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Valentine's day
Match the words that appear in the video with a definition:
1. namesake
2. cleric
3. banned
4. soft-hearted
5. caught-on
6. splurge
7. raucous
a/ became popular
b/ spend ostentatiously
c/ sympathetic, compassionate
d/ strident, noisy
e/ priest
f/ someone with the same name
g/ forbidden
Watch the video and say if the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
1. More than 60% of Americans go on a romantic date on February 14th
2. Lupercalia was a Roman festival dedicated to celebrate fecundity
3. Emperor Claudius II issued a prohibition of marriage for all Roman men during his reign
4. Valentine’s life is well known by historians
5. Saint Valentine lived at the end of the 5th century
6. February 14th has another romantic meaning apart from that related to Valentine’s actions
7. The tradition of sending cards on February 14th was born in the USA
8. Americans spend on average $20 bn on chocolate boxes each year
9. Nearly a fifth of the gifts purchased are jewells
10. The speaker says that the most romantic gesture of all is to get engaged on St.Valentine’s
day