День Святого Валентина

Тема: St. ValentinesDays

Цель:совершенствовать навыки по тем День Святого Валентина.

Задачи:

познакомить с традициями Англии и с историей праздника “День Святого Валентина”;

развивать логическое мышление;

расширить кругозор и словарный запас;

повысить интерес к изучению английского языка;

воспитывать уважение к культуре страны изучаемого языка.

Оборудование: презентация, грамоты и задания на карточках.

St Valentine’s Day comes on February 14. It is not a legal or a national holiday. It is a happy little festival for young people. St Valentine is the patron of sweethearts. February 14 is the anniversary of his death. It is widely celebrated among people of all ages by exchange of “valentines”. A “valentine” may mean a special greeting-card or a little present. The day is the time to send little gifts to those you love. Flowers and candy are favourite presents which sweethearts send to each other. Valentines are special greeting cards. They have verses of love poetry printed on them. It is a good day for parties, especially by young people. It is a very interesting holiday and many people like to celebrate it.

HEART

A long time ago, people believed that all the emotions were found in the heart. In later years, they thought only the emotion of love was connected with the heart. The heart is still a symbol of love, and it is also a symbol of Valentine’s Day.

RED ROSE

The rose was the flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Red is a color that stands for strong feelings. This is why the red rose is a flower of love.

RIBBONS

Ribbons go back to the days when ladies gave ribbons to their favorite knights when they went to war.

LACE

Lace comes from a latin word, it means “to catch”. Lace was supposed to catch the heart of a loved one.

Lace is a pretty fabric made by weaving together fine threads. Hundreds of years ago, women carried lace handkerchiefs. If a woman dropped her handkerchief, a man nearby might pick it up and return it to her. Sometimes she might drop her lace handkerchief on purpose to encourage romance.

Soon people thought of romance when they thought of lace. They began using paper lace to decorate chocolate boxes and Valentines cards.

GLOVES

Years ago, when a man proposed marriage to a woman, he “asked for her hand”. The hand became a symbol of marriage and love. Soon gloves also became a symbol of love.

RINGS

In some countries, men and women exchange rings when they become engaged or marry. Valentine’s Day is a popular day for giving an engagement ring. An engagement ring usually has a stone or jewel set in it.

LOVE KNOT

A love knot is a series of winding and interlacing loops with no beginning and no end. It is a symbol of endless love.

DOVES

Doves were thought to be favorite birds of Venus. They remain with the same mates all their lives. The males and females both care for their babies. These birds are symbols of loyalty and love. They are also symbols of Valentine’s Day.

CUPID

Cupid is a son of Venus, goddess of love. He could cause people to fall in love by piercing them with one of his magic arrows.

XXX

Lovers who affectionally sign “XXX”s to Valentine cards and letters are usually unware that the custom goes back to the early Christian era, when a cross mark, or “X”, conveyed the force of a sworn oath. It also was the first letter of the Greek word for Christ, Xristos.

People kissed a cross to emphasize their compete sincerity in an accord, as a Bible was frequently kissed when an oath was sworn upon it.

It was this practice of kissing the “X” that led to its becoming a symbol of a kiss.

1.ЭТАП 

We are divided into 2 teams and we are named them. "Romeo" is the name of the 1^st team. '' Juliet'' is the name of the 2^nd team.

Конкурс 1

How many hearts are there in this picture?

Конкурс 2

Find the 10 differences between these two pictures

КОНКУРС 3

Командам предлагаются карточки с именами известных деятелей. Команды должны из этих персон составить пары. Командам даётся 1 минута, затем по-очереди зачитывают по одной паре, за каждую получая по баллу.

КОНКУРС 4

Команды представляют жюри валентинки, которые сделали самостоятельно. Конкурс оценивается в 5 баллов.

КОНКУРС 5

Купидон, сын богини Венеры, который является символом нашего праздника, хочет узнать: знаете ли вы в каком месяце, отмечаются английские праздники. За правильный ответ команды получают по баллу.

 КОНКУРС 6

Найти русские эквиваленты к английским пословицам. За правильно подобранную пословицу команда получает 2 балла.

2. ЭТАП

Подведение итогов. Награждение участников викторины.