To Our Class
WARM-UP
Look at the clues below and tell me what the noun phrase is. This noun phrase has 2 words.
ONLINE FRIENDS
People you know through the internet and only chat with on the internet.
ONLINE FRIENDS
1. Have you got any online friends?
2. How often do you meet him/ her/ them?
3. What can you learn from online friends?
4. Do you want to meet him/ her/ them face to face?
Unit 2
RELATIONSHIPS
PERIOD 16: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
1. Hung I can learn about…………………………….. and…………………………… because his online friends can be anywhere in the world.
1. Listen to Hung’s opinions about online friends. Fill in each blank with no more than three words.
I. COMMUNICATION
different cultures
lifestyles
2. Hung can contact with his online friends…………… he wants, as long as they are……………….
whenever
online
3. Hung can …………………. because he doesn’t have to spend money on dinners, parties or cinema tickets.
save money
4. The most important benefit of having online friends is that he can……………………………… quickly when he doesn’t feel………………. with that person any more.
end a relationship
comfortable
5. Sometimes he doesn’t know for sure who these friends really are, as they may not use……………………….. and post other people’s photos.
their real names
1. What can Hung learn from his online friends? Why?.
2. Answer the questions about Hung
I. COMMUNICATION
2. What can he contact these friends?
3. Why can he save money?
4. What is the most important benefit of having online friends?
5. What does Hung dislike about online friendships?
1. get/ have/ improve/ better more knowledge of different/ various cultures and lifestyles because they come from the different countries all over the world
Suggested answers
2. can contact/ get through whenever he wants as long as they’re ready online.
3. Because of not spending money on meals/ parties/ drinks/ coffee/ cinema tickets/ comestic....
4. Naturally, he can end this relationship qickly without any tress/ sadness/ boredom/ alone ......
5. Maybe, Online friends use their nick/ unreal name....
I. COMMUNICATION
3. Discuss the following questions in groups
If you have online friends, do you want to meet them face to face? Why and why not?
If we find that our online friends have many things in common with us, we can meet them face to face to deepen the relationship
Many people can turn their online friends into their close friends in real life.
Meeting online friends in real life gives us chances to travel to different places and experience various cultures and lifestyles as they come from different places around the world.
No need to meet because an online friend can disappear overnight.
It’s risky and very dangerous to believe in an online friend because of much false information, so we shouldn’t meet them.
Online friends may live far from each other, therefore meeting them in real life is not convenient.
YES
NO
II. CULTURE:
DATING AROUND THE WORLD
Have you dated anyone?
Where
1. Dating expressions
- Group dating (np):
Hẹn hò theo nhóm
- A one-to-one date (np):
Hẹn hò với từng cá nhân
- Speed dating (np):
Hẹn hò tốc độ
- Online dating (np):
Hẹn hò trực tuyến
- select potential matches (v)
Lựa chọn đối tác tiềm năng
- Online dating assistant (np):
Tư vấn về hẹn hò trực tuyến
II. CULTURE: DATING AROUND THE WORLD
a. Online dating
US
b. Speed dating
Singapore
c. Group dating
Europe and Australia
CULTURE
1.Read the text about dating around the world, and complete the information in the table below the correct pictures on page 23.
Task 2. Read the text on page 22 again. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). Tick (✓) the correct boxes.
3. Discuss with a partner
Are group dating, speed dating, and online dating popular in Viet Nam? Why or why not?
Group dating is very popular in Viet Nam, especially among young people. Speed dating is not popular as there are no companies that provide that kind of service. Online dating services can be found on the internet, but they are not very popular as many people think online dating is not safe.
-Online dating services can be found on the internet, but they are not very popular as many people think online dating is not safe.
II. CULTURE: DATING AROUND THE WORLD
2. Read the text. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).
T
F
NG
1. Group dating helps people feel more at ease
2. Australian people don`t like one-to-one dating.
3. The Singaporean government encourages young people to take part in dating events.
4. One-to-one dating is not popular in Singapore.
5. Online dating is popular in the United States because it does not cost too much money.
6. People using the "online dating assistant" service need to communicate by email before meeting face to face.
T
NG
F
3. Read the text again. Complete the information in the table below.
KINDS OF
DATING
WHERE
STEPS
Online dating
In the United States
Online dating assistant helps customers to build their profiles
Select potential matches and let them meet face to face
Speed dating
In Singapore
Spend a few minutes talking to one person then moving to the next
Group dating
In Europe and Australia
About 30 people take part in events and spend time together
If possible, go on a one-to-one date
4. How to make a good impression on a first date?
Suggest making a good impression on a first date....
On a first date
Get yourself clean
Pick out a sharp outfit
On a first date
Style and groom
Put on a smile
Arrive on time
Be polite and gentle
Be yourself
Ask positive questions
Really LISTEN to what he/she`s saying
Don`t talk about yourself the entire time
Be confident, and have fun.
Don`t give away too much, too soon
(don`t be an open book)
Homework
Learn by heart all new words and phrases
Complete the information in the given table.
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