Unit 3: A Funny Thing Happened

من الملخص

Lesson overview

A funny thing happened. Look at the pictures on the web page below. Then discuss in pairs what you think might be happening. funny stories. FunnyStories.com. If you’re looking for funny stories, this is the site for you, full of true, real-life stories posted by readers. You can search under these headings Coincidences (stories about strange, unexpected events and connections) Misunderstandings (stories about people getting the wrong idea) Unintended meanings (stories about saying things that aren’t quite what you mean) To give you a quick taste, here are three of our recent favourites. A One day, I noticed that some bananas, which I had bought about a week been in the same class as us. Neither of us had heard from her, or even thought about her, for over ten years. I didn’t give the conversation another thought until three days later, when I was working in London for two days. As I was travelling to the office, I saw a woman on the train. Our eyes met and we seemed to recognise each other. ‘Excuse me,’ she said, ‘but are you Susan?’ It was, of course, Jan. As it turned out, she was only visiting London for a few days and was about to return to Italy, where she had lived for over five years. C About three or four times a year, a company that I do some work for organises a day of meetings for those of us that work from home. You can post your own story by clicking the button below. POST YOUR OWN STORY BY CLICKING HERE READ MORE STORIES Period 1 / Reading and comprehension. Read the three stories on the web page. Then decide which heading each one should go under. coincidence. misunderstanding. unintended meaning. Match the words and phrases from the stories with their meanings. WORDS AND PHRASES FROM STORIES MEANINGS kept in touch a without hair mentioned b immediately patting c said something about He looks older than he is because he’s almost completely . I’ve no idea who he was. He was just a . While I was my friend’s cat, it bit me. I see him every day, but he isn’t a friend of mine. He’s just a . It’s hard to speak another language without making a single . Rewrite the sentences using the phrasal verbs in the box. catch up put up turn out. Change the form of the verb if needed. I didn’t realise who she was at first, but we discovered that we’d been at school together.

سؤال من بنك الأسئلة

What is the scientific explanation for coincidences mentioned in the text?

• They are evidence of a mysterious hidden plan.
• They are events that happen unexpectedly at the same time for no clear reason.
• They only happen to people who believe in magic.
• They are caused by the Internet.

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