Teacher’s Notes Amazing coincidences Level 3, Module 2
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READING
Aim In this lesson, students read and discuss three newspaper articles about amazing coincidences. The stories are all true. They also complete an article in their own words. 1 Reading
• Ask the students to match words 1–5 from the text with their meanings. • Ask the students to compare answers in pairs before checking them with the class. Answers 1 c, 2 d, 3 e, 4 a, 5 b
• Put the students in pairs and ask them to read the newspaper headlines. Then ask them to choose the best definition of coincidence. • Ask a few students to share their ideas with the class. Answer b • Ask the students to read the newspaper articles and write one of the headlines above each article. • Check the answers with the class. Answers 1 Man saves baby’s life twice! 2 Same name, same room number 3 Woman finds favourite book – fifty years later 2 Comprehension • Ask the students to read the articles again and answer the questions. • Ask the students to compare answers in pairs before checking them with the class. Answers 1 Because he was able to catch the baby as it fell out of the window and save its life. 2 The same man was walking past the same window at exactly the moment the baby fell. 3 Because he was on business in a different city. 4 Because the envelope had Mr Bryson’s name and his room number on it. 5 He had the same name. 6 She was looking at old books. 7 Because it was her favourite story when she was a child. 8 Because it was the same book she owned as a child, and her name was written inside it.
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3 Vocabulary
4 Writing • Ask the students to read the headline, and the first and last sentences of the article about a coincidence. Ask them if they know what to do when someone is choking. Explain the ‘Heimlich manoeuvre’ and write the words on the board. • Ask them to think about these questions before they complete the article: What accident did the boy have in the park ten years ago? Who saved him? What was the woman doing in the café? How did the boy help her? Why was he surprised when he found out who she was? • Note: The writing stage of this activity could be set for homework. Suggested answer A teenage boy was having lunch in a café in the park, when he saw someone choking on some food. He knew how to help so he walked up behind the woman and did the Heimlich manoeuvre. The woman stopped choking and turned around to thank him. The boy couldn’t believe it when he saw her face. ‘I don’t believe it’s really you! You saved my life when I fell into mthe lake ten years ago – in this same park.
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