Session VALENTINE’S DAY

• Introduce the topic to your learner and jump slide 1.
• Ask your learner to come up with as many words connected to love and relationships as they can in just 1 minute

• Read the quotes about love and exchange your opinions whether you agree or disagree with them.
• Ask your learner to justify their opinion.

• It’s time to review vocabulary. Go to the document and complete the crossword together.
• The answers are on page 2

• Discuss the following questions:
• Is Valentine's Day celebrated in your country? How?
• What do you usually do for Valentine's Day?
• On Valentine's Day, is it more common for men to give gifts to women or for women to give gifts to men?
• What is your favorite Valentine's Day memory?
• What is your Valentine's dream? If you could do anything or receive anything on Valentine's Day, what would it be?
• Would you want to get engaged or married on a holiday? Why or why not?
• Do you think Valentine's Day makes single people feel lonely?

• Share your screen and watch the video. Discuss the questions on the slide.
• Do you think Valentine's Day is too commercial or consumerist? Why?

Show slide 6

Show the video

• Review love idioms on slide 7.
• Make sure your learner understands the meaning of all idioms there.

• Share your screen and watch the video about the history of this holiday. Discuss the questions on the slide.
• Could you provide a short overview of this holiday?
• If you could change anything about Valentine’s Day, what would you change? Why?
• Do you think the history of this holiday is romantic?
• Discuss more questions on the slide 9

Show slides 8-9

Show the video

• You are going to create a Valentine’s Day card for a learner’s friend/loved ones
• Go to this document and make a copy

• Let your learner choose the card they like the most
• Make your learner write their wishes for the recipient.
• Help them with the phrases to be included.