Topic: Topic:

Online datingOnline dating

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

5-7’ min

Let’s think out recommendations for people to avoid

these problems. Write them

on the sheets of paper, read aloud

and pin to the spider web on the blackboard.

Individual work