performed a miracle, - he cured the jailer’s daughter from her blindness and wrote a letter to the girl signing it « from your Valentine».
Уч. So for us to get to know how everything started let’s have a look upwards the heaven.
Valentine In nomine Patris, et Fill, et Spiritus Sancti.
I guard. Shut up, old man!
II guard. You’ve broken the laws of our state and our emperor. You Secretly married couples. That was forbidden.
V. I help the sweethearts, that’s my guilt.
I. Come on, come on, and old man.
II. Your place is in prison.
Jailer’s daughter. Here is some water and a piece of bread for you.
V. Oh, thanks a lot, my dear girl. Who are you? I see a bandage on your eyes. What had happened to you?
J.D. The jailer is my father. I am his blind daughter.
V. I want to help you.
All the forces, all the gifts.
Come and help me, please.
Let the paint and trouble stop
And the girl will see the world.
J. D. Oh, it’s a miracle. I can see! Oh, my God! You are a magician.
V. I did a miracle because I wanted to help you.
I. It’s time. Executor is waiting for you.
II. Remember, today is the 14th of January, your last day.
V. My dear girl! Give these letters and cards to my friends and relatives. And these one is for you. Good-bye! Remember me!
J. D. This letter is especially for me. “ Be happy. Your Valentine”
Teacher. Since that time sweethearts all over the world make a declaration of love on this day.
I love you.
Te amo.
Ich liebe dich.
But no doubt that the language of love is French. – Je t’aime!
Love is the most mysterious feeling people have ever cherished. Love fills our life with beauty, joy and light. Today we shall have some competitions devoted to love and for the sake of love.
I invite everybody to take part in these competitions.
1. First of all, let’s play a game “straight from the heart”
I shall pass out “half of a heart” to each person. After a starting signal students have to look for the person who has the matching piece. The first pair of players to line up wins. Time, class!
2. Well done, we have nice, beautiful pairs now. The first pair is … .
I wish you every success and good luck in our competitions. And our next game is a heart game. On one half of the heart is a question, on the other one is an answer about St. Valentine’s Day. Ask your questions one by one and then find the correct answers.
1. What is one of the most popular festivals in Great Britain?
One of the most popular festivals in Great Britain is St. Valentine’s Day.
2.Who is St. Valentine? St. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers.
3. When is this holiday celebrated? It is celebrated on the 14th of February.
4. What are the symbols of St. Valentine’s Day?
The symbols of St. Valentine’s Day are a heart, a red rose, rings, gloves and doves.
5. What is one of the earliest popular symbols of this day?
One of the earliest
popular symbols of this day is Cupid, the Roman God of Love.
6. What do people usually send to each other on this day?
They send flowers, chocolate and Valentine’s cards.
7. How do people sign their Valentine’s cards?
They sign them with the words “Be my Valentine” or “from your Valentine”
8. What kinds of Valentines can be sent?
Valentines can be sentimental, romantic, funny or friendly.
9. Whom did St. Valentine cure from blindness?
He cured the jailer’s daughter from her blindness.
10. Where did St. Valentine live? He lived in Rome.
3. And your next task is to match the words with the similar meaning.
1) Romance
2) Affection
3) Humorous
4) Decorate
5) Spouse
6) Feelings
7) Companion
8) Festival
9) Sweetheart
10) Cupid
a) a boyfriend, a girlfriend
b) a friend
c) make attractive
d) tenderness, warm feelings
e) emotions
f) celebrations
g) funny
h) a god of love
i) wife or husband
j) love
Answers:1)d;2)j;3)g;4)c;5)I;6)e;7)b;8)f;9)a;10)h.
4. And here is the heart with many words on it. Which words can be connected with this holiday? Your task is to circle the words when you find them in the big heart. You may start now.
lores
omdheromjancegtlkic
valentinehumksednla
eshabgmbngpoemnrk
yderrskissjgkhuyfriend
5. We are moving to our next contest. Name the well-known lovers pairs and put the match on the blackboard.
1.ROMEO and ( JULIET)
2.OTHELLO and (DESDEMONA)
3. ADAM and (EVA)
4. CAPTAIN GREY and (ASSOL)
5. CINDERELLA and (PRINCE)
6. MASTER and (MARGARET)
7. LADY DI and (PRINCE CHARLES)
8. HAMLET and (OPHELIA)
9. CAESAR and (CLEOPATRA)
10. YEVGENY ONEGIN and (TATYANA LARINA)
6.We know not only lovers pairs but some English proverbs about love. Complete these English proverbs and translate them into Russian.
1. Love cannot be forced.- Насильно мил не будешь. Сердцу не прикажешь.
2. Love conquers all. – Любовь побеждает всё.
3. Love laughs at locksmiths. – Любовь смеётся над замками.
4. Love makes the world go round. – Для любви нет преград.
5. The heart that once truly loves never forgets. – Старая любовь не стареет.
6. Beauty lies in lover’s eyes. – Красота в глазах влюблённого. Не красивая
любима, а любимая.
7. Love is blind. – Любовь слепа.
8. Love will creep where it may not go. – Гони любовь хоть в дверь, она влетит в
окно.
9. Lucky at cards, unlucky in love. – Везёт в картах, не везёт в любви.
10. Marriages are made in heaven. _ Браки совершаются на небесах.
7.It’s a well-known fact that on St. Valentine’s Day people send Valentine cards to each other and make very pleasant presents for each other.
So the girls will make Valentine’s cards for the boys and the boys will create the beads for the girls.
Get down to work.
Dear friends! Thank you very much! And now let’s listen to what our jury can say about our pairs. Our jury has chosen:
The Connoisseurs of St. Valentine’s Day –
Nataly Chepiga and Stas Konovalov.
The Connoisseurs of the English Proverbs –
Julia Sadovnichenko and Dima Pryadko.
The Connoisseurs of the English Words –
Julia Kleshch and Vitaly Blinov.
The Most Creative Pair –
Julia But and Maxim Mordasov.
The Most Attractive Pair –
Alexandra Karmaza and Alexander Mosyakov.
The Most Friendly Pair –
Marina Levchenko and Sergei Chebotaryov.
The Most Enigmatic Pair –
Nastya Parkhomenko and Andrei Zbigley.
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