Who are you? Invent a character profile: What is your name? Where are you from? What is your occupation? What are your interests? Describe your personality (intelligent, kind, fun-loving, easy-going, flexible, introverted, extroverted, shy, generous, energetic, outdoorsy, patient…) What is your relationship history? ( single, single with children, divorced, widowed, cheating, recently broke up with partner) Why are you “speed dating”? Is this your first time? What kind of person would you like to date? (use relative clauses) I’m looking for someone who Speed Dating Questions: Select 10 Questions you will ask your speed dating partners: • Where you see yourself in five years' time? • What words would your best friend use to describe you? • If you had only six months to live, what would you first? • Are you an outdoor or an indoor person and what you enjoy about that? • Why are you here? • What you for fun? • Do you believe that the cup is half empty or half full? • If you could time travel to the past to correct any mistakes you feel you've made, would you? • If you won the lottery, how would you spend your millions? • If you were an animal in the wild, what would you be? • Where in the world would you most like to be this weekend and why? • What luxury item would you take on a desert island? • What makes you laugh? • What makes you cry? • If you have friends coming for supper what would you cook? • If you could be someone else for a day, who would it be? • Would you rather climb a mountain or trek across a desert? • If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? • If you could be successful at any job in the world, what would that job be? • Describe your perfect Sunday morning? • What did you today that made you feel good? *Questions taken from website http://www.smartdatinguk.com/speed-dating-questions.asp Speed Dating Form: Name and number: Would you like to see this person again? Notes: Yes / No Write one statement using a relative clause He is a man/woman who…/whose… Name and number: Would you like to see this person again? Notes: Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Statement: Name and number: Would you like to see this person again? Notes: Statement: Name and number: Would you like to see this person again? Notes: Statement: Lesson Plan Speed Dating Procedure Have students discuss the topic of “meeting people” in general Possible discussion questions are a How and where you usually meet people? b Where did you meet your last boy/girlfriend? c Do you believe in “love at first sight?” d Have you ever heard of speed dating? e What are some reasons why someone would want to try speed dating? Under what circumstances would you like to try it? Tell students that they will participate in a speed dating activity Have each student draw a card Before the lesson, cut up slips of paper If you have 12 students, number the cards 1- 12 For odd numbers, use blue paper, and for even numbers use pink paper For even numbers on pink paper, the student is female, and for odd numbers on blue paper, the student is a male This will ensure an even number of men and women in the class It doesn't matter if a male draws a female card or viceversa; that adds to the fun If there is an odd number of students in the class, the teacher will have to participate Have students pin their number to their clothing, so that the number and color is visible Let the class decide what age group they’d like to be (1925) (26-24)… This will ensure everyone’s age is compatible with each other Tell students to create an imaginary profile Good review of adjectives, occupations and restrictive clauses Go over list of possible questions to ask Review meaning of Cup being half full or half empty Have students choose ten possible questions they might ask their partners When ready, students look for partners wearing the opposite color Blue looks for pink; pink looks for blue Students ask each other questions and briefly record notes Allow 7-10 minutes for each “date” Make sure students record name, number and check whether they’d like to see each other again If enough time, have them write one sentence using a restrictive clause about their partner Ring a bell or buzzer This is the signal that they must change Repeat the process until each person has spoken to at least or partners To end the activity, for fun, write number 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11…etc on the board Elicit the names for each number 1= Ralph, 3= Jose Ask the “women” “Who would like to see Ralph again?” Write down that number of people beside the name Do the same for the women In the end, you can see who is the most popular and the least popular Because their characters are imaginary, no one’s feelings will get hurt I have used this as a pre-writing activity using restrictive and non-restrictive clauses Students have to define what their ideal partner is in the first paragraph In the second paragraph, they must describe a past or current partner using nonrestrictive clauses