Coincidences
Warm Up
1. Do you believe in coincidences? Do they really exist?
2. Have you ever experienced a coincidence in your life? Tell me about it.
3. What do you say in English when a coincidence happens?
(This is such a coincidence, isn’t it?/Kind of a coincidence, uh?/Oh, wow!
What a coincidence! That’s so funny!)
Dialogue
Read the dialogue and highlight some new phrases for you.
Meg: Well, hello there, Julia! Long time no see!
Julia: Meg! Hi! What a coincidence! I haven’t seen you in ages! What are
you doing here?
Meg: I just got a new job in the city, so I’m shopping for some clothes. Hey,
what do you think of this shirt?
Julia: Hmmm … well, you know how much I love blue. By the way, that’s
the color I’m wearing. See?
Meg: That’s right! You always did have good taste! What a small world!
Phrases & Idioms
Check the phrases & idioms below then listen to the podcast about a
“small world stories” and debate whether coincidences are real or
not:
1. What the heck!
2. Back and forth
3. Fate = destiny
4. It’s so random.
5. Hit me
6. I messed the story up
7. He was really staring at me (*to stare at someone)
8. You don’t happen to have a brother, do you?
Podcast Questions
A. Which coincidences has she mentioned about the twins?
B. What’s the story of the teacher?
C. What’s the first story told by Katy?
D. What’s the first story told by Tim?
E. What’s the story about Miss Unsinkable?
