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St Valentine 2

Discussion Questions

• Do people celebrate Valentine's Day in your country? If so, how? If not, does your country have a holiday similar to Valentine's Day?

• Is Valentine's Day primarily a day for children or for adults, for the single or the married? Why? 
• In what ways has Valentine's Day been commercialized?
• How would a child's Valentine's Day differ from an adult's? 
• List ways that you could show your love for an individual on Valentine's Day. 
• Flowers, candy and cards can be nice on Valentine's Day, but real love should be demonstrated in countless more practical ways every day. Identify in which you show your love for others and in which others show their love for you on a daily basis.
• What does the word "love" mean to you?
• How do the following types of love differ:
       -- a parent's love for a child?
       -- a child's love for a pet?
       -- a boyfriend's love for a girlfriend?
       -- a wife's love for her husband?
       -- a grandchild's love for a grandparent?
  How are they the same?
• Who might you give gifts to on Valentine's Day?  What kinds of gifts would you give?
• Who might you receive gifts from on Valentine's Day? What kinds of gifts might you receive?
• Describe the best Valentine's Day you've ever had.
• Describe the worst Valentine's Day you've ever had.
• Imagine a perfect Valentine's Day. Who would you be with? Where would you go? What would you do? How would you feel? Describe it.
• At what age do most people in your country marry? At what age did you/do you want to get married?
• If you are not married, what kind of person would you like to marry?
• How do people in your country meet future mates?  Are marriages arranged by parents? Are introductions arranged by friends or by a matchmaker? Do young people date casually to find someone they would like to marry?
• Are there any special customs surrounding courtship and marriage in your country? If so, what are they?
• Describe a typical wedding ceremony in your country.
• What are some of the advantages of dating? What are some of its disadvantages?
• Do you think arranged marriages are a good idea? Why or why not?
• What changes does marriage require of a man?  What changes does marriage require of a woman?
• Do you think its better to be single or married? Why?

St Valentine 1

Quotations for Discussion

Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
                                                           --John 15:13

"Where love is, no room is too small."
                                                           --Talmud

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is winged Cupid blind.
                                                           --William Shakespeare

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
                                                           --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
                                                           --Victor Hugo

"Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
                                                           --Mark Twain

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. 
                                                           --unknown

Refugees 4

Listening and speaking. What does it mean to be a refugee?

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-refugee-benedetta-berti-and-evelien-borgman#watch

Refugees 3.

Speaking- Watch the second video and tell us the story. 




 • Who is the main character?
• Where is she?
• What is she celebrating at the beginning of the video?
• How does she feel? How about her family?
• What happens?
• What do they do?
• What is she celebrating at the end of the video?
• How does she feel? How about her family?

The Gift short film

https://youtu.be/Mxq7gvPz5MM

The Gift of the Magi. Questions

Choose the best option:

1. Jimmy and Della have very little
time
affection
money
experience

2.The treasures of their house are Jim's gold watch and
Della's combs
Della's long hair
Jim's silver chain
Jim's overcoat

3.In order to raise money for Della's gift, Jim
works overtime
sells Della's hair
sells her combs
sells his gold watch

4.When Della sold her hair, she was afraid Jim would no longer think
she was his wife
she loved him
she was beautiful 
her hair would grow back

5. Della bought a watch chain. It was the perfect gift for Jim except that
Jim's watch was broken
Jim's had a wrist watch
Jim no longer had a watch
Jim had given his watch to a friend

6. The story is mainly about a young couple who
gave with their hearts
can't afford Christmas 
miss the chance to ake each other happy
struggle to survive in New York

7. Another name for this story could be
A Poor Couple in New York
True Love Matters Most
The Best Deals for Christmas Shoppers
The Wisest Gift Givers

Webquest on Canada

http://sites.rusd.org/archive-site/canada-webquest