Stop swiping and start dating

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Explore dating vocabulary including terms like “gamification,” “swipe,” and “overshare” while learning about modern dating etiquette through reading activities in this C2 lesson.
• – Watch TED talks about dating apps and practice comprehension skills by answering questions, marking statements as true or false, and discussing strategies for meaningful online connections.
• – Recognize relationship red flags through vocabulary exercises about dating safety, analyzing dating tips, and engaging in conversations about healthy versus problematic dating behaviors.

In this C2 lesson plan, the student will learn new vocabulary related to dating etiquette and discuss online dating.

Warm-up 

In the warm-up part, the student ticks the words/phrases that can be used to describe the picture (swipe left, online dating, tindering).

Video: How to stop swiping and find your person on dating apps

Before watching the video, the student gets familiar with the new vocabulary (gamification, swipe, self-aware, etc.) through a matching exercise.
Then, they watch the TED video How to stop swiping and find your person on dating apps  and answer the questions related to it and mark the statements true or false.

Vocabulary and reading: Dating etiquette

The student learns new words related to dating etiquette (enthusiastic, genuine, overshare, etc.), reads the dating tips, and answers the questions about the text.

They also learn how to recognize red flags when meeting someone online.

The lesson ends with a wrap-up activity.

You can find more content on dating in this ESL lesson plan.