Unit 13: Flat pack skyscrapers
Comparatives and superlatives
Select a unit
- 1Pop-ups
- 2Hidden talents
- 3Can't buy me love
- 4Travellers' tales
- 5The colleague from hell
- 6Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7Career changes
- 8Art
- 9Project management
- 10The dog ate my homework!
- 11The diary of a double agent
- 12Fashion forward
- 13Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14Extreme sports
- 15Food fads
- 16Me, my selfie and I
- 17Endangered animals
- 18A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19I'm really sorry...
- 20Telling stories
- 21Fakes and phrasals
- 22Looking to the future
- 23Becoming familiar with things
- 24From rags to riches
- 25Against the odds
- 26Our future on Mars?
- 27Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28Dodgy dating
- 29Annoying advice
- 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
Session 4
You've seen someone who you think is really good-looking, but how do you start a conversation with them? Learn how to chat someone up in this session.
Activity 2
The person of your dreams
Your chance to chat someone up
Imagine you're at a house party. Beautiful Spanish guitar music is playing. The sun is setting and the sky has turned a beautiful orange colour. Just then, you see a guy/girl standing by the drinks table. This is the person of your dreams. You need to get to know them better. You're feeling brave, and walk over.
ነቲ ጽሑፍ ብምንባብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ
To do
Can you get a date with the person of your dreams? This is just for fun. There are no answers that are completely right or wrong - in fact any of these might work if you have enough confidence! But just remember our tips and see how many points you can get.
This is your chance...
4 Questions
You've just seen the person of your dreams. But can you chat them up? Try our fun quiz!
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Activity
You've just seen the person of your dreams. But can you chat them up? Try our fun quiz!
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It's best not to be too direct to begin with. Maybe comment on your surroundings?Question 1 of 4
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Activity
You've just seen the person of your dreams. But can you chat them up? Try our fun quiz!
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You still don't know if they like you, best to keep it casual.Question 2 of 4
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Activity
You've just seen the person of your dreams. But can you chat them up? Try our fun quiz!
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You've found a common interest. Great! But don't put them off by being too obvious.Question 3 of 4
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Activity
You've just seen the person of your dreams. But can you chat them up? Try our fun quiz!
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Make it clear that you like them - without scaring them.Question 4 of 4
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
How did you do?
Let's look at your feedback.
- Score 4/4 Well done! You're going on a date!
- Score 3/4 Pretty good. Don't give up, this is the person of your dreams!
- Score 2/4 That wasn't a complete disaster, but you could do better.
- Score 1/4 Oh dear, probably best to leave now.
- Score 0/4 That couldn't have gone any worse. The person of your dreams thinks you are awful.
End of Session 4
Well, we hope that was fun. Remember, most of these conversational tips are relevant to daily life. It's really just learning how to listen and keep someone's attention. And if all else fails, you can always use a cheesy chat-up line!
In the next session, we continue with the topic of love in Part 3 of our drama, The Importance of Being Earnest. Jack has asked the person of his dreams, Gwendolen, to marry him. But Gwendolen's mother is not at all happy with the plan. Can Jack convince her he's the man for her daughter?
Session Vocabulary
chat up
speak to someone you don't know to try to make them interested in youchat-up line
something you say to someone to start a conversation and show you are romantically interested in thembroke the ice
(here) said something casual to start a conversationcheesy
not very impressive; a bit silly
