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Word FileI. Types of Dates single date: 男女單獨約會 going out in groups: 聯誼會 double date: 兩對男女一起約會 cyber date: 網路約會 blind date: 第三者安排的初次約會

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II. Some Useful Expressions Used in Dating love at first sight: 一見鍾情 fall in love: 戀愛 Mr. Right: 合適的結婚對象 make up: 和好如初 dreamboat: 夢中情人 break up: 分手 have a fight: 吵架 go steady: 與…固定交往 be meant for each other: 天生一對 Back

ExpansionI. Looking for LoveII . A Love Song

I. Looking for Love 9 They got married.   John asked Susan out.   They began dating again.   They went steady for a year. They fell in love at first sight.   1 They met at a party.   They had a fight. They made up. They broke up.

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Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the missing words.  

Everybody Loves Somebody

Everybody loves somebody sometime.

Everybody ______ in love somehow.

Something in your ______just told me my sometime isnow.  

Everybody finds somebody some place.

There’s no ______ where love may appear.

Something in my heart ______ saying, “My some place is here.”

If I had it in my power, I’d arrange for every girl to have your charm.

Then, every ______, every hour, every boy would find what I found in your arms.

And although my ______ was overdue, your love made it well-worth ______ for someone like you.

Everybody loves somebody sometime.

If I had it in my power, I’d arrange for every girl to have your charm.

Then, every ______, every hour, every boy would find what I found in your arms.

And although my ______ was overdue, your love made it well-worth ______ for someone like you.

Everybody loves somebody sometime.

Everybody loves somebody sometime.

Everybody falls in love somehow.

Something in your kissjust told me my sometime isnow.  

Everybody finds somebody some place.

There’s no telling where love may appear.

Something in my heart keeps saying, “My some place is here.”

If I had it in my power, I’d arrange for every girl to have your charm.

Then, every minute, every hour, every boy would find what I found in your arms.

And although my dream was overdue, your love made it well-worth waiting for someone like you.

Everybody loves somebody sometime.

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Writing Writing PracticePractice

What is a

SUPPORTING SUPPORTING SENTENCESENTENCE???

In a paragraph, In a paragraph, supporting supporting sentences sentences

ADD DETAILSADD DETAILS to the topic to the topic sentence.sentence.

ExerciseExercise

Crossit out!

Each of the following paragraphs has one sentence that is not related.

1

In the old days there was a saying:

Never kiss a girl on your first date.

Generally speaking, I kept to the

rule. One time, however, I took a girl

to the movies and we seemed to hit

it off immediately.

Generally speaking, I kept to the

rule. One time, however, I took a girl

to the movies and we seemed to hit

it off immediately.

story about dating a girl

1

We started kissing almost as soon as

the movie started and continued

right to the end! My brother hated to

talk about girls with me. Don’t ask

me what the movie was about. I can’t

remember and probably, neither can

she, but we both agreed it was the

best movie we ever saw!

We started kissing almost as soon

as the movie started and continued

right to the

end! Don’t ask

me what the movie was about. I can’t

remember and probably, neither can

she, but we both agreed it was the

best movie we ever saw!

Continue the story and support the topic of kissing

2

The relationship between young

people is very different from that in

the old days. Youngsters don’t have

patience like before. Friendships are

made and broken more easily. Few

people treasure long relationships.

One difference in relationship: No

Patience

Youngsters don’t havepatience like before.

Friendships aremade and broken more easily. Few people treasure long relationships.

Result of no patience in relationship

There are a lot more places for

young people to go to, like discos

and pubs. Maybe this is part of the

reason for the increasing divorce

rate.

2

Maybe this is part of thereason for the increasing divorcerate.

Another result of no patience in relationship

3

My first date was a terrible

experience. As my date and I walked

from my home to the theater, I

almost fell for three times. It was all

because of the high heels I wore.

Fortunately, I went to the Lost and

Found and got my purse back.

Describing the date

As my date and I walked

from my home to the theater, I

almost fell for three times. It was all

because of the high heels I wore.

My date was such an inconsiderate p

erson that he didn’t even notice that

I walked with a limp. When we finally

got to the theater, the tickets were all

sold out. We could do nothing but “

walk” home. What a terrible date!

3My date was such an inconsiderate p

erson that he didn’t even notice that

I walked with a limp. When we finally

got to the theater, the tickets were all

sold out. We could do nothing but “

walk” home. What a terrible date!

Continue describing the

date