The wedding

Dialogue 1. (Dating discussion)

A: Do you enjoy going on dates?
B: Yes. I find dates to be a lot of fun.
A: What's so fun about them?
B: They give me the opportunity to get to know someone better.
A: So you always have fun on dates?
B: Not always. I don't always like the person I'm on the date with.
A: Why not?
B: My date may not be my type.
A: So then why would you ask them out in the first place?
B: I didn't realize until after our date that they weren't my type.
A: It sounds like a huge waste of time to me.
B: Now that I think about it, it really is sometimes.

Dialogue 2. (About dating)

A: Are dates fun for you?

B: I enjoy dating a lot.

A: Why are they so fun for you?

B: Dates allow me to meet new people.

A: Your dates are always fun?

B: Well, I don't always like who I'm dating; so not always.

A: How come?

B: The person I am dating may not be my type.

A: How come you asked them out if they weren't your type?

B: You don't always know what type of person you go on a date with until you know them well enough.

A: Dating sounds pointless.

B: Now that you mention it, sometimes you're right.

Dialogue 3. (Asking for a date)

A: Can I ask you a question?
B: Sure, what's up?
A: Well, I was just wondering if you'd like to go out this Friday.
B: Really?
A: Yeah, I was thinking we could get a bite to eat and catch a movie.
B: That sounds like fun.
A: Of course, we can do something else if you'd like.
B: No, no, dinner and a movie sounds great.
A: Well, what time would you like me to pick you up?
B: How about 7:30?
A: That sounds good, so I'll see you then.
B: Okay, cool.

Dialogue 4. (Asking for a date)

A: Can I ask you something?

B: Sure you can. What's going on?

A: Would you go out with me on Friday?

B: Are you for real?

A: I thought that we could go to dinner and a movie.

B: That actually sounds like it would be a lot of fun.

A: Unless there's something else you would prefer to do.

B: Actually, I would really like to go to dinner and a movie.

A: What time do you want me to come by and pick you up?

B: Is 7:30 cool with you?

A: That's perfect, so I'll see you then.

B: Perfect. I will see you on Friday.

Dialogue 5. (Meeting a Blind Date)

A: Hi, I am looking for a woman named Mia.
B: I think I am who you are looking for. You have got to be Rubin, then.
A: That would be me!
B: Rubin! Karen and Mike have spoken about you so often that I feel like

I've met you before.
A: I hope that what they had to say was mostly good!
B: They only said wonderful things about you. You did a good job

of finding me.
A: Finding the beautiful woman in a red dress next to the fountain wasn't

all that hard.
B: Yes, I guess it was a choice of me or the pigeons!
A: I was hoping that we could take a walk down the street to my favorite cafe.
B: Lunch sounds great! Let's head on out!

Dialogue 6. (Meeting a Blind Date)

A: Hi, are you Mia?

B: I am Mia. You must be Rubin.

A: Yes, that's me!

B: It's so good to finally meet you. Karen has told me so much about you!

A: I hope that she had good things to say about me!

B: She had only good things to say. Did you have trouble finding me?

A: Well, how many beautiful women in a red dress by the fountain are there?

B: Thank you for the compliment!

A: So would you like to go get a bite to eat, Mia?

B: That sounds perfect. Lead the way!

Dialogue 7. (Stopping the relationship)

A: Hello, this is Mike, Kara.

B: Mike! Good to hear from you. How are you?

A: Everything is fine, and how are you?

B: Things are going well with me.

A: Kara, I had fun the other night at the movies and was wondering if

you would like to go out again this Friday.

B: Mike, I don't think that it's a good idea to go out again. I really need

to focus on getting packed and ready to move back home.

A: Maybe we could just meet for coffee or something.

B: I can't really right now, but I appreciate the nice evening we spent together.

Exercise 14. Discuss the following questions. Use the model:

I think, I consider, I regard, To my mind, In my opinion, As far as I know,

1. Why do people fall in love?

2. What makes people attracted to other people?

3. Is it important to become friends first, like the couple in the article?

4. What do men want in a woman? What do women want in a man?

5. Do men and women want diffferent things?

6. Is Love at the first sight – good or bad?

7. Wedding of my dream.

8. Love makes the world go round.

9. Love or education – what is more important in teenager’s world?

10. Do I solve biological or cultural phenomenon? Explain why.

11. What is the colour of love?

12. How many times have you fallen in love? Was it a happy/true love?

13. Do you believe in love at first sight? Why? Did you have it?

14. Have you ever gone out on blind dates? Are they typical today?

15. Do you believe in online love?

16. Do you have an experience of having a boyfriend/girlfriend from

the social networks?

17. Do the social networks help people meet?

18. Do you have friends/acquaintances who met online? Are they happy today?

19. Do you like to go out on dates? Does it bring you fun/pleasure?

20. Is it difficult to break up with a person you loved? Why?

Exercise 15. Agree or disagree:

¨ We accept the love we think we deserve.

¨ It’s better to love and lose, than never love at all.

¨ A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

¨ At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

¨ Love is like war, easy to begin but hard to end.

¨ Love... What is love? Love is to love someone for who they are, who they were, and who they will be.

¨ People need love even when they don't deserve it.

Remember! Some ways to say: “ I love you. ”