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  1. Read some ideas from the text and put Agree (a) or Disagree (d). Discuss your answers as a class.

  1. The more attractive you are the more people will ask you for a first date.______

  2. Appearance does not get you a long-term happy relationship. ____

  3. We date to develop our social skills and to practice communication. _____

  4. A good date carries on a conversation and asks questions.____

Discussion: Do’s and Don’ts in Dating

  1. Write Sometimes – Never - Always to the right of each statement. Examples are given for you.

  1. Be always joyful and happy on a date Always

  2. Introduce all dates to parents. Never

  3. Never date someone you don’t know.

  4. Don’t talk a lot about yourself.

  5. Support dating partner to talk.

  6. Date only people of the same age.

  7. Date only people of the same nationality.

  8. Never talk about other dates.

  9. Be yourself - do not try to please your date.

  10. Be interested in others and in what they enjoy.

Now discuss your ideas with other students in class.

Listening: Speed-dating

8. Look at the pictures. What are the people doing? Describe the pictures in pairs.

Answer the questions:

  • How do people meet a partner?

  • What is speed-dating?

        1. Read the text explaining the idea of speed-dating.

Busy British men and women have a new way of meeting partners; speed dating. Single men and women attend an event, usually in a bar or a club. There they have the chance to meet several partners. They only have three minutes to impress each person before talking to the next.

What do you think about this idea? Have a small class discussion.

speed-dating, noun [U],

a method of meeting a romantic partner by briefly talking to a series of individuals at an organized event, and indicating whether you are interested in seeing any of them again.

The Macmillan English Dictionary

speed dater, noun [C]

speed-date, verb [I,T]

10. Match the words with the definitions:

1. singles a. to give each other

2. to exchange b. to become/make shorter, less

3. Mr or Ms Right c. unmarried people

4. to reduce d. happening

5. to brush one’s teeth e. a suitable partner

6. event f. to clean one’s teeth

11. Listen to the text about the origin of Speed dating and complete the sentence.

Speed date first starts in ______ in________.

12. Listen again and write three questions on the text to check your partner.

1.________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________

13. Discuss the following conversation questions with at least three partners.

1. Do you want to take part in this type of event? Why, why not?

2. Imagine that you go to a speed-dating event. What type of questions will you ask?

3. What is the best way to present you?

14. Write your profile below:

Name:

Occupation:

Interests:

Loves: 1.______ 2. _____3. _____

Likes: 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____

Dislikes: 1. _____ 2.______3. _____

Hates: 1._____ 2. _____ 3. _____

You are going to do 'speed questioning' with other people in the class. Before you start, think of five questions to ask. When your teacher says 'Start' you have three minutes to talk to the person next to you. Ask and answer each other's questions and ask for more information. When the teacher says ‘Change’ stop and go and talk to another student. Which questions were the best for finding out about other students?

Grammar: Present simple tense

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