Looking for Someone Special
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Looking for Someone Special

This ESL lesson plan for B1-level adult group learners enhances reading and writing skills through engaging discussions about dating and personal connections. Activities include vocabulary matching, text analysis, and true/false questions to build comprehension. Learners will create and share profiles, using target vocabulary to practice expressing preferences and describing ideal partners. Perfect for improving English while exploring a fun and relatable topic!

Skills

  • Can understand short, simple messages sent via social media or email (e.g. proposing what to do, when and where to meet).
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

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Have you ever been on a date?
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What was the most memorable date you've had?
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Do you prefer to go out with someone or stay in for a date?
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How do you usually meet potential dates?
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How would you describe your ideal partner?
2

Match the words with their definitions.

3

Read the texts. Where can you find texts like these? What is the purpose of these texts?

4

Mark the statements as true or false.

5

Discuss in pairs.

6

Who is talking to whom? Match the lines from the same conversation.

7

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