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"My Valentine's History"

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"My Valentine's History" February 14 is a very romantic and special day for all lovers and not only for them, but also for friends. But how did it originate? Where does this day come from and how true are all the myths we hear and know about it? The origin of this celebration goes back to the third century, in Rome, which is based on a legend that tells the moving story of a priest who was in love with a young and very beautiful woman named Valentina, unfortunately as she never gave indications of to correspond to Valentin was why he decided to recruit and become a priest. Valentina was a woman of the highest class who, when she became an adult, never married, at that time the Roman Emperor Claudius II, had prohibited the celebration of marriages for young people, because in their opinion the unmarried and less attached were better soldiers . The priest Valentine considered that the decree was unfair and secretly celebrated marriages for young lovers and...

Leaving home

January 15th to 19th, 2018 enero 10, 201 8       Home or Homeless        a)  Find words or expressions in the article that mean 1. To look for the dream of leaving Home and finding a Job 2. Teenagers who are sixteen years old  they leave school 3. Who go to London  thousands of Young people in Britain 4. The fact of having nowhere to live due to push factors, victims of broken homes, poverty or physical aggression 5. Families with just one parent  around half a million children in Britain PULLED b) Read the article under the heading then say whether these statements are true or faIse.. 1. Sarah got on very badly with her parents. F 2. Sarah did not do too badly at school. T 3. Both of Sarah's parents were away at work all day. T 4. Sarah is older than her brother and sister. F 5. Sarah does not want to continue selling beads for much longer. V 6. Sarah is homeless. F 7. She ought to find a prop...