Valentine`s Day - Fred

Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is a day for love and lovers. It's celebrated every
February 14th. Since the 1800s, people in English speaking countries
give small gifts to their girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands, wives and
family members on Valentine's Day. Popular gifts include1 flowers,
chocolates and other candy, greeting cards and jewelry2*.
Crossword clues:
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1 A small, pretty gift that smells
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nice. You give your lover 1, 3, 5 or
11 of these, but you wouldn't give
him or her 2, 4, 6, or 8!
A day for lovers – named after a
saint3.
Cupid shoots4 from it.
Cupid shoots this into your heart.
A flying baby who makes you fall
in love.
It pumps blood through5 your
body.
A hot, romantic color**.
I'm giving you a box of chocolates
as a _________ of my love.
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LANGUAGE NOTE
jewelry (Am. E.)
– jewellery (Br. E.)
** color (Am. E.) – colour (Br. E.)
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• 62 percent of US adults celebrate Valentine's Day
• Americans buy a LOT of chocolate – each year, they buy about
26.3 million kilos of it for Valentine's Day!
• On average6, men spend 150 USD on Valentines presents for their
girlfriends and wives. But women only spend an average of 75 USD
on their boyfriends and husbands!
• People love their pets, too! Americans spend an average of about
5 USD on gifts for their pets on Valentine's Day.
• 6 million Americans expect to get engaged7 on Valentine's Day each year.
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Valentýna (křížovka)
Název: Den
Valentine´s
Téma: Svátky
Zdroj: Časopis Drive \ únor 2015
VOCABULARY
to include [ɪnˈkluːd] – zahrnovat
jewelry [ˈdʒuːəlrɪ] – šperky
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saint [seɪnt] – svatý
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to shoot [ʃuːt] – střílet
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to pump (through body) [θruː]
– rozvádět (po těle)
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average [ˈævrɪdʒ] – průměr
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to get engaged [ɪnˈgeɪdʒd]
– zasnoubit se
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