1

Pick­up Places way to meet women in a  bags for two hours while 

Jeff and Jonathan discuss  grocery store. Maybe if a  they go and try on different 
woman sees that you're  things. That's no fun.
the best places to meet  buying individual portions 
women. of something and you're  Jeff: OK. Let me...
buying like little TV dinners 
that are only put in the  Jonathan: How about a 
Jeff: So, Jonathan, I'd like to  microwave oven, she knows  concert?
meet a nice girl. I'm looking  that you don't have 
to meet a nice girl but I'm  someone at home cooking  Jeff: Ah, no, too noisy.
not quite sure where we  for you, but if I go out and I 
should go to meet women.  see a woman Iilling a basket  Jonathan: Yeah, I guess you 
What do you think?  with lots of tomatoes and  can't talk to women there.
Where's a good place to  cucumbers and so on, then 
meet some women? I imagine she's probably  Jeff: Well, I think actually, 
cooking for a family. another one of my friends 
Jonathan: You know, that's  once met a lady at a bank ‐ 
hard to say, I mean,  there  Jeff: Well, why don't we go  the bank teller.
are all kinds of things that  do something like bowling. 
work for other people that  Bowling! Women love to  Jonathan: Bank teller?
they haven't necessarily  bowl. I'm sure we can meet 
worked for me. I mean, I  some nice ladies at the  Jeff: Yeah.
talk to people who say that  bowling alley.
met girls in libraries, but I  Jonathan: That would 
don't really want to go to a  Jonathan: Oh, but women  seem like a little bit of a 
library. Usually they've got  don't like putting on those  strange thing, and there I 
a silence rule. I don't want  ugly shoes. think the woman would be 
to go up and try to talk to a  judging you by how much 
girl and have the librarian  Jeff: Well, then... money you have in your 
say, SHHH! account. She'd be able to 
Jonathan: It's  see all of your information.
Jeff: Actually, one of my  unfashionable when they 
friends told me that he met  go to the bowling alleys. Jeff: Well, actually, I think 
a girl in the grocery store  let's just go to the pub.
once in one of the aisles. He  Jeff: Well, then, shopping! 
was looking at milk and she  Let's go shopping. Girls love  Jonathan: OK.
came up beside him, so  shopping. We can meet 
maybe we should go get  them at a store.
some groceries.
Jonathan: Girls love 
Jonathan: That seems to be  shopping but then they're 
a really unnatural kind of  gonna make you hold their 

Go online for the audio slide show, interactive quiz, bonus video and downloadable audio for this activity.
www.elllo.org : Interview #909 : Pick-up Places
 2

Task Sheet elllo.org

Task 1
Read the text or listen to the audio. Where do Jeff and Jonathan consider
going? Is it a good or bad place to meet people? What are their reasons?

1) Place Good / Bad Reason

[ ] supermarket

[ ] library

[ ] music concert

[ ] bowling alley

[ ] shopping center

[ ] pub / bar

[ ] park

[ ] gym / health club

[ ] bank

[ ] cafe
Bonus: Do you agree? What about the other places on the list? Discuss with a partner.

Task 2
What are the best spots for the places below? Give a reason for
each one and then share your ideas with a partner.

ex) The best place to take photos is Central Park because it has lots of trees and flowers.

1) The best place to meet people is __________ because

2) The best place to buy clothes is __________ because

3) The best cafe is __________ because

4) The best place to relax is __________ because

5) The best place to work out is __________ because

6) The best place to study is __________ because

7) The best place to buy _______ is __________ because

8) The best place to _______ is __________ because

Go online for the audio slide show, interactive quiz, bonus video and downloadable audio for this activity.
www.elllo.org : Interview #909 : Pick-up Places
 3

Word Completion: Complete the missing words. Option 1: Read the text and try to predict
the missing word. Option 2 : Listen the audio from elllo.org and complete the gaps.

Jeff: So, Jonathan, I'd like to  of something and you're  their bags for two hours 

meet a n_______ girl. I'm  buying like little TV dinners  while they go and try on 
looking to meet a nice girl  that are only put in the  different t_________ . That's 
but I'm not quite sure  microwave oven, she knows  no fun.
where we s_______ go to  that you don't have 
meet women. What do you  s_________ at home cooking  Jeff: OK. Let me...
think? Where's a good place  for you, but if I go out and I 
to meet s_______ women? see a woman Iilling a  Jonathan: How about a 
b_________  with lots of  concert?
Jonathan: You know, that's  tomatoes and cucumbers 
hard to say, I mean,  there  and so on, then I imagine  Jeff: Ah, no, too noisy.
are all kinds of things that  she's probably cooking for a 
work for o_______ people that  f_________ . Jonathan: Yeah, I g_________  
they haven't necessarily  you can't talk to women 
worked for me. I mean, I  Jeff: Well, why don't we go  there.
talk to people who say that  do something like bowling. 
met girls in libraries, but I  Bowling! Women love to  Jeff: Well, I think actually, 
don't really w_______ to go to  bowl. I'm s_________  we can  a_________  one of my friends 
a library. Usually they've got  meet some nice l_________  at  once met a lady at a bank ‐ 
a silence rule. I don't want  the bowling alley. the bank teller.
to go up and try to talk to a 
girl and h_______ the  Jonathan: Oh, but women  Jonathan: Bank teller?
librarian say, SHHH! don't like p_________  on 
those ugly shoes. Jeff: Yeah.
Jeff: Actually, one of my 
friends told me that he met  Jeff: Well, then... Jonathan: That would seem 
a girl in the grocery store  like a l_________  bit of a 
o_______ in one of the aisles.  Jonathan: It's  strange thing, and there I 
He was looking at milk and  unfashionable when they go  think the woman would be 
she came up b_______ him, so  to the bowling alleys. judging you by how 
maybe we should go get  m_________  money you have 
some groceries. Jeff: Well, then, shopping!  in your account. She'd be 
Let's go shopping. Girls  able to see all of y________ 
Jonathan: That seems to be  l________ shopping. We can  information.
a really unnatural kind of  meet them at a store.
w_______ to meet women in a  Jeff: Well, actually, I think 
grocery store. Maybe if a  Jonathan: Girls love  let's j________ go to the pub.
woman sees that you're  shopping but then they're 
b_______ individual portions  gonna make you h_________   Jonathan: OK.

Go online for the audio slide show, interactive quiz, bonus video and downloadable audio for this activity!
www.elllo.org : Interview #909 : Pick-up Places
 4

Project Sheet elllo.org

Part 1
Design a college town. Think of places that would be a good
match for a town with a university in it. Fill in the map with the
places you think of. Places might include a pizza parlor, cafe,
bookstore, park, laundry mat, grocery store, etc. If possible,
design the town with a partner.

Campus

University Avenue
A Street

C Street
B Street

College Boulevard

Part 2
Share your ideas with a new partner. Compare your maps and
then combine your ideas. Discuss what places to keep and
what places to remove from the map.

Go online for the audio slide show, interactive quiz, bonus video and downloadable audio for this activity.
www.elllo.org : Interview #909 : Pick-up Places
 5

Answer Sheet elllo.org

Task 1
Read the text or listen to the audio. Where do Jeff and Jonathan consider
going? Is it a good or bad place to meet people? What are their reasons?

1) Place Good / Bad Reason

[ X ] supermarket bad women might be shopping for families

[ X ] library bad you canʼt really talk

[ X ] music concert bad too loud

[ X ] bowling alley bad ugly shoes

[ X ] shopping center bad must hold bags

[ X ] pub / bar ???

[ ] park

[ ] gym / health club

[ X ] bank bad woman knows your information

[ ] cafe

Go online for the audio slide show, interactive quiz, bonus video and downloadable audio for this activity.
www.elllo.org : Interview #909 : Pick-up Places