Língua Inglesa IV A Compreensão e produção oral. Lesson 01. Vocabulary Development. Bits of culture. Dating

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1 Lesson 01 Vocabulary Development Bits of culture In Britain young people (teenagers) start dating around the age of 14 or 15. In the UK it s common for young people to go out on a date without their parents. Teenagers usually go out to watch a film, attend a party or watch a concert or other event. Usually young people in the UK go on dates with people they know for fun. Going on a date doesn t mean the couple will get married. Teenagers usually chose their own dates however sometimes they meet someone they haven t met before, this is called a blind date. Sometimes two couples go on a date as a group and this is called a double date. When a couple go out on a date sometimes they share the cost or go Dutch. However sometimes the boy will pay. (adapted from: In Canada and the USA a boyfriend or girlfriend means a romantic friend, lover, NOT just a friend. There are different degrees of boyfriend and girlfriend. If you are seeing / dating someone it may or may not be serious, meaning that you may or may not date other people. If it is a serious (committed) relationship, of course you would not go on a date with a different person. Dating As we could see in the listening and speaking session, Angel was trying to fix Debbie out with a guy. Now she s helping Kent (her best friend) to find a girlfriend. Kent has already had one bad experience double dating and Angel is trying to convince him to go on a blind date. Before listening to their conversation try to match the words below with their translation. 1. to ask someone out To ask someone to go on a date with you; to ask someone (who you are attracted to) to meet you for a drink, coffee, etc. 2. to go on a blid date To out with someone you have never seen 3. to make out To kiss passionately, etc 4. to break up with To stop seeing each other. to end a (romantic) relationship. 5. to cheat on Informal - to be sexually unfaithful (often fol. by on) ( ) Um rolo ( ) Dividir as despesas com as saídas ( ) Dar uma de cupido ( ) Trair (passar chifre) ( ) Dar um gelo 1

2 6. to dump somebody To dismiss somebody 7. to go dutch To have each person pay his or her own expenses 8. to go steady To date one person exclusively 9. to have a crush on To have a foolish or all-absorbing passion 10. to stand somebody up To fail to keep an appointment with (someone, esp. a sweetheart or date) 11. to give a cold shoulder To ignore someone deliberately 12. To make up To become reconciled, as after a quarrel 13. To fix somebody up To provide a companion on a date for 14. A fling To be sexually engaged but not seriously emotionally involved 15. An affair An intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration 16. to get something off your chest To talk about things that are bothering you 17. To beat around the bush speak indirectly or evasively; not directly address the problem ( ) Fazer as pazes depois de uma briga ( ) Sair com alguém que não se conhece ( ) Dar o bolo, dar o balão em alguém. ( ) Um caso ( ) Terminar o namoro ( ) Namorar sério ( ) Desabafar (Conversar sobre coisas que estão te incomodando). ( ) Namorar (dar uns amassos) ( ) Enrolar (Não ir direto ao ponto) ( ) Ter uma quedinha por alguém ( ) Dar o fora em alguém ( ) Convidar alguém para sair Now listen to the words and repeat Para escutar o áudio acesse o ambiente SOLAR 2

3 SENTENCES To dump To cheat on A fling An affair To break up with To fall in love with To go dutch To go steady To have a crush on To stand somebody up To give a cold shoulder To make up To fix somebody up A double date To two-time A speed date Now listen to their conversation and number the expression they use with the expressions you saw in the exercise above. Use the same number used in table above. Para escutar o áudio acesse o ambiente SOLAR Help Glossary Led me on: made me interested in her. They show their true colors: they show themselves as they really are. They promise you the moon: They promise you impossible things. You've found the one: You have found the love of your life. To put up with: To tolerate. Listen to Kent and Angel and fill in the blanks Kent and Angel are best friends and Angel is trying to help Kent to find a girlfriend. Kent: Hey, Kent. Hi To talk to you. Well, if you REALLY want to, then say it. Go ahead. I hate it when you just 3

4 Okay. Do you want the truth? [Yeah!] Do you remember that girl you said me? [Yeah, Jan.] Well, after hearing that, I was really interested Kent: andwe went out on a date. After the first date, I started to think that she was the one, but then, she on the second date. I mean, she led me on and then me after that for some guy with a fancy car named Bob! Oh, BOB Maccoy. [Whatever!] Come on. It wasn't THAT bad. Not that bad!? Women always say that men don't show their true colors until they get serious, Kent: but women do the same thing. Hey, MEN can be real jerks, too, darling. I mean, they promise you the moon, they make you think they're Mr. Right, and just when you think you've found the one, they drop you like a rock when something new comes along. [Ahh.] Women shouldn't have to put up with that kind of stuff. Yeah, Yeah, but I think it goes BOTH ways in dating and marriage. You have to be completely honest in a relationship, right? [Yeah.] And communicate openly before you Kent: decide to tie the knot, AND you can't give someone the and expect things to be all rosy. If you hurt someone's feelings, then you have to work hard to. AND there have to be a certain amount of give-and-take. Kent: Of course. Anyway, uh, yeah. Anyway, uh, what's the girl's name? Ah, so you ARE interested... Kent: Well, not really, but since you mentioned it... Answers Hey, Kent. Kent: Hi To talk to you. Well, if you REALLY want to (16. get something off your chest), then say it. Go ahead. I hate it when you just (17. beat around the bush). Kent: Okay. Do you want the truth? [Yeah!] Do you remember that girl you said (9. had a crush on) me? [Yeah, Jan.] Well, after hearing that, I was really interested andwe went out on a date. After the first date, I started to think that she was the one, but then, she (10. stood me up) on the second date. I mean, she led me on and then (6. dumped) me after that for some guy with a fancy car named Bob! Oh, BOB Maccoy. [Whatever!] Come on. It wasn't THAT bad. Kent: Not that bad!? Women always say that men don't show their true colors until they get serious, but women do the same thing. Hey, MEN can be real jerks, too, darling. I mean, they promise you the moon, they make you think they're Mr. Right, and just when you think you've found the one, they drop you like a rock when something new comes along. [Ahh.] Women shouldn't have to put up with that kind of stuff. Kent: Yeah, Yeah, but I think it goes BOTH ways in dating and marriage. You have to be completely honest in a relationship, right? [Yeah.] And communicate openly before you decide to tie the knot, AND you can't give someone the (11. cold shoulder) and expect things to be all rosy. If you hurt someone's feelings, then you have to work hard to (12. make up). AND there have to be a certain amount of give-and-take. Kent: Of course. Anyway, uh, yeah. Anyway, uh, what's the girl's name? Ah, so you ARE interested... Kent: Well, not really, but since you mentioned it... 4

5 Further words Blind date this is when neither of the people going on the date have met each other previously and they were introduced to each other by a friend they both know. To fix someone up or to set someone up is to arrange a date for that person. Double date - when two couples go on a date together. Double dating is NOT when one man has two girlfriends, or a girl has two boyfriends. This situation is called twotiming. He is two-timing on his girlfriend with another woman. Get engaged To get engaged is to promise to get married. An engagement happens after one person (traditionally the man) proposes to the other person. After someone is engaged, we call the man a fiancé and the woman a fiancée. Let s Practice Corner 1 Go to - and listen to the conversation and do the exercises. Further Practice Evaluation Choose four of the questions below and interview a classmate, record the interview and post it in your portfolio. 1. Have you ever gone on a blind date? 2. Have you ever been stood up? 3. Have you ever stood someone up? What did you say the next time you saw the person you stood up? 4. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of double dating? 5. Do you know anyone who is separated? Divorced? 6. Do you know anyone who is a two-timer? 7. Have you ever two-timed / cheated on someone? 8. What are some of the problems someone might have when they two-time someone? 9. Do you find it difficult to break up with someone? How do you do it without hurting their feelings? (a nice way). End of the Practice Corner 1 5