Valentine’s Day: Love Letters

Students study a love letter from John Keats and write their own. What purpose does letter writing fulfill?

Valentine’s Day Hearts

This unit gives students an occasion to extend their communicative competence in informal settings. It provides them with experience in learning and using language “chunks” and negotiating meaning with native speakers. Students also have the chance to present their work to the mainstream peers and join in group response at an appropriate time.

Candy Heart Stories

Students: write stories that include the text of the candy conversation hearts they chose, use quotation marks properly (if that is a grade-appropriate skill).

Valentine’s Day Teaching Tip Lesson Plan

Aims: To give reading practice – stage 2, To review vocabulary/structure – stage 3, To make stds aware of ‘rhythm’ – stage 1, To give freer speaking practice- stage 4

A Love Story

Aim: To give reading practice – the sub-skills you deal with will depend on how you tackle the text, To review specific language areas, To give freer speaking practice – during the speaking stages on the reading procedure outlined below & during one of the follow-up activities