Dialogue
A: Whoa, whoa, what’s going on? Watch out!
B: Hey, watch where you’re going!
A: Oh, no! I’m so sorry! Are you all right?
B: Oh…I don’t know.
A: I feel terrible, I really didn’t mean to knock you over. My tire, just exploded, and I lost control of my bike. Really, it was an accident. Please accept my apologies.
B: Just let me try to stand up.
SONG: Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near?
A: Are you okay?
B: Oh, wait a second, you seem really familiar, I think I know you from somewhere.
A: Yeah, I think we have met somewhere before. That’s right! We met at Aaron’s place last weekend! What a coincidence! But anyway, I’m glad to see that you’re not too badly hurt, and I should probably get going. I have a nine o’clock meeting.
B: Ouch! My ankle! I think it’s broken! You can’t just leave me like this! Are you calling an ambulance?
A: Nope, I’m canceling my appointment so that I can stay here with you.
SONG: Do you remember when we met? That’s the day I knew you were my pet. I wanna tell you how much I love you.
Explain
Key Vocabulary
feel terrible — phrase sorry
mean — principle verb, present simple intend, plan
explode — principle verb, past simple suddenly break apart
accident — common noun, singular an event that is not planned or intended
familiar — Adjective probably known, but not clearly remembered
place — common noun, singular house
coincidence — common noun, singular situation when two or more things happen at the same time in an unplanned way
knock over — principle verb, infinitive make something fall over —Make it fall down
Example
familiar.
Voice: Example one.
A: Norman Clark, that name sounds familiar. Where have I heard it before?
Voice: Example two.
B: Do you know where we are?
C: I have no idea. Nothing looks familiar, I think we’re lost.
Voice: Example three.
D: You look really familiar. Did we go to high school together?
coincidence.
Voice: Example one.
A: I’m going to New York this weekend.
B: What a coincidence? I am too.
Voice: Example two.
C: By coincidence, everyone in the room was named Alex.
Voice: Example three.
D: We met by pure coincidence. One day we ran into each other on our bikes and we‘ve
been together ever since.
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