A Valentine’s Day Proposal | Valentine’s Day Romance

A fun lesson for ESL students to learn English grammar, vocabulary, and expressions to have a conversation about Valentine’s Day and romance. Watch the ESL video about Valentine’s Day Romance and practice using new vocabulary and expressions. Get the downloadable worksheets, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and more.

Warm Up Questions

1. Are you a romantic person? 
2. What do you want/expect for Valentine’s Day?
3. How do people in other countries celebrate Valentine’s Day?
4. Have you ever given or received flowers as a gift?
5. Do you like chocolate? What kind?

ESL Video and ESL Listening Practice about Valentine’s Day

Watch the following YouTube video:

ESL Conversation about Valentine’s Day Romance

Yumi: So, what will you do for your girlfriend on Valentine’s Day? 

Bob: Good question Yumi.
Usually, I send her a dozen roses, give her some nice chocolate, and we go for a romantic dinner somewhere.
Not this year though.
This year, I’m planning something really special.

Yumi: Really? How romantic!
Fill me in.
What are you going to do?

Bob: Well first, I’m going to tell her that I’m sick in the morning so that she doesn’t expect anything.
It will be a complete surprise.
She will be expecting roses…but she won’t get any.
Then I’m going to ask her to come over and bring me some cold medicine.
When she arrives, she will be shocked!

I’m going to cook dinner instead of going to a fancy restaurant.
I’m going to make bacon wrapped steak with potatoes and a salad.
And for dessert … homemade cheesecake with fresh strawberries.
And I got a bottle of red wine and champagne.
I bought one hundred candles to put all over the place and I’ll play some classical music in the background.
I’ll still buy her roses, but they will be waiting for her at the house.
I’m making her a homemade Valentine’s card. I’ve decorated it with hearts, red roses and Cupid.
After dinner I will give her the Valentine’s card.
Inside the card instead of writing, “Will you be my valentine?”
I’m going to write, “Will you be my wife?”
And when she opens the card, I’m going to get down on one knee with a ring and ask her if she will marry me.

Yumi: Wow!
You are going to propose to her?
That is so sweet!!
That is SO romantic! I wish I could be a fly on the wall.

ESL Listening Questions about Valentine’s Day Romance

1. How many roses does Bob usually give his girlfriend?
2. What does Bob usually do for his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day?
3. What will Bob do on Valentine’s Day morning so that his girlfriend doesn’t expect anything?
4. What’s he going to ask her to bring over?
5. What’s he going to do instead of going to a fancy restaurant?
6. What’s he going to cook her for dinner?
7. What’s he going to put all over the house.
8. What’s did he do instead of buying her a Valentine’s Day card?
9. What’s he going to do instead of writing, “will you be my valentine?” in the card?
10. What’s he going to do when she opens the card?

Matching

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

Gamification for the ESL Classroom

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