Work in a group of 3-4 students. Discuss the following warm-up questions / activities:

  • Do you agree or disagree? Why?
    • Saint Valentine’s Day is the best holiday of the year!
    • If I’m single on Valentine’s Day, I get lonely and depressed.
    • There’s a lot of pressure to buy gifts and have romantic dinners on Valentine’s Day.
    • I wish there were a holiday to celebrate being single.
    • All holidays are a complete waste of time!
  • Rank the following holidays in the order of what you like best: (If you do not celebrate these holidays, which holidays do you think North Americans like best.)
    • New Year’s Eve
    • New Year’s Day
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Christmas
    • Halloween
    • Easter
    • Other

Exercise

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