Bедущий: Dear ladies and gentlemen. I am very glad to see all of you here. And we are here today to speak about the St.Valentine’s Day and to have some fun. We have two teams here; this is the team of “7 Hearts” and the team of “Angels” This is our jury, they will see how good you know this day. (Ведущий представляет жюри ). So, today we will not talk about the holiday itself, because we received a very unusual letter from Valentine. And I would like you to read this letter.
(Ведущий достает письмо и предлагает участникам команд прочитать его).
St. Valentine's Story
1 участник команды: Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!
2 участник команды: Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.
One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
1 участник команды: I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.
One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."
2 участник команды: I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!
Bедущий: Well, that sounds romantic! Doesn’t it?? Do you like this letter? I think you do.
So, let’s pass on to our contest. We will check your knowledge only of the English language; we will see how attentive and clever you are. Let’s start.
The first task which you will is the following –you have to use your brains and to count. You need to make some sums and to get the letters, after that you need to put the letters and to complete the message. As soon as you finish the task, please pass it on to our jury.
Bедущий: So, the next – you have to find as many words as possible and they are all connected with St Valentine’s Day
Bедущий: Time for reading. You have to read the text and do the tasks after it. The text is called The Story of St. Valentine
Bедущий: Very good, the next – you have to fix the broken hearts. You need to join 2 parts of the broken hearts together, so you will get the word.
Bедущий: The next step is to find the other part from the famous love couples.
Bедущий: So, the last task will be to unscramble the words and to use them in the sentences of your own. All in all there will be 9 words and you have to make 5 sentences.
(В конце мероприятия жюри подводит итоги и объявляет победителей).