TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Cupid's Dating Agency
Activity Type Introduction
Speaking Activity: gap-
fill, guided discussion, In this fun likes and dislikes activity, students create dating profiles
matching, communicative and then match people together, according to their preferences.
practice (pair and group
work)
Procedure
Divide the students into pairs.
Focus Check that the students understand the concept of a dating
Phrases for expressing agency and review language for expressing likes and dislikes.
likes and dislikes
Give half the pairs a set of six male cards and the other half a set
of six female cards.
Aim
Tell the students to look at the pictures on the cards and fill in each
To create dating profiles profile with information about that person's likes and dislikes.
of peoples' likes and
dislikes and then to When the students have finished, each pair joins up with another
match people together, pair that has an opposite set of cards, so one pair should have
according to their male cards and the other should have female cards.
preferences.
Explain that the students run a dating agency called Cupid's.
Preparation Their task is to match the clients on the cards together for a date,
Make one copy of the according to their preferences.
male and female cards
for every four students. The pairs then take it in turns to read out each profile to the other
Make sure there are pair.
equal sets of cards.
The students discuss the profiles and match the people together,
according to their likes and dislikes.
Level
Students should try to pair up all the men and women if possible
Intermediate (B1) and think of reasons for their choices.
Afterwards, each group tells the class about their most promising
Time dates and feedback is given.
40 minutes
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LIKES AND DISLIKES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Cupid's Dating Agency
Female cards
Client A Client B
Name: .................................... Name: ....................................
I'm crazy about ....................................... I really enjoy ..........................................
I also love .............................................. and ........................................................
I'm very interested in ............................... I find .............................. very interesting.
and ........................................................ I'm also keen on ......................................
I find ......................................... relaxing and I quite like ................................. too.
but I hate ............................................ I think .................................. is awesome
I also don't like ....................................... but I really hate ......................................
Client C Client D
Name: .................................... Name: ....................................
I'm mad about ........................................ I'm very keen on ....................................
I also really enjoy .................................... I love ............................. at the weekend.
I like ...................................................... I also really like .......................................
and ........................................................ and I think ............................. can be fun.
but I can't stand ...................................... I don't mind ............................................
I think ................................ is very boring or ..........................................................
and I really dislike ................................... but I can't stand ......................................
Client E Client F
Name: .................................... Name: ....................................
I'm really into ......................................... I'm into ..................................................
and I really like ....................................... and I really like ............................ as well.
I also find ............................ very relaxing I think ................................... can be fun.
I quite like .............................................. I also enjoy ............................................
and ........................................................ and ........................................................
I don't mind ............................................ I dislike ..................................................
but I really hate ...................................... and I find ...................... incredibly boring.
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LIKES AND DISLIKES
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Male cards
Client 1 Client 2
Name: .................................... Name: ....................................
I'm very keen on ..................................... I'm mad about ........................................
and ........................................................ I like ......................................................
I also love .............................................. and ........................................................
I really enjoy .......................................... I think .......................... is very interesting
I think ............................ is very relaxing. but I find ....................... incredibly boring.
I also don't mind ..................................... I don't mind ............................................
but I really hate ...................................... but I really don't like ................................
Client 3 Client 4
Name: .................................... Name: ....................................
I'm really into ......................................... I love .....................................................
and ........................................................ and ........................................................
I'm also very keen on ............................... I'm very interested in ..............................
I think ........................................... is fun I also really enjoy ....................................
and I quite like ........................................ and I quite like ............................ as well.
I don't mind ............................................ I don't mind ............................................
but I can't stand ...................................... but I absolutely hate ................................
Client 5 Client 6
Name: .................................... Name: ....................................
I'm crazy about ....................................... I'm mad about ........................................
I also like ............................................... I also enjoy ............................................
and ........................................................ and ........................................................
I find .................................. very relaxing I find ............................... very interesting
and I think ........................ can be fun too. and I like ......................................... too.
I don't like .............................................. I think ....................................... is boring
and I really hate ...................................... and I can't stand .....................................
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