VALENTINE'S DAY

Valentine's Day Quiz:

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1. Valentine's Day is b. celebrated on February 14th.
2. This is a popular day for c. sweetheatrs to get engaged.
3. Flowers and chocolates are c. both popular presents to give.
4. It is also a custom to send greeting cards a. called valentines.
5. Many cards are anonymous. This means you don't know who they are c. from.
6. People used to believe that birds met on this day to find their mate for b. spring.
7. A modern tradition is to write a personal message in the personal a. columns of a newspaper.
8. A popular a. symbol is a Cupid carrying a bow and arrow.
9. Sending valentines used to be more b. popular than sending Christmas cards.
10. St. Valentine's Day is named a.with one of two possible saints.


ESL Vocabulary Quiz: HOLIDAYS
Valentine's Day (February 14)
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1. Valentine's Day is a holiday that celebrates romantic love - a day when lovers express their feeling for each other, often by exchanging gifts.
2. Chocolate, flowers, and jewelry are all typical Valentine's Day presents.
3. The most traditional gift on this day is a Valentine's Day card, which has a written message saying how much someone means to you.
4. Other modern symbols are the heart-shaped outline (shape of a heart) and the figure of Cupid, usually shown shooting his bow to inspire romantic love.
5. Many couples go out on romantic dates on Valentine's Day.
6. An example of the above is a candlelight dinner in a romantic restaurant.
7. When a boy asks you to be his "valentine", he wants you to simply accept the fact that he likes you. Sometimes this can also mean that he wants to spend time with you on Valentine's Day.
8. A sweetheart is a slightly outdated term meaning "the one I love".
9. If you're buying your loved one a twelve roses, it means you're buying her/him 12 roses.
10. Wow! What a beautiful bouquet! ( = arrangement of flowers usually given as a present).


Throught this exercise I learned a little more vocabulary on Valentaine's day.