Part One: Warm-Up
Discuss the following warm-up questions with a partner or group. Do not stop speaking for 10 minutes!
Student One Student Two Student Three Student Four
- What is a soulmate?
- Is it more important to love or be loved?
- How is attraction different than love?
- What images spring to mind when you hear the word, "love"?
- Does love last forever?
- Do you believe there is one person out there for each of us?
- What is the most romantic movie you know?
- Why do you think some people fall out of love?
- Do you love to live and live to love?
- Is it possible to fall in love at first sight?
- In public, how much affection is too much?
- Is love all you need?
- What is the difference between love and being in love?
- Is it possible to love someone too much?
- Why are most songs about love?
- Can we love someone or something more than ourselves?
Part Two: Vocabulary #1
Open the
Exercise document. Follow the instructions in the document.
Part Three: Discuss
Work with a partner or group. Discuss answers to the following questions:
- Have you ever been heartbroken?
- Can you see yourself at some point getting divorced in your life?
- Do you have a crush on anyone at the moment?
- Do find it difficult to work up enough courage to ask people out?
- Have you ever been on a blind date? If not, would you consider trying it?
- Have you ever grown apart from someone? If so, who was it? Why did you grow apart from them?
- What's the best way to meet and get to know members of the opposite sex?
- Have you ever fallen in love? Why or why not?
- What is something that happened in your past that you still can't get over?
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Part Four: Vocabulary #2
Read the sentences below. What do the words in blue mean? You might find it helpful to use a
dictionary. Discuss your answers with a partner or group.
- Ideally, my husband would be somewhat tall and dark.
- It's hard for her to click with guys because she's so picky.
- Everyone says she's pretty but I don't find her attractive at all.
- I didn't bring this up because I assumed it would bore you.
- If you feel too shy to talk about tampons, you can just call them "feminine products."
- Every successful romantic relationship starts with good chemistry.
- I honestly believe that fate brought us together.
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Part Five: Numbers
In the video below, the man mentions several numbers. Watch the video with a partner. Together, make a list of each number the man mentions along with the meaning of the number.
Part Six: Calculation
Based on your answers in Part Three, help your partner calculate the odds of them finding their soulmate in the city you live in.
Part Seven: Lessthanone.com
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