Exercise 1

Work in pairs and match the words

from the box to the pictures.

nurse, engineer, painting, hiking,

teacher, reading, cooking, restaurant A. cooking

B. engineer C. painting
D. reading

F. hiking
E. teacher

H. nurse
G. restaurant

Now work in pairs and test each other. Cover the words.

Student A: point to a picture

Student B: say the word

Do you know the names of other things you see in the pictures?
Exercise 2
Sarah, Alex, David, and Emily are at a
speed dating event. Read the dialogues
and tick the things they talk about.

• Name ✓
• Age
• Nationality ✓
• Job ✓ At a speed dating event, you have a few
• Dreams minutes to chat, and then you switch to
• Hobbies ✓ talk to someone else. It's a quick way to
• Characters meet new friends or maybe even nd
someone you like!

Dialogue 1:
Sarah: Hi there, I'm Sarah.
Alex: Hello, Sarah. I'm Alex. So, what’s your job?
Sarah: I work as a nurse.
Alex: Cool! I’m an engineer myself. Why are you here?
Sarah: You know, meet new people. What about you?
Alex: Same here, make new friends. So, where are you from originally?
Sarah: I'm from Houston. You?
Alex: I'm originally from New York City. So, what are your hobbies?
Sarah: I enjoy painting and hiking.
Alex: Hiking? Ugh, I’m not a fan of mountains.

Dialogue 2:
David: Hi, I'm David. What's your name?
Emily: I'm Emily. Nice to meet you, David. So, what do you do?
David: I'm a teacher at the local high school.
Emily: That's great! I work in marketing myself. So, are you from
around here?
David: Yes, I've lived in London my whole life. What about you?
Emily: I'm originally from Canada. So, what do you like to do in your
free time?
David: I enjoy reading and cooking.
Emily: Cooking? I’m more into trying out new restaurants.
fi
Exercise 3
Read the dialogues again and tick the
sentences that are true.

1. Sarah works in a hospital. - true, ✓

2. Sarah and Alex were born in the same city. - false
3. Sarah and Alex have similar hobbies. - false
4. Emily teaches kids. - false
5. David is from the UK. - true, ✓
6. Emily moved to London. - true, ✓

Exercise 4
Complete the tables with the missing words.

STATEMENT
I am from Canada.
He is an engineer.
She
It (not)
You are into trying out new
We restaurants.
They

QUESTION
- Am I late?
What is your job?
Where are you from originally?

What do you like to do in your What does he like to do in his

free time? free time?
I work in marketing myself. She works in marketing herself.
I don’t enjoy hiking. He doesn’t enjoy hiking.
They don’t enjoy hiking.
Exercise 5
Complete the sentences with the missing words.

1. I'm originally from California.

2. What are your hobbies?
3. I enjoy playing basketball and watching movies.
4. Are you from around here?
5. I don’t like reading, but I’m a fan of watching movies.
6. I work for a small design agency.
7. My biggest dream is to go to Japan.
8. Are you shy or outgoing?
9. I'm not shy, but I don’t like to talk a lot when I meet
new people.
10. How old are you?

Exercise 6
Use the prompts to write questions and
answers for speed dating.

1. Do you enjoy reading books?

2. I'm not really into reading.
3. I'm originally from England.
4. I enjoy playing the piano and going for long walks.
5. What do you do for a living?
6. My biggest dream is to become a famous painter.
7. What do you dream about?
8. I’m very kind and I have a lot of friends.

Exercise 7
Use the prompts to role-play the conversations
at a speed dating event.

• Name: David
• Age: 32
• Nationality: British
• Job: teacher
• Hobbies: reading, playing tennis
• Personality: patient, friendly
• Dreams: to write a book
 • Name: So a
• Age: 25
• Nationality: Spanish
• Job: engineer
• Hobbies: playing the guitar, cooking
• Personality: sociable, kind
• Dreams: to start her own business
and travel to every continent

• Name: Lucas
• Age: 30
• Nationality: French
• Job: doctor
• Hobbies: photography, skiing
• Personality: funny, shy
• Dreams: to go to the Oscars

• Name: Emily
• Age: 26
• Nationality: Australian
• Job: designer
• Hobbies: sur ng, painting
• Personality: easygoing, creative
• Dreams: to open her dance school
fi
fi