Vocabulary :

• speed-dating = "a method of meeting a potential romantic partner by briefly talking to a series of individuals at an organised event, and indicating whether you are interested in seeing any of them again."
  + speed-dater + speed-date
  (macmillandictionaries.com)

• Speed dating "is a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people." 
  (Wikipedia)

• Dating vocabulary
  ex : To date/to go on a date - A blind date - Love at first sight - ...
  (teresalevel4.posterous.com)

Facts :

• The top ten online dating lies
  "Women lie about their looks whilst men lie about their jobs in the battle to find a partner through internet dating, a survey has found."
  (telegraph.co.uk)
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Dating - with a video : Things to avoid when dating
  (onlinetutoringworld.com)
  
  

• Valentine's Activity - Speed Dating
  + Questions on a WORD document
  (eslwell.com)

• Oral Presentations in the ESL Classroom Using a Technique Similar to Speed Dating
  "What you do is you have students prepare a five-minute oral presentation, based on a topic of your choice.  I call these "Speed Demos" with my students.  Next, they present it five times to five different people in the class.  They conduct their five-minute oral presentation, and then they listen to their partner present for five minutes.  After that, they rotate to another person..." 
  (iteslj.org)

• Speed-dating lesson
  (onestopenglish.com)

• Speaking: speed-dating
  "To practise speaking and revise adjectives to describe character; revise question forms... Time: about 1 hour or 90 minutes for a large class."
  (onestopenglish.com)

• Speed dating (in the classroom)
  "This project is for introducing oneself and starting conversations."
  (eslteachersboard.com)

• “Speed Dating” – information gap speaking
  "This is a typical information gap speaking game based on the idea of speed dating." 
  (eslhandouts.com)
  
  

• “Speed Dating” – speaking task idea
  (eslhandouts.com)

• 'Speed Dating' - an activity to work on introductions/hobbies etc!
  (eslhq.com)

• Telephone Speed Dating - "A lesson plan to practice speaking and listening in a 'speed dating' format."
  + a WORD document : Making a phone call
  (teachingactivities.pbworks.com)

• How to speed date
  (dating.about.com)
  
  
  
  

Stories :

• Speed dating article
  "My life had become a mess of pining away for the past and trying to speed date my way into my future." 
  (michelefaye.com)
  
  

Cartoons :

Songs :

• Speed Dating - Parody song
  Original song : "Fortune Faded" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  "so refined
  but i just met ya baby
  all the while we were speed dating
  never mind, the consequences of the wine this time
  we we're speed dating"
  (amiright.com)

Videos :

• Speed dating - TV series episode
  (YouTube)

  

• Lokotv: Instant Culture-Speed Dating
  "Find your perfect match in 30 seconds or less. Instant Culture says it like it is and teaches you the do´s and don´ts of dating."
  (YouTube)
  
  

• IJT: SPEED DATING w/ KRISTEN SCHAAL
  "Jerry has an awkward speed dating experience. Guest starring Flight of the Conchords' Kristen Schaal." 
  (YouTube)
  
  

• Sophie Ellis-Bextor - I Won't Change You - The video is about speed dating.
  (YouTube)
  + the LYRICS
  "I used to change my accent, change my stance 
  My phone number, the way I dance...
  I used to think I had to change the way I am...
  I used to change my style like I changed my mind"     
  (azlyrics.com)