Freshmen English Listening & Speaking

Unit 5 – Who pays?

Kuei-Min Huang, PhD

Ask a Partner

When do boys and girls start dating –going out with each other?

On the first date, how many people usually go together?

Who usually asks for a date? Where is a good place for a 1st date?

Listen to David’s story

David had a date last night. He isn’t very happy about it. He is telling Stan about it.

Check your Understanding

1. Why was Joan upset with David?2. Why does David want Joan to pay

half of the bill on a date?3. Does Stan agree with David’s idea of

the man and the woman splitting the bill?

4. Does David want to go out with Joan again?

Listen again

And try to find the answers for each statement by underlining them.

vocabulary

Terrific: very good, wonderful Expensive: things cost a lot of $ Fair: being equal Equal: = as in 1 + 1 = 2, the same Split: to share, to break up something

into small parts Offer: to ask if others need something,

to give

What do you think?

When a woman asks a man for a date, she should pay.

When a man asks a woman for a date, he should pay.

Men should always pay. That’s what men do. It’s tradition.

Rules for Dating

Answer the questions in p. 28 by yourself.

In the “My question” section, write down all the questions you want to ask your opposite sex / topics you can talk about on a first date.

E.g.

With a new partner

Discuss your dating rulesA: Who do you think should ask for a

date?B: I don’t think it matters. Either a

woman or a man can ask. What do you think?

C: I don’t think so. I think the man should always ask.

How to ask someone out?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG9onnTfRPU

http://www.videojug.com/interview/asking-a-man-out-2 (ask a man out)

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-chat-someone-up-on-the-train-bus-or-tube (chat up someone on a bus or tube)

Culture: American Dating TipsDos Don’ts

Be attentive

Eye contact

Plan ahead of time

Meet in public

Offer to split the bill

Act chivalrous (4 Man)

Jokes!

Substantial topics

Follow up!

Act distracted

Lecture

be pretentious

Agree for the sake of agreeing

Make any uninvited physical advances

Drink too much

Date Body Language

Positive Negative

Make lots of eye-contact

Sits up

Leaning forward

Stands next to you

Palms up

constantly reflecting your behavior

Crossed arms

Yawn

Look at everything else but you

Nodding too much

‘Cat bum’

“My question”

With a good friend/or not, try to finish your “My question”

In a group of 6 (1 Male, 5 females): Let’s look at them together.

A fun night out with friends

Think of a fun night out with your friends and ‘potential date’.

Go to p. 29 Start from step 2: Prepare