Level: intermediate
Equipment: handouts (texts from the Trend UK article), cards, questionnaires, overhead.
Time: 40 minutes
Aims: - to develop speaking skills; - to develop reading for scanning; - to have practice in filling in a questionnaire.
Objectives: By the end of the lesson students will be able to discuss advantages and disadvantages of Internet dates
5 min
Warm up: Have you ever considered the idea of getting
acquainted via the Internet? You can try to find a person you need.
But what are the most important qualities in your prospective partner?
Look through the pool from the I-net site. Let’s vote. What is of the top priority for you?
Whole class
What do you think is the most important quality in a potential partner?
Personality
Good body
Sense of humour
Intelligence
Career
Nice eyes
5-7min
Pre-reading: Now look at these photos and try to match these people with the words they
wrote about themselves.Let’s check-up your answers. What conclusion
can we make? Sometimes people lie when describing themselves and so you can’t believe
in all their words. And this is a great disadvantage.
But, no doubt, there are a lot of advantages in such way of getting acquainted. Can you think
out some of them?
Whole class
1. A very beautiful and passionate woman. I adore jewels and handsome men.
2. Slim, quite young and lively woman. I dream of romantic relationship with a strong and energetic person.
3. Divorced. I’ve got two lovely children. We hope to find a tender father and a loving husband.
4. A handsome, energetic man is able to make you happy. I hope you are 18. I’ll give you all the stars from the sky.
5. I’m solid, strong, handsome! You are 20, blond, slim and beautiful. I’ll drive you mad! You are sure to understand that I’m a person you dream of.
6. I hope you are a born cook. I like to eat ! I’m not very rich, but I want you to love me.
A very beautiful and passionate woman. I adore jewels and handsome men.
Slim, quite young and lively woman. I dream of romantic relationship with a strong and energetic person.
Divorced. I’ve got two lovely children. We hope to find a tender father and a loving husband.
A handsome, energetic man is able to make you happy. I hope you are 18. I’ll give you all the stars from the sky.
I’m solid, strong, handsome! You are 20, blond, slim and beautiful. I’ll drive you mad! You are sure to understand that I’m a person you dream of.
I hope you are a born cook. I like to eat ! I’m not very rich, but I want you to love me.
10 min
While-reading: Now you are going to read an article about advantages and
disadvantages of this idea. While reading you should complete the chart.
This group should write out all the advantages and that group- all the
disadvantages. Let’s exchange the information.
Can you think out some more pros and cons?
Group work
AdvantagesAdvantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages
11
22
33
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11
22
33
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Meeting onlineMeeting online
AdvantagesAdvantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages
11. . Shy people can find Shy people can find it easier to chat it easier to chat through a keyboard through a keyboard than face to facethan face to face because the fear of because the fear of rejection is reducedrejection is reduced
22. There’s just so . There’s just so much choicemuch choice
33. You can list all . You can list all your likes, dislikes your likes, dislikes and then find exactly and then find exactly what you want.what you want.
11. Stereotyped as the. Stereotyped as the domain of the sad domain of the sad and lonelyand lonely
22. Many scams exist.. Many scams exist. Internet daters need Internet daters need to be cautiousto be cautious
33. You don’t know . You don’t know what you’re going to what you’re going to get from online get from online romance. romance.
I-net I-net acquaintanceacquaintance
5-7min
Post-reading: After having considered all the facts for and against you decided to register on
the match site. You should fill in a questionnaire.
Fill in the gaps with your personal information. Pass me you questionnaires. Let’s exchange.
And now your task is to guess whose questionnaire you got.
Can you characterize this person?
Individual work