El día de San Valentín Spanish Valentine's Lesson

**Cultural lesson (1 hour) on Valentine’s Day in Spain.
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**Lesson’s Outcomes:
To be able to understand the cultural significance of Valentine’s Day in Spain and how it is celebrated.
To be able to give justified opinions on Valentine’s Day and use these in my writing. **

Starter - Write the English for the vocabulary (e.g. el amor, las velas, el catorce de febrero) with pictures to help. Challenge and help boxes.
Mini quiz - 6 questions about the tradition of Valentine’s Day in Spain (true or false)
Mini quiz answers - true/false answer given with an explanation and supporting picture.
Think, Pair, Share - why is one sentence better than the other? (Answer: one contains a justification).
Teacher modelling - how to make a justificaton (introducing previously learned vocab e.g. me gusta, me encanta… porque) with different adjectives (romántico, fascinante etc) - both positive and negative opinions. Teacher modelling supported by sentence builder (no English).
Mini whiteboard activity - translate the sentences
Activity 1 - Quiz, Quiz, Take
**Activity 2 **- Write your own tweet
Plenary - Translate the colloquial phrases on the Valentine’s Day cards.