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Talk / Hablar
English for Asking Someone
on a Date

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 Ideas Out of the Box
What are some of activities couples can do while on a date?

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 Vocabulary

Invite
Sweaty palms
Crush
Blushing
Rejection
Meal
Date
Courage
Approach
Confidence
Excitement

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 Vocabulary Practice
Use the words below to create your own sentences:

Date Ex: Many people are too shy to ask for a date.
Courage
Approach
Excitement
Rejection
Blushing

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 Matching
Match the listed words to the images.

A.
Confident

Date B.

Blushing
C.

Sweaty palms

D.

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 General Discussion

• Some people believe that a woman should never ask a man out. How do you
feel about this opinion?

• What are some important things to keep in mind when asking someone out
on a date?

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 Let’s Talk!
Neil: Hey Alicia, I haven’t seen you around lately. Where have you
been?

Alicia: I’ve been doing a lot of studying.

Neil: Oh, I see. What are your plans for Friday?

Alicia: I don’t know. I’ll probably just stay at home or go to Kelly’s

house. Why do you ask?

Neil: I was wondering if you’d like to have dinner and then catch a
movie with me.

Alicia: Neil, are you asking me out on a date?

Neil: Well, I wasn’t going to actually call it that, but yes.

Alicia: I’d love to go out with you on Friday.

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 Let’s Talk! Follow up

• What does Alicia say that she’s been doing lately?

• What does Neil ask Alicia to do with him on Friday?
• How does Alicia respond when Neil admits to asking her out on a date?

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 Expressions & Phrases
Match the idiom to its meaning.

a) To be attracted to someone or have

1) Butterflies in one’s stomach
a crush on them
2) To hit it off with (someone)
b) To say romantic things to someone
3) Puppy love
c) To get along well with someone
4) Whisper sweet nothings
d) Infatuation (strong feelings of love)
usually experienced by school-age
5) Have a thing for (someone)
children or teenagers

e) A mixture of nervousness and

excitement

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 Let’s Talk Pictures!
How would you deal with a boring date?

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 Feedback & Related Lessons
Provide each student with specific feedback on the areas that need
improvement based on today’s live session topic.

• Asking Questions: When & Where (#0094)

• Asking Questions: Who & What (#0093)
• At the Movies with Negatives (#0090)
• At the Movies Vocabulary (#0089)
• Pronunciation: Short /a/ & short /e/ (#0279)
• The movie starts in five minutes! (#0385)

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Advanced Lesson Content

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 Advanced: Ideas Out of the Box
What emotions are commonly experienced when asking someone on a date?

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 Advanced: Vocabulary

Invite Enchanting
Sweaty palms Apprehensive
Crush Conjecture
Blushing Suave
Rejection Enamor
Meal Recapitulate
Date Acceptance
Courage Charming
Approach Coy
Confidence Persevering
Excitement Nonchalant

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 Advanced: Vocabulary Practice
Use the words below to create your own sentences:

Enchanting Ex: Every man wants to capture the heart of a beautiful and
enchanting woman.
Conjecture
Enamor
Suave
Persevering
Coy

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 Advanced: Matching
Match the words to their corresponding image.

A.
Receptive

B.
Disquieting

Coquettish
C.

Snubbing
D.

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 Advanced: Synonyms & Antonyms
Match the synonyms & antonyms to each listed word:

Synonyms Word Antonyms

Determined Enchanting Confident

Speculation Apprehensive Repelling
Shy Coy Nervous
Composed Nonchalant Unabashed
Mesmerizing Persevering Proof
Anxious Conjecture Give up

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 Advanced: Discussion

• In your opinion, what are some common mistakes that people make when
approaching someone for a date?

• Why do you think that rejection is so hard to deal with?

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 Advanced: Let’s Talk!

Clay: When are you going to finally ask Lisa out on a date, Tommy?

Tommy: I’ve been working myself up to it lately. I’m just scared that I’ll
approach her and then draw a blank.

Clay: You’ve just got to chill out about it. You’re a bundle of nerves. You need to
rehearse what you’re going to say to her and learn how to project an air of
confidence about yourself. Women love confident guys.

Tommy: I know that but it’s much easier said than done. The last time I tried it,
I was blushing like crazy and my palms were sweaty.

Clay: I know what you mean. It’s the same problem I had with Sarah last year.
That girl always gave me butterflies in my stomach.

Tommy: Really? I didn’t know you had a thing for Sarah.

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 Advanced: Let’s Talk! Follow up

• The conversation uses several phrases (draw a blank, chill out, bundle of
nerves, easier said than done, butterflies in my stomach, had a thing for).
What do you think each of these mean?
• If you were in Clay’s situation, how would you go about asking Alicia out?

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 Advanced: Reading Comprehension

When you meet someone new and you both seem to like each other, it can seem
maddening when neither of you makes the first move to ask for a date. You may
wonder if the person of your interest is as fascinated in you, or if you’re just
imagining the chemistry you feel. By hesitating, you may even lose the opportunity
to find out if you’re right for each other. So what should you do?

Gauge their interest carefully. Just because you’re head over heals for them doesn’t
mean that they feel the same way. Engage in eye contact and smile to see if they
do the same. If your smile is returned, make basic conversation with them and see
if they do the same.

When it does come time to ask for a date, think about how you want it to sound
and the words that you are going to use. Practice in front of a mirror (when no one
else is around preferably!) Often, we think that something sounds cool in our heads
but when we say it out loud, we cringe at how dumb it sounds.

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 Advanced: Reading Discussion

• The article advises a person to think carefully about what they are going to say
before asking someone out. Some people may feel that this will end up
sounding mechanical. In your opinion, is it better to rehearse your lines or
make them spontaneous? Why?

• The article provides some helpful tips on how to gauge a person’s interest in
you. What other tips can you think of that might help you accurately assess
another’s interest?

• The first paragraph of the text provides an example situation in which two
people get along well but no one asks the other for a date. If you were in that
situation, how would you go about asking the other person for a date?

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 Advanced: Expressions & Phrases
Match the idiom to its meaning.

a) To make someone fall in love with

1) Get cold feet
you
2) Steal (someone's) heart
b) To be infatuated with another
person
3) On the rocks
a) To look at someone in a way that
4) Make eyes at (someone)
makes it clear that you find him or
her attractive
5) Hung up on (someone)
b) To be having relationship difficulties

c) To become nervous or afraid about

going through with something

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 Feedback & Related Lessons

Provide each student with specific feedback on the areas that need
improvement based on today’s live session topic.

• Compare /ow/ (now) vs. long /o/ (no) (#0202)

• Compare short /e/ (said) vs. long /a/ (say) (#0206)
• Hello, May I Speak to…? (#0418)
• Do you want to meet up for dinner? (#0423)
• Practice Reducing Sounds (#0186)
• Stressed and Unstressed Syllables (#0175)

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Credits
Pictures:
blog.themillionairenurse.com
inbruges.info
healthcaretips-fact-guide.blogspot.com
ehow.com
signs-of-a-cheater.com
kansascitydatingsite.info
myaspergers.net
e-newsdigest.com
Blacknbougie.com
http://www.jupiterimages.com/
annerondepierre.com

Content:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com
http://www.idiomconnection.com/relationship.html
http://www.suite101.com/content/dos-and-donts-of-asking-someone-a27471

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 Disclaimer/ Descargo de responsabilidad:

This is the complete content for the lesson. It

includes both general and advanced slides. The
experience during each live session will vary
depending on the level of the class and not all slides
will be covered.

Este es el contenido completo de la lección. Se

incluye diapositivas general y avanzada. La
experiencia durante cada sesión en vivo variará en
función del nivel de la clase y no todas las
diapositivas serán cubiertas.
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