Read UK: Valentines Day exercises

Read the text about Valentine's Day then do these exercises to check your understanding.

1. Check your understanding: true or false

Circle True or False for these sentences. 1. 2. !. 4. *. +. Valentines Day is on February the 14th. ts traditional to send cards secretly on Valentines Day. "#$%V &eans '(ill you buy &e a Valentines card. Chocolates and flo(ers are )o)ular )resents on February the 14th. ts unlucky to get &arried on Valentines Day. %ost $ritish &en think that Valentines Day is too co&&ercial. True True True True True True False False False False False False

2. Check your understanding: ga fill

Co&)lete the ga)s (ith a (ord fro& the box. secret ro&ance tradition anony&ously ,raditionally secretly anony&ous ro&antics

1. 2. !. 4.

-.eryone tries to (ork out (ho sent a card and (ho has a /////////SECRET///// ad&irer. Follo(ing the tradition of Valentines Day all the co&&ents belo( are /////TRADITION///////. For true //ROMANTICS/// the gift of lo.e is enough. sent a Valentines card /// ANONYMOUS///// to a boy in &y class (hen (as younger.

*. f a girl likes &e dont need to (aste &oney sending her a card 0ust because its a / ANONYMOUS /////. +. 1. 2. t is also traditional to send an anony&ous card to anyone you ///SECRETLY/// lo.e. ////////TRADITIONALLY////// &en gi.e chocolates or flo(ers to their (i.es or girlfriends. "ho says ///ROMANCE//// is dead3

!. Check your understanding: "ulti le choice

Circle the best ans(er for these sentences.
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1.

s it /////TRADITIONAL///////// to gi.e )resents on February 14 in your country3

traditional traditionally tradition traditional traditionally tradition secret secretly secreti.e secret secretly secreti.e

2.

"e ha.e a si&ilar ///TRADITION/////////// but its in 4)ril.

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think .e got a //////SECRET///// ad&irer5

f so&eone ///////SECRETLY/////// lo.es you &aybe youll recei.e a card on 4. ValentinesDay. *. 6ending a card ///////ANONYMOUSLY___ is a cra7y idea5

anony&ously anony&ous anony&ously anony&ous ro&ance ro&antic ro&antically

+. Dont (rite your na&e on the card if you (ant to be ANONYMOUS////. 1. Do you think the $ritish are a ///////ROMANTIC/////// nation3

2.

8e ga.e &e a CD called '%usic for lo.e and ///ROMANCE_____. Do you think he likes &e3

ro&ance ro&antic ro&antically

Do you cele#rate Valentines Day in your country$ %f not& is there a si"ilar day in your country$ "hat gifts do )eo)le usually gi.e in your country3 Do &en and (o&en buy each other gifts3 s it )o)ular (ith young )eo)le9 older )eo)le or e.erybody3

:es9 the day of lo.e and friendshi) in 6e)te&ber. Flo(ers9 chocolates9 and cards. :es9 although it is &ore co&&on that &en gi.e gifts to (o&en.