Blind Date + curiosidades

Dear students,
I´m glad to send you something to improve your English!
Below is something we´re using at classes to help your vocabulary.
I hope you enjoy it too!
And send me some questions and doubts that you have, or will have during the classes, curiosities and any interesting things.
Best wishes, Teacher Luciana.

Curiosities:

batata-palha = shoestring potatoes - for any doubts about potatoes you´ll find it on: www.potatoes.com! They love potatoes! how to prepare them: http://www.faqs.org/docs/consumer/recipes/shoestring-potatoes.html
http://www.recipetips.com/glossary-term/t--38181/shoestring-potato.asp

Butt = (slang) Bottom - TAKE CARE THIS IS A BAD WORD!!! For example: "She told him to get off his butt and do something useful!"

Sites consultados: www.freesearch.co.uk and http://www.sk.com.br/forum/display_message.php?message_id=32853

Activity:

On a date: BLIND DATE

Vocabulary:

Blind date: kind of meeting with someone you don´t know in person yet;
To boast of - vangloriar-se;
Apathy - apatia;
To chat - conversar (de qualquer forma)
Date - encontro;
Enthusiasm - the same meaning in portuguese;
Karaoke bar - the same meaning in portuguese;
to start off with - começar com (algo/alguém);

Two Blind dates

What do you think will be more successful?

1- Kathy and Ron
K: - So, I was thinking we could start off with drinks at the Four Seasons.
R: - Sure, Whatever.
K: - And then have dinner at Cafeteria, or maybe the Union Square Café?
R: - Either way. It doesn´t matter.

2- Sue and Derek
D: - So, I was thinking we could start off with drinks at the new bar on the corner.S: - That sounds great!
D: - And then there are free Salsa lessons at Club Tropical. What do you think?
S: Cool! That sounds fun!

Questions:
A. Explain why do you think they will be successful? (the dialogue you choose)
B. What words these two couple had been used to express friendly and unfriendly each other ? Share them.

Explanation:
To show some enthusiasm you can use:

* Great!
* Excellent!
* Awesome!
* Cool!

To show that you don´t care use:
* That sounds fine. / okay.
* Whatever.
* I don´t really care!
* it doesn´t matter.
The last two sentences is more heavy and can offend the other person.

Exercises:

Chose the best answer for the dialogue:

A. Your blind date is twenty years old than you. You like younger men/women. He suggests going to the yacht club for drinks. You probably say:
1- Cool!
2- That sounds fine.

B. Your date suggests going to a karaoke bar. Singing is your passion! You probably say:
1- Awesome!
2 - I don´t really care!

C. your date suggests two restaurants you don´t really like. You say:
1- That sounds great!
2- Either way. it doesn´t matter.

D. Your date can´t stop talking about herself. You are very bored. So when she suggests going to a quiet place to chat, You probably say:
1- Excellent!
2- Whatever.

E. Your date is your dream man/woman: handsome, intelligent, funny and you have the same taste in music. So when he asks you if you want to go to a concert next week, you say:
1- That sounds fun!
2- Whatever.

** consulta feita no site www.parlo.com

Any doubts, you can use one of my communication addresses and phones, or bring it to the class too!
Have a nice week!-- Luciana S. Santosmsn: luciana_s_s@yahoo.com.brskype:luciana.soares