Valentine's day. John Legend's Song+ Poem+ Valentine's Card

VALENTINE‘S DAY

Saint Valentine's Day, also known as Valentine's Day or the Feast of

Saint Valentine is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world,

although it is not a holiday in most of them.

The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey

Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an

occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting

flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as

"valentines").

Songs have been important in Valentine's Days because they

help people to express their feelings and thoughts. Thus, we

will start our Valentine's Day with a present song “All of me” of John

Legend.

SONG

PRE- LISTENING

Anwer these questions:● What do you think about love songs?● Do you know the singer John Legend?● What do you think about his song “All of me” means?

● What is your ideal song which represents this day?

WHILE LISTENING

Watch the video clip of John Legend “All of me” and pay attention to the lyrics.

POST- LISTENING

Listen to the first part of the song again and fill in the gaps with words from the box:

What would I do without your (1)_______ mouth?

Drawing me in, and you (2)_________ me out

You've got my head (3)_________, no kidding, I can't pin you down

What's going on in that beautiful mind

I'm on your (4)_________ mystery ride

And I'm so (5)________, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright

kicking -magical- smart- spinning- dizzy

Different symbols associated with love and Valentine's Day

FRIENDSHIP

KISS

CHOCOLATE

RINGS

BUNCH

TEDDY BEAR

PRESENT

PERFUME

LOVE

READING

What's Love?Teenage poetry. Poem written by Janet Cano(Part 1)What's love?

When does it happen?

Where does it go?

How does it grow?

Who owns it?

Who speaks of it?

Is it fiction or non-ficiton?

Does it come from the heart or the mind?

(Part 2) Love is true, love is bold... Love is something hard to hold. Love is soft and nice;but can also melt like ice. Love goes from heart to heart.Love is owned by everyone.Love is spoken by every poet, every important person,and every other person too.Love is fiction, and at the same time non-fiction.

Reading Comprehension

Anwer the questions that appear in Part 1 with the information from Part 2.

● What’s love?

● Where does it go?

● Who owns it?

● Who speaks of it?

● Is it fiction or non-fiction?

WRITING

Write your own Valentine's Day.

You can check these examples: