Today is Valentine’s Day. Some people care a lot about it but some don’t. First of all I wish a happy Valentine’s Day to ones who care about it. What I care is its connection with teaching English.

We teach relationship vocabulary and expressions in our classes. Because, relationships are inseparable parts of human nature  and we expect our learners to be able to talk about relationships. As teachers of Europe, we all know about Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages. According to CEFR, students are  social agents who form personal relationships in social groups. Students are expected to use language flexibly and effectively for social purposes, including emotional usage.  

Conversation topics like marriage, love, dating, female/male relationships, feelings etc. always attract young and adult learners’ attention. My and all my female students’ favourite topic was “How I trained my husband” from New English File Upper Intermediate course book. It was a reading text about a woman who wanted to cure her husband’s some irritating habits. I taught past modals, would rather, had better, verbs often confused and weak forms of have by using this topic. The success of the lesson was dazzling. I guess, it was success of the topic.

 Take a look at the links below and enjoy your Valentine’s Day! 

• Book List for Valentine's Day
• ESL Lessons for Valentine's Day 

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