Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- How has the Internet changed how we meet new people and make friends?
- Have you ever used the Internet to find a social group or event?
- Look at the following categories of online social groups. Which type of group would you be most interested in joining? Why?
- Sports and Fitness
- Food and Drink
- Outdoors and Adventure
- Hobbies
- Language and Culture
- Music and Film
Part Two: Vocabulary
Open the exercise and complete sections #1 and #2
Part Three: Reading / Further Discussion
Softball Saturdays
Softball Saturdays is a group for softball lovers of all abilities. Every Saturday, we meet to play softball recreationally, socialize, and develop our skills. We form new teams randomly each week, so there’s no long-term rivalry and nobody’s picked last. While we enjoy friendly competition, our primary purpose is having fun! If you’ve never played softball before, don’t worry! We welcome beginners and our organizers are always ready to show you the ropes.
Next event:
Saturday, September 21
Softball Saturday #6!
Kensington Park, Vancouver, BC
Hosted by Lucy J.
From Softball Saturdays
Details:
We’re meeting at diamond #1 (next to the pool) at 12:30pm. We’ll do a couple of fun warm-up drills and then draw teams and play ball. We have bats, balls, bases, and snacks so just bring your own glove if you have one. Please also bring $3 per player to cover the cost of renting the field and buying the snacks. We have the diamond until 3:30pm, and most of us will head out for a beer afterwards.
Please note that all players must be over 18 for insurance reasons.
Ukulele Orchestra
We are a group of ukulele players of varying ages and abilities. We get together every other Tuesday evening at the Old Town Cafe to play together and have fun. Sessions are lead by members on a rotating basis. While we welcome beginners, new players should know basic chords and strumming techniques and have some experience reading tablature in order to fully participate. Our evenings are relaxed and fun with a variety of music styles.
Next event:
Tuesday, September 16
Ukulele Jam!
Old Town Cafe, Vancouver, BC
Hosted by Ava H.
From Ukulele Orchestra
Details:
The next installment of our weekly Uke Jam is on Tuesday, September 16! Ava is leading this week’s jam and has some fun songs lined up for us (singing is encouraged!). All sheet music and stands will be provided, so all you need to bring is your ukulele and a positive attitude. The jam will kick off at 7:30pm, but members usually start to arrive at around 7pm to grab a drink and get comfortable. We’ll be playing until 9:30pm, and some of us will stick around after for an informal social.
East Van Supper Club
East Van Supper Club is a group of twenty- and thirty-something foodies from East Vancouver who meet to share delicious food and great conversation twice a month. Our events take place in members’ homes, with a different person hosting each time. We believe that welcoming others into our homes and sharing a meal together is the best way to make new friends. We want everyone to feel welcome and have a good time, so we avoid taking ourselves (and our food!) too seriously.
Next event:
Friday, September 27
Supper #27
2048 East 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC
Hosted by Michael Smith
From East Van Supper Club
Details:
Michael has kindly agreed to host our next supper at his beautiful apartment just a ten minute walk from Commercial-Broadway. Please arrive by 7:30pm ready for dinner to be served at 8pm. Michael will be providing all food, but please bring something to drink and $5 per person to cover the cost of the food. Please also let Micheal know at least four days in advance if you have any dietary requirements. As this event has limited space, please say if you are no longer able to attend so that we can make sure that as many people as possible can join in and avoid wasting food.
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.