How to chat someone up in a nightclub
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Introduction
This support pack accompanies the video How to chat someone up in a nightclub.
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This support pack contains the following materials:
a pre-watching vocabulary activity;
the transcript;
a language task
Before you watch / read
Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions.
1. hold something
2. love at first sight 3. raisin
against someone
4. date 5. airport 6. take off
Definitions:
a. A dried grape
b. A dried fruit from a palm tree
c. To think badly about a person because of something they did
d. When an aircraft leaves the ground to start its journey
e. A place where aircraft take off and land
f. A strong instant attraction to someone
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Transcript: How to chat someone up in a nightclub
Man: Hello there! Woman: I don’t think so. No.
Woman: Hello. Man: Are we er…are we near the airport?
Man: Listen, if I er…if I told you had a Woman: No.
beautiful body, would you hold it against Man: Then maybe that was my heart taking
me? off.
Woman: I’m sorry? Woman: (sighs and shakes head)
Man: I said, if I (told)...oh forget it... (H)ey Man: Is it hot in here?
er, did you know there is a mistake in the Woman: No.
English alphabet? Man: Then it must be you.
Woman: Erm, no. I didn’t. Woman: I don’t think so.
Man: Yeah! They should have put U and I Man: There er…seems to be some problem
together! with my mobile phone.
Woman: (shakes her head) Woman: What?
Man: No er, seriously though, do you Man: Yeah, (it) doesn’t have your number in
believe in love at first sight? it!
Woman: No. Woman: Listen, just forget it...
Man: Then maybe I should walk in again Man: OK, I’m sorry. Listen. What I actually
then! wanted to say was, you know, I think you’re
Woman: Or just walk out. really nice. I’d like to get to know you more.
Man: Hey er…do you have any raisins? Woman: Oh. That’s much better! Of course
Woman: No. you can! So, what’s your name...?
Man: And how about a date?
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Language task
Match the first parts of the chat-up lines with the second parts.
Put the parts of the chat-up lines together.
1. If I told you had a beautiful a. How about a date?
body…
2. There is a mistake in the b. It must be you.
English alphabet…
3. Do you believe in love at first c. My heart is taking off.
sight?
4. Do you have any raisins? d. It doesn’t have your number in
it.
5. Are we near the airport? e. …would you hold it against
me?
6. Is it hot in here? f. Should I come back?
7. There seems to be some g. …U and I should be together.
problem with my mobile
phone.
Answers
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