Valentine’s Day

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1、Valentine’sDay情人节1Valentine’sDay情人节LoveisintheAir爱意弥漫天空Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习：AsValentine’sDayapproaches,loverseverywherearepreparingforthemostromanticdayoftheyear.OnFebruary14lovingcouplesexchangecardsandgiftswhilesingletonscansendanonymousloveletterstopeoplet

2、heyfancy.Themostcommonpresentsgivenatthistimeofyearareflowers,especiallyredroses,andchocolatesorevensexylingerie.ButsometimespeopleintheUKgiveeachothermoreoriginal,notsayunusual,gifts.LastyearaladyinthenorthofEnglandwasastonishedtoreceiveanextremelysurprisingValentine’spresentfromherhusbandof28ye

3、ars,alivedonkey.MarionStephenson’shusbandtookheronadatetoafieldneartheirhome,wherehepresentedherwithMaggie,atwo-year-olddonkey.MrsStephensonsaid,“Iusuallygetalittlethinglikeasmallbunchofflowers,butthisValentine'sDayitwasasurprisetogetanewdonkey.I'mdelighted."MaggiejoinedtheStephenson’sotherdonkey

4、sanditishopedthatshewilldeliverlotsoffoals.AmoreconventionalwayforcouplestoenjoyValentine’sDayistotakeashortmini-breakawaytoaromanticdestinationsuchasParisorVenice.However,thisyearanewdestinationhascausedastirasaplaceforpartnerstofallinlovealloveragain.Atiny,uninhabited,heart-shapedislandofftheco

5、astofCroatiahasattractedtheattentionofmanypeopleafteritwasspottedonGoogleEarth.Theisland’sowner,VladoJureskosaid,"Wethinkitisthemostperfectheart-shapedislandintheworld.Nobodylivestheresoifloversreallydowanttospendtimealoneit'stheperfectdesertisland.”2Glossary词汇表romantic–浪漫的cards–贺卡singletons–单身an

6、onymous–匿名的fancy–喜欢roses–玫瑰sexylingerie–性感的内衣astonished–惊讶的donkey–驴date–约会field–野外bunch–一束foals–小驴子mini-break–短假causedastir–引起轰动uninhabited–无人居住的heart-shaped–心形状的Croatia–克罗地亚spotted–发现desertisland–荒岛1.ReadingQuiz阅读测验Arethesesentencestrueorfalse?Circlethecorrectanswer.以下句子哪句是真?哪句是假？请圈出正确答案。1.Valen

7、tine’scardsarealwayssignedbythesender.True/False2.Somepeoplegiveandreceiveunderwearasapresent.True/False3.AwomaninEnglandreceivedababyhorseasapresent.True/False4.SomepeopleliketotakealongholidaymarkValentine’sDay.True/