Unit 2 Coincidence文档格式.docx

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4.Cancoincidencesbeexplained?

Whyorwhynot?

5.Whatcancoincidencesdo?

Aretheymostlybeneficialorharmful?

6.Whatdoyouthinkcanbethecausesofcoincidences?

Doyouthinkcoincidencesarebeyondchance?

Demo:

Ithinkcoincidencescanbecausedbydifferentthings,butnoneofthemwouldbesupernatural.Ithinkchanceisprobablythebestwordyoucanusewhenyoutalkaboutacoincidence.Whenyoutrytofindoutaboutthenatureofaso-calledcoincidence,whatyouwilllearnoftenhaslesstodowithwhatyoulookatthanhowyoulookatit.Socoincidencesarerareandbeyondchance.

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

Doyouthinkthereisacause-and-effectrelationshipbetweeneventsthatsharesomesimilarities?

Ibelievethatinmostsuchcasesacause-and-effectrelationshipwouldbeanexceptionratherthanarule.Thoughtheyseemtohavesomekindofconnection,mostcoincidencesactuallyhappenbyaccidentonly.Ifyouexaminethemcarefully,youwillfindthattheyarenotsorelatedorsimilarastheyseemtobe.Forexample,alightninghitabadguyinthestormandkilledhim.Peoplesayhedeservesit,butactuallythereisnocause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenthelightningandthedeathofthebadguy.

LanguageFocus

Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.

●Coincidencereferstothephenomenoninwhichtwoormoreeventswhicharesimilarorrelatedhappentotakeplaceatthesametimeorplace.

●It’s/Whatacoincidencethat…

●Coincidenceisnotrare.Ithappensarounduseveryday.

●Itsohappenedthatthreeofourclassmateswerebornonthesameday.

●Comparedwithnon-coincidentalevents,coincidencesarerare.

●Coincidenceistheresultofpurechance/ourmemories.

●Thehumanmindtendstolookforpatternsinevents/remembereventsthatmatchbutforgeteventsthatdon’tmatch.

●Speakofthedevilandhewillappear/thedevilcomes.

●Nocoincidences,nostories.

●Everythingunderthesunispossible.

●Coincidencesmakegreatstories/verygoodtopicsforsmalltalk.

●Coincidencesmakelifemoreinteresting/amusing/colorful.

●Coincidencestendtostayinourmemorylonger.

●Peopleremembercoincidencesandlovetopassthemaroundamongfriends.

●It’smeaninglesstotrytoexplaincoincidences.

●Somepeopletrytofindacause-and-effectrelationshipbetweeneventsthathappentosharesomesimilarities.

●Somepeoplebelievecoincidencesaretheworkofmysteriousforces/supernaturalpowers.

●Somepeoplebelievecoincidencescanrevealrelationshipsbetweenevents,humanbeingsandnaturalphenomenathatarenotobvioustothem.

●Coincidenceshavenothingtodowithgoodluckorbadluck/nopowertopredictfutureevents.

●Asthesayinggoes,“Goodfortuneseldomrepeatsitselfbuttroublesnevercomesingly.”

PartB

ListeningTasks

Passage1

WhataCoincidence!

（PartOne）

WordBank

tuitionn.paymentforschooling学费

somehowad.forsomereasonthatisnotclear由于某种未知的原因

clickv.tobecomesuddenlyclearorunderstandable突然变得明白

realestateagentapersonwhosebusinessistobuy,sellorlookafterhousesorlandforpeople房地产经纪人

notedowntowritedown记下

Andrew（男子名）

Stewart（姓）

Script:

Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.

Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o’clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn’tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.

Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!

Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

Coincidencesoccurineveryone’slife,butprobablynotsodramaticasthosementionedinthetexts.Coincidencesmakegreatstories,astheoldChinesesayingrightlypointsout,“Nocoincidences,nostories.”Theperformingworldisverygoodatmakinguseoftheirdramaticeffectsandmanyplaysandmoviesarebasedonsuchhappenings.

Inmanycultures,peoplehavetriedtoexplainthisphenomenon.Mostregardcoincidencesaspurechancebutsomepeoplebelievetheyarebeyondchance,andaresomehowconnectedtocertainsupernaturalforcesthattheybelieveexist.

Anotherexplanationisthatcoincidencesaretheresultofourownmemories.Thehumanmindtendstoremembereverysinglecaseofcoincidencebutforgethundredsof,eventhousandsof,caseswherenocoincidenceoccurs.IntheLincolnandKennedycase（seePartC）,forexample,peoplelistonlywhatthetwoincidentshaveincommonbutignorewhattheydon’thaveincommon,and,asaresult,anamusingsetofrandomconnectionsaretransformedintoamysterious,seeminglyinexplicablepattern.Andtounderstandthecoincidencesthathappenedtotwins（alsoseePartC）,wecanprobablyturntogeneticsforhelp.Thesamegenesinheritedfromtheirparents,inaway,accountforthesimilaritiesincertainbehaviorpatternsoftwins.

Hopefully,withthefurtherdevelopmentofscience,therewillbemoreconvincinganswerstocertaincasesofcoincidence.

2.thetuitionforamedicalschool

Thetuitionforamedicalschoolisusuallyveryhigh,higherthanthatforotherkindsofcolleges.Theannualfeeisnowevenhigher,about$25,000to$30,000foragoodmedicalcollege,suchastheHarvardMedicalSchool.

3.searchingthehouse-for-saleads…tofindextrabusiness

Mr.Stewarthopedtomakesomeextramoneybyfindingmorecustomersforhisbusinessasanagentforpeoplewhowanttoselltheirhouses.Arealestateagentcangetacommissionofabout5-6%oftheactualpriceofthehousesold.

4.hewouldcometohim

hewouldaskMr.Stewarttofindhimabuyerforhishouse

5.Andsoitwas.

TheappointmenttimewaschangedagainasMr.Stewartexpected.

6.ifhewouldcomerightthen

ifhewouldcomeimmediately,rightafterhehungupthetelephone

Exercise1

Listentothestoryandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

a.Mr.Stewartandhisson.

b.Mr.Stewartandhisclient.

c.Mr.Stewartandhisfather-in-law.

d.Mr.Stewart’sfather-in-lawandtheownerofthehouse.

2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?

a.Fromahouse-for-saleadvertisementinanewspaperputupbytheowner.

b.ThroughtheintroductionofMr.Stewart’sfather-in-law.

c.Theyattendedthesamemedicalschool.

d.Theylivedinthesameneighborhood.

3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?

a.Hehadnohousetolivein.

b.Hehadlosthisjob.

c.Hewasdisappointedwithhisson.

d.Hedidnothaveenoughfundsforhisson’scollegeeducation.

4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

a.Hisclient’shousewastheonethatoncebelongedtoafriendofhis.

b.Hisclient’shousewastheonehisfamilyoncelivedin.

c.Hisclient’shousewastheonehisfather-in-lawoncelivedin.

d.Hisclient’shousewastheoneheoncewantedtobuy.

Exercise2

Listentothestoryagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.

Thestoryhappenedin1984.Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,hadasonwhosenamewasAndrew.Theyoungmanwantedtogotoamedicalschool.Butthetuitionwassohighthathisfathercouldn’taffordit.Inordertohelphissonrealizehisdream,Mr.Stewartsearchednewspaperads,hopingtofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementcaughthiseye.Itwasforthesaleofahousenearwherehelived.Butalthoughhesucceededinpersuadingtheownerofthehousetolethimbehisagent,theappointmenttimewaschangedagainandagain.Atlast,hereceivedaphonecallfromtheowner,askinghimtogoanddiscussthematterwithhimrightaway.Mr.Stewartputasideeverythinghewasdoingandleftimmediatelyforthehouse.Whenheapproachedthearea,hefoundeverythingtherelookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhesawthehouse,herealized