Linda Lovesick Likes: cats and dogs; watching TV and cuddling at home can cook well, loves Italian food is looking for a soulmate Dislikes: football and all kinds of ball sports discos
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Likes:
cats and dogs; watching TV and cuddling at home
can cook well, loves Italian food
is looking for a soulmate
Dislikes:
football and all kinds of ball sports
discos
Additional information:
has never had a boyfriend before
Larry Loneseome
Likes:
nature, long walks in the countryside meeting friends and talking for hours wants a woman who is energetic and passionate
Dislikes:
computers and modern technology women who are crazy about shopping
Additional information:
Is allergic to animal hair
a passionate cinemagoer
Sally Searcher
Likes:
going out late with her numerous girlfriends
telephoning and texting
is looking for someone to pay her bills
Dislikes:
boring people
staying at home
Additional information:
primary school teacher,
the disco queen of her town
Steven Shy
Likes:
reading long novels by the fireplace
drinking red wine would love to meet someone who can cook well
Dislikes:
people who have no clue of literature
going to the disco
Additional information:
is the only son of a rich factory owner and will become very rich soon
Tina Total
Likes:
going out in the woods
writing poetry
is looking for someone who shares her dreams
Dislikes:
people who try to exploit nature
loud rock music
Additional information:
she is an excellent piano player
Thomas Talent
Likes:
doing all kinds of sports; après-skiing would like to meet a beautiful woman who’ll
impress his friends and family
Dislikes:
talking about his feelings discussing serious topics
Additional information:
is the second son of an Olympic
Trang 2Nancy Nicotine
Likes:
eating, going out
meeting people
would like to meet a simple, nice man
Dislikes:
boring people
bigmouths
Additional information:
she is desperately trying to quit smoking,
but hasn’t managed yet
Norbert Nobody
Likes:
Chinese and Italian food intelligent, long conversations wants to meet a woman to share his everyday life
Dislikes:
ball sports stupid films on TV or in the cinema
Additional information:
he is very intelligent and has a good and steady job
Josie Joyful
Likes:
dressing up and going shopping
going to posh places
wants a man whom she can admire
Dislikes:
men who do excessive sports
modern arts
Additional information:
since she doesn’t earn much, most of
her gorgeous clothes are bought on tick
Fred Freeman
Likes:
watching football matches wants a woman who is friendly and kind
Dislikes:
modern arts long, complicated talks
Additional information:
he is very romantic and would like
to have several children
Mandy Musician
Likes:
classical music
long walks in the fields
needs a man who gives her enough time to practice
Dislikes:
big animals
loud people
Additional information:
her biggest wish are children of
her own
Michael Miller
Likes:
animals, especially big dogs goes paragliding in his spare time wants an energetic women with her own ideas
Dislikes:
football matches eating at home
Additional information:
he is a talented hobby writer and has written great short stories
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Trang 4Candidate Yes or no? Notes
Trang 5Give each candidate a role play card and an evaluation form Male candidates get
a form about the female candidates and vice versa.
Give them time to ask questions about unknown words and let them familiarize with their role Tell them to invent any necessary details.
Arrange the tables to accommodate two candidates at a time One set of the
speed daters, usually women, stay seated at the same table, and the opposite
group moves from table to table When you give the signal (a bell rings or a buzzer sounds), the speed daters progresses from table to table until each participant has
had a chance to meet the other One round should not last too long; I suggest 2-3
minutes, because the phrases the daters exchange will inevitably become
repetitive.
In real life, the form is passed on to the organizers of the event If two speed daters have registered a mutual interest in seeing each other again, the pair receives each other's contact information From there the couple can contact each other to
arrange another meeting or date.
In the ESL classroom, you can decide if you want to take this step or rather leave it out
Have fun!