Best of NTC: Valentine's Day, President's Day, St David's Day
Teaching tip
February can be a cruel month – signs of spring might be hidden under layers of snow and the jollity of Christmas seems ages ago. So brighten up your month with the best of Network Teachers’ Club.
Valentine’s Day on 14th February is a date most of your students will know. Celebrate the day in your lesson with a fun matching game - pairing up famous lovers and then deciding when they got married. When, for example, did John Lennon and Yoko Ono tie the knot? If you would like to include this activity in your lesson, click on the left box ‘Valentine's Day, President's Day, St David's Day’ below - the matching game is on page 2 of the PDF. In the PDF, you’ll also find some interesting links referring to Valentine’s Day and can learn some facts about its history.
But that’s not all you’ll get when you click on the left box below …:
- For a view of February in America why not look at the information about President’s Day on 16th February and try a US presidents quiz.
- And then over to Wales for St David’s Day on 1st March. Read the information and discover why leeks are important symbols for the Welsh. There’s also an additional link to find out more about St David.
And if you would like another, new activity for Valentine’s Day, then read on below and try the trivia quiz.
Valentine’s Day trivia quiz
(level A1.2 upwards, 10+ minutes)
Preparation:
Make a copy of the quiz below, one for each student.
In the lesson:
Write Valentine’s Day on the board and ask students what they know about it. Ask students to complete the quiz. Help with any unknown vocabulary. Check answers together in class.
Key: 1 true, 2 false (£503 million), 3 true, 4 false (73% are men, 27% are women), 5 false (Richard Cadbury in Birmingham UK), 6 true, 7 false, 8 true (they were transported there from Rome in 1836), 9 true, 10 true
Valentine’s Day trivia quiz Are the following sentences true or false?
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