Let's Talk about Love!

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Love and Dating Worksheet, pre-intermediate A2, word search, gap-fill, sentence completion

ESL Love and Dating Worksheet - Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Word Search, Gap-fill, Sentence Completion, Listing - Speaking Activity - Pair Work

In this intriguing love and dating worksheet, students practice love and relationship vocabulary. First, students find ten love and relationship words in a word...

ESL Love and Dating Worksheet - Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Word Search, Gap-fill, Sentence Completion, Listing - Speaking Activity: Freer Practice - Pair Work In this intriguing love and dating worksheet, students practice love and relationship vocabulary. First, students find ten love and relationship words in a word search. Students then use the love and relationship words to complete sentences. Next, students complete sentences about love and relationships with their own ideas and then compare their answers with a partner. After that, students write down two additional adjectives that can be used to describe each noun. Following that, students underline the correct word in each sentence to complete a love story. Finally, students ask and answer questions about love and relationships with a partner.
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Love Story Scramble

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Love Story Game, pre-intermediate A2, matching, pelmanism, gap-fill, ordering

ESL Love Story Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Pelmanism, Gap-fill, Ordering - Pair Work

In this enjoyable love story game, students match gap-fill sentences from a love story with related vocabulary and then race to put the story in order. First, students play a pelmanism game where...

ESL Love Story Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Pelmanism, Gap-fill, Ordering - Pair Work In this enjoyable love story game, students match gap-fill sentences from a love story with related vocabulary and then race to put the story in order. First, students play a pelmanism game where they match and complete sentences from a love story with related vocabulary. In pairs, students take turns turning over one vocabulary card and one gap-fill sentence card. If the word completes the sentence, the student reads the sentence aloud, keeps the two cards and has another turn, e.g. 'Once upon a time, there was a single girl named Lily'. If the two cards don't match, the student turns them back over. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins. Next, pairs race to order the sentences to form a love story. Students place their pairs of cards face-up on the table and write the words into the gap-fill sentences. Students then order the sentence to form a love story by numbering the sentence cards. The first pair to do this wins. Afterwards, go through the order of the story with the class and review the related vocabulary.
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What makes you feel loved?

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Love and Relationships Activity, intermediate B1, listing, guided discussions, categorising

ESL Love and Relationships Activity - Speaking: Listing, Discussions, Categorising - Pair and Group Work

In this intriguing love and relationships activity, students consider what makes them feel loved and valued in a romantic relationship, share the information with their classmates, and discuss...

ESL Love and Relationships Activity - Speaking: Listing, Guided Discussions, Categorising, Freer Practice - Pair and Group Work In this intriguing love and relationships activity, students consider what makes them feel loved and valued in a romantic relationship, share the information with their classmates, and discuss their ideas. Students begin by writing down eight things that make them feel loved and valued in a romantic relationship. Next, students share the information with a partner and discuss why those things make them feel loved. In groups of four, students then discuss the most popular categories for feeling loved, e.g. communication, trust, quality time, support, understanding, etc. Students then write the most popular categories from their group at the top of a chart and put examples underneath. Afterwards, each group reports their ideas to the class who listen and give their opinions on the categories and examples. Finally, write the most popular categories on the board and discuss them as a class, including the reasons for feeling loved and how it's important to consider these when choosing a partner.
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Happily Ever After

Upper-intermediate (B2) 25 minutes
ESL Love and Romance Activity, upper-intermediate B2, ordering, matching, questions, pair work

ESL Love and Romance Activity - Vocabulary and Reading Exercises: Ordering, Matching - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work

This free love story activity helps students practice vocabulary related to love and romance. First, in pairs, students arrange sentence strips in the...

ESL Love and Romance Activity - Vocabulary and Reading Exercises: Ordering, Matching - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work This free love story activity helps students practice vocabulary related to love and romance. First, in pairs, students arrange sentence strips in the correct order to reveal a love story. Working alone, students then match love and romance words and phrases from a box with their definitions using the bold words from the story to help give context. After that, students complete love and romance conversation questions with the words and phrases in their correct form. Lastly, students discuss the conversation questions in pairs.
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The Game of Love

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Love, Romance and Dating Board Game, upper-intermediate B2, impromptu speech, group work

ESL Love, Romance and Dating Board Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Impromptu Speech, Communicative Practice - Group Work

Here is an engaging love-themed board game to help students practice talking about love, romance and dating. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and...

ESL Love, Romance and Dating Board Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Impromptu Speech, Communicative Practice - Group Work Here is an engaging love-themed board game to help students practice talking about love, romance and dating. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a student lands on a square, they talk about the love, romance or dating topic on the square for 30 seconds. If a student can't think of anything to say or stops talking before the 30 seconds are up, they go back two squares. The first student to reach the finish wins the game.
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The Language of Love

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Love and Dating Board Worksheet, upper-intermediate B2, reading, vocabulary, discussion, pair work

ESL Love and Dating Board Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Binary Choice, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Discussion - Pair Work

This love vocabulary worksheet helps students practice verbs and phrasal verbs related to love, romance and dating. First, students put lines from a...

ESL Love and Dating Board Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Binary Choice, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Communicative Practice - Pair Work This love vocabulary worksheet helps students practice verbs and phrasal verbs related to love, romance and dating. First, students put lines from a dialogue in the correct order. Students then match verbs and phrasal verbs related to love with their definitions. Next, students underline the correct love-related verb or phrasal verb in each sentence. After that, students complete love conversation questions with verbs from a box in their correct form. Students then move on to discuss the questions with a partner. Afterwards, in pairs, students discuss the advantages of being single versus being in a relationship, listing their reasons in a table. Lastly, students find a new partner and compare their lists.
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Using Love, Romance and Dating Vocabulary

Love, romance and dating vocabulary includes words and phrases for feelings, relationships and the events that bring people together or apart. Learning these expressions in stories and conversations helps students describe relationships and explain ideas without relying on a few general words.

This page has six resources across A2, B1 and B2, including games, worksheets and speaking activities, with one free download.

The table connects useful expressions with their meanings and sentence patterns.

Word or phraseMeaning or useExample
ask someone out Invite someone on a date 'Alex asked Sam out for dinner.'
go on a date Meet someone socially with a romantic interest 'They went on a date last Friday.'
fall in love with Begin to feel romantic love for someone 'She fell in love with her best friend.'
be in a relationship Have a romantic partner 'The main character is in a relationship.'
get engaged Agree to marry 'They got engaged last summer.'
break up with End a romantic relationship with someone 'He broke up with his partner.'

How to Use This Vocabulary

Describe events in sequence: Connect relationship events with time expressions. 'They met at university and started dating a year later' gives a listener a clear timeline.

Explain feelings with reasons: Add a concrete example when discussing an abstract idea. 'The character feels valued because her partner listens to her' connects a feeling with an action.

Discuss stories and opinions: Use fictional characters or general situations when personal questions would feel intrusive. Students can explore the language without sharing their own relationship history.

3-Step Framework for Teaching This Vocabulary

This sequence suits upper-intermediate classes, moving from language in context to organised ideas and extended speaking.

1. Establish Meaning in Context: Students put a dialogue in order, match relationship verbs and phrasal verbs to definitions and choose the correct expressions in sentences. This checks both meaning and form before students use the vocabulary to explain their own ideas.

2. Organise Ideas and Reasons: Students list things that make someone feel loved and valued, discuss their reasons and group examples under categories such as trust or communication. Use an imagined person if preferred. Organising examples gives students material to draw on when speaking at greater length.

3. Sustain a Short Response: Students move around a board and speak about the topic they land on for 30 seconds. Encourage them to develop a point with a reason and an example, drawing on the earlier discussion. The timed turn provides practice in maintaining speech beyond a single sentence.

Common Mistakes with This Vocabulary

Leaving out in after fall: Use the complete expression 'fall in love with someone'. Change 'fall' to suit the tense, but keep 'in love with'. Incorrect: 'She fell love with him.' Correct: 'She fell in love with him.'

Putting a pronoun after out in ask someone out: In this expression, an object pronoun goes between 'ask' and 'out'. Incorrect: 'He asked out her.' Correct: 'He asked her out.'

Common Questions About Teaching This Vocabulary

What game helps students practice love and dating vocabulary?

The game Love Story Scramble combines vocabulary practice with a story-ordering challenge. Students match words to sentences with gaps, read completed sentences aloud and keep correct pairs. They then race to arrange the sentences into a love story, connecting individual word choices with the meaning of the whole narrative.

What worksheet can I use for teaching love and relationship vocabulary?

The worksheet Let's Talk about Love! introduces ten love and relationship words through a word search and sentence completion. Students add their own ideas, compare answers and choose words to complete a love story. Final partner questions move the vocabulary from written exercises into discussion about love and relationships.

How can students practice talking about love and romance?

The free activity Happily Ever After gives students a shared story to support speaking practice. They order sentence strips, match words and phrases with definitions using the story for context, then complete conversation questions. Discussing these in pairs gives students prepared language and prompts for talking about love and romance.

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