Looking for love in strange places

Pre discussion questions

What strange place do you think someone might have found love?

Have you heard of someone finding their lover by answering an advertisement written in a public place?

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It could have been a case of looking for love in all the wrong places. Especially when a single truck driver decided to text the mobile phone number he found written on a toilet wall.

But what began as a whim turned into the greatest love for Mark Ellis and Donna Roberts.

The 51-year-old truck driver found her phone number while using the toilet at his local bar.

The unflattering message was written by her ex boyfriend. It said,  'If you want good sex call Donna on. This phone number'

Ellis then bravely decided to text the number and wrote: 'Hi. What are you up to?'

Speaking to the Sun newspaper, the love-struck truck driver said: 'I was curious to know if it was a real human being. We still laugh about it.'

Roberts, who is a legal secretary, was at first perplexed by how Ellis had found her number. But the couple soon struck up a conversation and met just days later.

The couple now have two children. The children are aged eight and nine. But the children are unaware of how their parents first met.

She also said: 'I usually say that he texted me by mistake.'

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

A=6, B=1, C=8, D=2, E=7, F=4, G=5, H=3

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

1.      The doctor said I had a case of the flu.

2.      When I was younger, I traveled on a whim. I would wake up and decide to go to a new country.

3.      Those tight pants are unflattering on you. They make you look fat.

4.      When I am tired, I am not up to going out or having fun.

5.      Teenagers think they are in love, but they are only love-struck.

6.      Trying to understand this problem is perplexing.

7.      He likes to strike up conversations with people while he waiting for a airplae.

8.      The bird was unaware that a snake was waiting for it.

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

1.      Have you ever had a case of being in love? Describe it.

2.      Are you the kind of person who does things on a whim? Why or why not?

3.      What clothing makes you look unflattering?

4.      What are you up to this weekend coming?

5.      How does someone feel when they are love-struck?

6.      What things or situations make you feel perplexed?

7.      Would you be too shy to strike up a conversation with a stranger?

8.      How would you make someone who was unaware they were going to make a big mistake become aware?