The Dating Game: Describing People & The Present Simple

Engage your students with the relatable world of modern romance while mastering essential English structures. “The Dating Game: Describing People & The Present Simple” is a comprehensive Pre-Intermediate resource designed to build communicative confidence through high-interest themes like online dating, “red flags,” and matchmaking events. This lesson provides a vibrant framework for teaching students how to describe themselves and others with precision.

This multi-skill resource includes:

• Reading & Vocabulary: An authentic article on the “Date My Mate” trend, paired with exercises to master opposite adjectives for personality—such as shy/outgoing and hardworking/lazy—and physical appearance pairs like straight/curly hair and slim/overweight. Students also explore essential dating idioms like blind dates, splitting the bill (or check), and deal-breakers.

• Grammar Practice: A deep dive into the Present Simple, covering the verb “to be” for identity and feelings alongside regular verbs for habits and routines. The lesson includes a dedicated focus on third-person spelling rules to eliminate common learner errors.

• Listening & Video: Interactive tasks based on the humorous “Match Made In Hell” dating app commercial and a “Who is Who?” character-matching listening exercise where students match verbal descriptions to diverse images.

• Speaking: Robust discussion prompts about “ideal partners” and a question-forming task designed to put grammar and personality vocabulary into immediate practice.

• Teacher Materials: A full teacher’s answer key and versions tailored for both UK and USA English curricula.

Exclusive Premium Features:

• Interactive “Date My Mate” Activity: A collaborative matchmaking task where students act as matchmakers, using the Present Simple to create a presentation highlighting a friend’s “green flags,” personality traits, and “ideal match”.

• Interactive “The Perfect Match” Activity: A dynamic logic and speaking game where students analyze ten unique character profiles, habits, and physical appearances to find five compatible couples.

• Comprehensive Homework Pack: A multi-page reinforcement set featuring a vocabulary “opposite description” rewriting task, Present Simple grammar drills, and a reading comprehension exercise based on authentic magazine-style dating profiles