Read the text and decide which of the facts are True, False or Not Stated St Valentine's Day There are many popular and interesting legends about St Valentine's Day. Every legend is about a real-life man whose name was Valentine and who lived in the time of Roman Empire [ˈempaɪə]. One of these Valentines was a Roman priest^1 and a doctor. Once they put him into prison^2 for his teachings. The legend says that his jailer^3 had a daughter who was blind^4. Valentine helped the girl and she began to see again. But Valentine had to die. Before he died he wrote a letter to the girl and finished it with the words "From Your Valentine". Nowadays people write these words on the greetings cards (valentines) which they send or give to their sweethearts, people they love. And St Valentine's birthday became the day of everybody who is in love. Now people celebrate this holiday by giving presents and flowers to those whom they love. Most people send valentines too. Valentines can be sentimental [ˌsəntɪˈmentl] and romantic, or funny and friendly. Valentines are usually anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs]. People buy valentines in shops or make them themselves. ^1 a priest [pri:st] — священник ^2 a prison [ˈprɪzn] — тюрьма ^3 a jailer [ˈʤeɪlə] — тюремщик ^4 blind [blaɪnd] — слепой We do not know which of the legends about St Valentine is true. Valentine from one of the legends was a Christian [ˈkrɪsʧən]. A valentine is a present which people give to those they love. St Valentine's Day is a holiday not only in Britain and the USA. People don't always know who their Valentines are.
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St Valentine's Day

There are many popular and interesting legends about St Valentine's Day. Every legend is about a real-life man whose name was Valentine and who lived inthe time of Roman Empire [ˈempaɪə]. One of these Valentines was a Roman priest \(^1\) and a doctor. Once they put him into prison \(^2\) for his teachings. The legend says that his jailer \(^3\) had a daughter who was blind \(^4\) . Valentine helped the girl and she began to see again. But Valentine had to die. Before he died he wrote a letter to the girl and finished it with the words "From Your Valentine". Nowadays people write these words on the greetings cards (valentines) which they send or give to their sweethearts, people they love. And St Valentine's birthday became the day of everybody who is in love.

Now people celebrate this holiday by giving presents and flowers to those whom they love. Most people send valentines too. Valentines can be sentimental [ˌsəntɪˈmentl] and romantic, or funny and friendly. Valentines are usually anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs]. People buy valentines in shops or make them themselves.

\(^1\) a priest [pri:st] — священник

\(^2\) a prison [ˈprɪzn] — тюрьма

\(^3\) a jailer [ˈʤeɪlə] — тюремщик

\(^4\) blind [blaɪnd] — слепой

  1. We do not know which of the legends about St Valentine is true.[True|False|Not Stated]
  2. Valentine from one of the legends was a Christian [ˈkrɪsʧən].[True|False|Not Stated]
  3. A valentine is a present which people give to those they love.[True|False|Not Stated]
  4. St Valentine's Day is a holiday not only in Britain and the USA.[True|False|Not Stated]
  5. People don't always know who their Valentines are.[True|False|Not Stated]

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