Língua Inglesa IV – A Compreensão e produção oral Lesson 01

Língua Inglesa IV – A
Compreensão e produção oral
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: http://pc171115.pc.waseda.ac.jp/ccdl/ET/GEC/inter/u14/gi_u14.htm)
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
( ) Um rolo
( ) Dividir as despesas com as saídas
To out with someone you have never seen
3. to make out
( ) Dar uma de cupido
To kiss passionately, etc
4. to break up with
( ) Trair (passar chifre)
To stop seeing each other. to end a (romantic)
relationship.
5. to cheat on
( ) Dar um gelo
Informal - to be sexually unfaithful (often fol. by on)
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6. to dump somebody
( ) Fazer as pazes depois de uma briga
To dismiss somebody
7. to go dutch
( ) Sair com alguém que não se conhece
To have each person pay his or her own expenses
8. to go steady
( ) Dar o bolo, dar o balão em alguém.
To date one person exclusively
9. to have a crush on
( ) Um caso
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
( ) Terminar o namoro
( ) Namorar sério
To ignore someone deliberately
12. To make up
( ) Desabafar (Conversar sobre coisas que estão
te incomodando).
To become reconciled, as after a quarrel
13. To fix somebody up
( ) Namorar (dar uns amassos)
To provide a companion on a date for
14. A fling
To be sexually engaged but not seriously emotionally
involved
15. An affair
( ) Enrolar (Não ir direto ao ponto)
( ) Ter uma quedinha por alguém
An intense amorous relationship, usually of short
duration
16. to get something off your chest
( ) Dar o fora em alguém
To talk about things that are bothering you
17. To beat around the bush
speak indirectly or evasively; not directly address the
problem
( ) Convidar alguém para sair
Listening
Now listen to the words and repeat
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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
Listening
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.
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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.
Angel:
Kent:
Angel:
Hey, Kent.
Hi
To talk to you. Well, if you REALLY want to _________________, then say it. Go ahead. I
hate it when you just ____________________
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Kent:
Angel:
Kent:
Angel:
Kent:
Angel:
Kent:
Angel:
Kent:
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
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,
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
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.
Of course. Anyway, uh, yeah. Anyway, uh, what's the girl's name?
Ah, so you ARE interested . . .
Well, not really, but since you mentioned it . . .
Answers
Angel: Hey, Kent.
Kent: Hi
Angel: 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!
Angel: 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.
Angel: 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).
Angel: 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?
Angel: Ah, so you ARE interested . . .
Kent: Well, not really, but since you mentioned it . . .
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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
Listening
Go to - http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-love.htm and listen to the conversation and do
the exercises.
Further Practice 1
1. http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/romance/romanceindex.html
2. http://www.canada-esl.com/lessonsmain/dating.htm
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
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