This is a speaking activity that I made for my teenage classes

on Valentine’s Day, but you could do it anytime. It’s based on

the concept of speed dating so you will need to organize the
seats in 2 rows, with guys on one side and girls on the other.
The students must face each other and then one side, for me
usually the guys, must move along one seat and the students
“meet” someone new. There are 18 characters. The students
have some basic information and a picture but they must
“become” this person and then take it from there. There is a
“scorecard” to fill in, usually by the girls, as well as questions to
stimulate conversation. Then at the end, they choose who they
liked the most and why. Give each pair a few minutes to chat,
and then shout “change”. There isn’t any offensive content but
perhaps some cultural sensitivities should be borne in mind and
the entire concept may be inappropriate for some non-
European cultures. Also, some of the information is local to
where I live so perhaps you should consider changing that too. I
hope you have fun. The activity worked well for the vast
majority of my classes. To make it really cheesy, I would put on
some romantic music in the background and gave them heart-
shaped sweets ;-)