SPEED DATING – Three minutes to meet your matchThese days it seems to be impossible for some people to find the partner of their dreams. Perhaps people are spending too much time at work or perhaps people are just too choosy, but whatever the reason, more and more men and women are using dating services to help them find love. Speed dating is the latest craze, and we asked Luigi, an organizer of speed dating evenings in San Francisco, to tell us how it works. “The idea of speed dating is that you meet as many potential partners as possible in an evening. People know that first impressions are very important and they don’t want to waste time talking to the wrong person.”

“At a speed dating evening, there is always an even number of participants and an equal number of men and women. This way you always have somebody to speak to. First of all, we give each man and each woman a button with a number on it. When the ‘dating’ begins, the two participants with button number one start at table number one. The two with button number two start at table number two and so on. After a few minutes, a bell rings and the men stand up and move to the next table while the woman stay in their chairs. The men have to move however much they are enjoying the conversation at the time.” “Between each ‘date’ you’re allowed a minute to make notes about the person you’ve talked to. The evening continues until you’ve met everyone there. You have just enough time with each person to decide if you want to see them again. Everyone gives their notes to the organizer, and they make arrangements if a couple want to meet again. You only make contact with the people you like with people who like you. There is no need for difficult phone calls or trying to avoid people you don’t want to see.” Some people think that speed dating is unnatural. They say it makes first impressions too important and feel that people need time to get to know each other. Whatever they think, though, speed dating is very popular and its coming to your town soon.

Answer the questions below based on the text.

1.     What is the basic idea of speed dating?

2.     What if I want to see people again?

3.     Does everyone think speed dating is a good idea?

4.     How do speed dating evenings work?

5.     Why do people need help to find love?

Choose the best answer.

1.     The partner of their dreams means….

a.     The perfect person to start a business with

b.     The perfect boyfriend or girlfriend

c.      Somebody they knew in the past

2.     The latest craze is something that…

a.     Is very popular at the moment

b.     People think is crazy

c.      Comes from the U.S.

3.     The first impressions are…

a.     The first words you say to somebody

b.     Your first boyfriend or girlfriend

c.      What you think about somebody when you first meet them

4.     Waste time means…

a.     To not use time in a good way

b.     To use time to do good things

c.      To wait for something to happen

5.     An even number is, for example….

a.      1, 3, 5, or 7

b.     5, 10, 15, or 20

c.      2, 4, 6, or 8

6.     An equal number of, means, for example….

a.     Two men and three women

b.     Three women and two men

c.      Three men and three women

7.      A bell rings means there is…

a.     A bright light

b.  A sudden noise

c.     music

8.     When participants make notes, they….

a.      Write things or paper

b.     Ask more questions

c.      Exchange phone numbers

9.     Make contact with means…

a.     See or speak to gain

b.     Touch

c.      remember

10.     If you try to avoid somebody, you try…

a.      To see them

b.     Not see them

c.      To find their phone numbers

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