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Source: You Tube (nzoz1978) Key words: Love Air John Paul Young Love is in the Air (John Paul Young) Love is in the air Everywhere I look around Love is in the air Every sight and every sound And I don't know if I'm being foolish Don't know if I'm being wise But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when I look in your eyes Love is in the air In the whisper of the trees Love is in the air In the thunder of the sea And I don't know if I'm just dreaming Don't know if I feel sane But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when you call out my name Love is in the air Love is in the air Oh-oh-oh Mm-ooh, ooh-ooh Love is in the air In the risin' of the sun Love is in the air When the day is nearly done And I don't know if you're an illusion Don't know if I see it true But you're something that I must believe in And you're there when I reach out for you Complete sentences 1 - 10 with one of ...

Source:  Tyler Nix on Unsplash Here is the story (English File Pre-Int) that we heard about in class the other day: How long-lost love letter led to couple marrying after 16 years apart A couple have married after they were reunited when a long-lost love letter sent ten years ago was found unopened behind a fireplace. Steve Smith and Carmen Ruiz-Perez, both 42, walked down the aisle on Friday following a separation of 16 years. The pair fell in love and got engaged in their 20s after Carmen moved to England as a foreign student. But after a year-long relationship the couple drifted apart when she had to move back to France.  A few years later Steve wrote to her in a bid to rekindle their romance - but Carmen's mother put it on the mantlepiece and it slipped down the back of the fireplace.  It remained there unopened for the next decade until the fireplace was removed for renovations.  Carmen - who had remained single and never forgot the love of her lif...

Source:  Jamie Street on Unsplash Oh Fido, will you be my Valentine? FORGET going gooey-eyed over our other halves this ­Valentine’s Day – we save most of our love for our cats and dogs. On the most romantic day of the year, a survey reveals that a third of pet owners are more affectionate to their furry friends than their human lovers. On the most romantic day of the year, a survey reveals that a third of pet owners are more affectionate to their furry friends than their human lovers.  And so devoted are we that an amazing 80 per cent would never date someone who didn’t like their pet – while 20 per cent admit they would rather have a pet than a relationship.  The poll of 3,000 British dog and cat owners also showed that, faced with giving up their pet for the sake of love, 79 per cent would refuse to do it.  Pets can even take the place of starting a family.  Almost a third – 29 per cent – of people in a relationship prefer to have a pet ...

Source:  Patrick Robert Doyle on Unsplash Skiers to get slushy at Glencoe and Nevis Range resorts Scottish ski resorts are to offer single people the chance to find love in a cold climate as part of Valentine's Day celebrations. Glencoe Mountain Resort will host ski dating on Sunday, using its Main Basin run and t-bar lift to give participants five minutes with a different person. Those taking part can fill in score cards and swap details . Nevis Range, near Fort William, will offer skiing lessons on Monday where singles can meet up. Human biology teacher Dr Niall MacFarlane, of the University of Glasgow, said previous research by two psychologists suggested skiing and snowboarding could make a person more attractive. "The idea of excitement/fear being related to developing emotional attachments or love has been about for a long time," he said. "The classic studies in this area stem from an original observation in 1974. "Arthur Aron an...

Source:  Susan Holt Simpson on Unsplash Ban on Valentine's Day cards at school A primary school in Weston-super-Mare has been criticised for banning Valentine cards to save pupils the "emotional trauma" of being rejected . Children at Ashcombe Primary School were stopped from exchanging cards because the head teacher said they were not emotionally mature enough to cope . Peter Turner told parents of the 430 pupils that cards would be confiscated. One pupil's mother said: "I think it's outrageous . They're just children. Why spoil their fun ?" The woman, whose son attends the school, said: "It's comical really. I couldn't believe it when I saw the newsletter. "My son is six and he's had a little girlfriend since nursery . They say they're going to get married, but we don't read anything into it ." Mr Turner said in the newsletter that children get upset when they are " dumped " which i...

Source:  Simon Berger on Unsplash The anti Valentine website: find a girlfriend and you’re out   Himote SNS is an internet forum for the habitually unpopular and the brainchild of a 23-year-old virgin. You ’ve got to love it...  Valentine’s Day is a torment for single people all over the world but few have as much to endure as young Japanese such as Hiroyuki Egami. The soppy   pink cards and boxes of over-priced chocolate start appearing in shops in early January. By the time February 14 finally comes around shops, advertisers and the mass media are united in a sugary hymn to the virtues of romance. “It’s this idea that you only have value if you’re half of a couple, that you have to be in a relationship,” Mr Egami, a 23-year-old website designer, said. “But I never had a girlfriend. I am still a virgin. I think I am more unpopular than most people. And there are others like me.” Rather than suffer ing in silence, a few months ago Mr Egami set up...

Source:   Fabrizio Verrecchia on Unsplash Valentine's Day is almost upon us again. Read the following article about how much the Brits spend on February 14th. How do you celebrate Valentine's Day in Spain? Is it a day that you would rather forget or do you look forward to it? What is the most romantic Valentine's Day story that you have heard of? How much do love's labours cost? The price of love remains difficult to quantify, according to a series of surveys ahead of Valentine's Day. While one suggests the average spent on a loved one on 14 February is £71.25, another says the amount is £50 lower. Even so , men seem to be digging deeper into the heart of their wallets, especially those aged 25-34. Valentine's Day has become a multi-million pound industry, with consumers blitzed with deals to tug on the purse-strings and heartstrings . Love don't cost a thing The average shopper can expect to be bombarded with more consumer surveys th...