False teeth acne a missing limb extremely short thick body hair huge nose BO (body odour) pierced tongue bad breath completely bald a hairy mole overweight very thin hairy legs

There are habits and characteristics which repel rather than attract. Look at the list in the box for anything potentially embarrassing or offensive.

Listen again, render the passages you hear and give a reply to the problem page letter.

Listen again and write down five phrasal verbs connected to relationships. There are clues in the box.

Listen to the problem page letters then match the sentences to the correct letter.

Butterfly

The author of this short poem compares love to a butterfly. Say what else love can be compared to.

Good-looking funny sympathetic jealous introvert fashionable extrovert sensible flirtatious shy understanding selfish egotistical sensitive.

Look at the vocabulary given in the box. You see these are all adjectives describing a personality. Read the adjectives in turn and explain them in English.

Love. Dating. Marriage.

III. Read, Listen and Discuss

1) Work in pairs. Discuss the quotations below. What do you think they mean? Which ones do you agree with? Which do you disagree? Which do you find amusing?

Love conquers all things. Virgil

Love is blind. English proverb

Marry in haste. Repent at leisure. English proverb

When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one. Helen Rowland, American writer

Marriage is like a dull meal with the dessert at the beginning. Henri, Compte de Toulouse-Lautrec

Do you know other sayings about love and relationships?

Which of these adjectives describe the boyfriend/ girlfriend you would like to have? Give your reasons.

You took my love gently in you hands

Like a butterfly;

Then you plucked off one of the wings

And laughed as it flopped upon the ground.

by D.J. Solomon, student

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

a) I get jealous when I see her laughing with other boys.
b) She’s making me choose between my friends and her.
c) She’s a geek but I like her.
d) My friend will never forgive me but he’s worth it.
e) I want to tell her to stop.
f) I hope I didn’t hurt feelings, shy people can be sensitive.
g) She’s so insecure.
h) I know that we’d be happy together but it’s a terrible thing to do to a friend.

1. break off a relationship
2. like a lot and think in the same way
3. be boyfriend and girlfriend
4. something or someone is on your mind
5. invite someone somewhere

4) Discuss the questions:

How important is it for you to have a partner who is physically attractive?

Could you fall in love with someone who was physically unattractive?

Have you ever been out with someone who had a disgusting/ embarrassing habit?

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