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Valentines Day Reading Reading Comprehension Exercises Warmers Coolers - 95522

1) Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th when people send cards, flowers, chocolates and gifts to those they love. The tradition originated from ancient Roman times when a Christian priest named Valentine was killed on February 14th for secretly marrying couples. 2) Four teenagers discuss the Valentine's Day cards they received and sent. One received cards from her boyfriend and brother. Another isn't sure who his secret Valentine is. A shy boy sent a card to a girl he likes but isn't sure if she knows it's from him. A girl made homemade cards for a boy she likes and her grandfather. 3) While some see Valentine's Day as commercial, the tradition has roots in ancient Roman

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Valentines Day Reading Reading Comprehension Exercises Warmers Coolers - 95522

1) Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th when people send cards, flowers, chocolates and gifts to those they love. The tradition originated from ancient Roman times when a Christian priest named Valentine was killed on February 14th for secretly marrying couples. 2) Four teenagers discuss the Valentine's Day cards they received and sent. One received cards from her boyfriend and brother. Another isn't sure who his secret Valentine is. A shy boy sent a card to a girl he likes but isn't sure if she knows it's from him. A girl made homemade cards for a boy she likes and her grandfather. 3) While some see Valentine's Day as commercial, the tradition has roots in ancient Roman

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VALENTINE'S DAY

1) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words given below.
On 14th February people all around the 1__________ send cards, flowers, chocolates and presents to
2__________ they love. But is this just commercial, or is there a tradition 3_________ it?
In about AD 350, the 4______________ killed a man called Valentine on 14 th February because he was a
5_________. Later, in AD 496, the Pope made 14th February into St Valentine’s Day – a Christian 6__________.
In the Middle Ages, 14th February became a special day for people who were in 7___________. In Europe,
people wrote the name of the person they loved on a piece of 8___________ and stuck it on their clothes.
Men started writing poems to the women they loved.
The 9____________ of secret love messages began in the 19 th century, when people could send letters
cheaply by post for the first time. At the same time, card companies 10____________ making special
Valentine’s cards for people to send. And this year people around the world will send over one billion
Valentine’s Day cards.

1. a) planet b) world c) earth 6. a) celebration b) parade c)


meeting
2. a) nobody b) something c) someone 7. a) grief b) love c)
difficulty
3. a) below b) behind c) over 8. a) wood b) cloth c)
paper
4. a) British b) Irish c) Romans 9. a) wish b) tradition c)
2) Four teenagers are writing about Valentine’s Day. Match the sentences (1-5) with the letters (A-
habit
D).
5. a) Christian b) Barbarian c) Buddhist 10. a) invented b) opened c)
started
A. Jill: This year I got more than one Valentine. B. Frank: There’s this girl in the year below me
The best one was from my boyfriend. He didn’t who seems to like me a lot. The card I got might be
write his name, but I recognized his from her. I think I know her handwriting. I feel
handwriting. The next one was from my terrible because I don’t feel the same way about
brother! It was a jokey one. The third one is a her. She’s nice, but I only like her as a friend. I
mystery, I’ve never had a secret Valentine really like her sister, though. The card could be
before. from her, but it probably isn’t!

1. This person made a special Valentine.


2. This person doesn’t usually send Valentine’s cards.
3. This person got a card from a relative.
4. This person got one Valentine this year.
5. This person has no idea who her mystery Valentine’s card is
from.

C. Nick: There’s this girl I really like in my D. Mary: I sent two Valentine’s cards this year –
class. I’m quite shy when I speak to her, so one was to a boy that I know. I spent a long time
she probably doesn’t know that I like her. making it. Then I wrote a poem in it. I didn’t
I’m not really into Valentine’s Day and all want to buy a card. I wanted it to be different,
that, but I sent her a card, so she still because I really like him. I hope that he likes me
doesn’t know. I watched her in class too. He sometimes stops and talks to me. It’s
yesterday. She showed my card to her usually about homework or something. He didn’t
friends. Then she looked at me and smiled. send me a Valentine though. The other one I sent
Did she guess the card was from me? I was to my granddad!
don’t know.
KEY
Ex. 1)

1в 2с 3в 4с 5а 6a 7в 8с 9в 10 с

Ex.2)

1D 2С 3А 4В 5А

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