1. Psychologists have found that when meeting someone new, it takes only a few seconds to decide if you are attracted to them and consider them a potential romantic partner. 2. Initial attraction is based on appearance and body language, but people can also discern clues about background and personality from voice and speech. 3. The passage supports the idea that love at first sight is a real phenomenon recognized by psychologists, contrary to the popular belief that it only occurs in novels.

1. 1. Do you believe in love at first sight? Has it ever happened to you or people you
know?
2. In pairs, decide what initially attracts one person to another.
3. Read the extract. Do you agree with the psychologists?
4. In two groups, A and B, match your words below.
A B
blind hearts eligible office
lonely bar arranged right
lifelong date Mr ceremony
soul commitment registry bachelor
singles mate civil marriage
1. In two groups, A and B, look at the expressions in your column. Try to explain
their meaning.
A B
Have an affair with Hit it off with
Think the world of Be infatuated with
Be on the same wavelength as Be crazy about
Have a crush on Have a fling with
Have a soft spot for Be seeing someone
Not see eye to eye with Be unfaithful to
Flirt with Play hard to get
2. In A / B pairs, test your partner on the expressions in your column.
It seems that love at first sight –eyes meeting across a crowed room- is not just the stuff
of romantic novels; it is a scientifically-recognized phenomenon. According to research
carried out by psychologists, when we meet someone, it takes us only a few seconds to
make up our minds if we are attracted to them and to weigh up their suitability as a
prospective mate. Appearance and body language are what we look at first of all, but
we can also pick up important clues as to a person’s background and personality from
their voice and the way they speak.

2. 1. Match the multi-word verbs in A with the definitions in B.
A B
1. To fall for someone a) To compensate for something
2. To take to some/something b) To become friends again after an argument
3. To stand by someone c) To provide help or support for someone when
they are in trouble
4. To let someone down d) To fall in love with someone
5. To look on someone as something e) To consider someone as something
6. To see in someone/something f) To find a particular quality in
someone/something
7. To make up /to make it up (with
someone)
g) To disappoint someone, often by breaking a
promise or a agreement
8. To grow up apart (from someone) h) To end a relationship or marriage
9. To make up for something i) To begin to like someone/something
10.To split up j) To develop separate interests and become
gradually less close to someone.

3. 1. Work with a partner. Match expressions 1-6 to the pictures below. Then discuss
how you would express the same ideas in your language.
2. Match the multi-word verbs in “A” with the definitions in “B”.
A B
1. To fall for someone a) To compensate for something
2. To take to some/something b) To become friends again after an argument
3. To stand by someone c) To provide help or support for someone when
they are in trouble
4. To let someone down d) To fall in love with someone
5. To look on someone as something e) To consider someone as something
6. To see in someone/something f) To find a particular quality in
someone/something
7. To make up /to make it up (with
someone)
g) To disappoint someone, often by breaking a
promise or a agreement
8. To grow up apart (from someone) h) To end a relationship or marriage
9. To make up for something i) To begin to like someone/something
10.To split up j) To develop separate interests and become
gradually less close to someone.