SPEED DATING

STEP 1
Think of different ways of meeting a romantic partner. Share your ideas with the class.

STEP 2
Which way of meeting a new partner is the best and why?

STEP 3
Pair up! One of you should describe their idea of a dream date while the other describes their idea of a nightmare date.

STEP 4
Share your insights with the class.

STEP 5
You are going to watch a short film in which a young woman called Ava goes speed-dating.

Speed-dating: an organised event normally held in a bar in which single people seeking romantic relationships have a series of short conversations with potential partners in order to determine whether there is a mutual interest.

STEP 6
 Have you or anyone you know been speed-dating?
 Would you consider going speed-dating?
 What are the advantages of speed-dating?

STEP 7
 What does Ava decide to wear?
 How does she feel when she arrives at the bar?
 What are the three rules of speed-dating?
 What is wrong with each of Ava’s dates? Give as much detail as possible.
 Is the ending happy?