Tell Ss a story. My friend, John, met Jane, a beautiful woman at a nightclub. They hit it off, and Jane gives him her phone number. John was really busy the next few days. He told me his story in a letter he wrote: "A couple weeks after we met, I finally texted her. I never got a response, which was no surprise really. I thought there was no chance she would still be interested. She probably forgot about me by now. I was really sad that she never responded but it was no use to stay sad. I had to move on. I ran into her at the hypermarket eventually. She never got my text because she ran out of phone credit. There was no way for her to know I wanted to see her again. Since running into her that day, we have been together for two years. I’m sure it was no coincidence that we both went to the hypermarket at the same time."

Pass out the Short Story WS Ss do the WS, matching the phrases to the appropriate definitions. Peer check. Feedback ensues, where each phrase is gone over one by one, first by eliciting the answers to the WS from different Ss that are nominated. The MFP of each phrase is briefly gone over. The following is a CCQ breakdown: #WHICH WAS NO SURPRISE#A couple weeks after we met, I finally texted her. I never got a response, which was no surprise really. • Did I text her? (yes) • Did she respond? (no) • Was this expected? (yes) • Why? (I waited a long time to text her) #THERE WAS NO CHANCE#I thought there was no chance she would still be interested. She probably forgot about me by now. • Was she interested in me? (don’t know) • Did I think it was possible that she was interested? (no) • Why? (she probably forgot about me) #IT WAS NO USE#I was really sad that she never responded but it was no use to stay sad. I had to move on. • Why was I sad? (she never responded) • Was there a point to staying sad? (no) • Why? (I had to move on) #THERE WAS NO WAY#I ran into her at the hypermarket eventually. She never got my text because she ran out of phone credit. There was no way for her to know I wanted to see her again. • Was it possible for her to know I wanted to see her again? (no) • Why? (she didn’t get my text) #IT WAS NO COINCIDENCE#Since running into her that day, we have been together for two years. I’m sure it was no coincidence that we both went to the hypermarket at the same time. • Was running into her at the hypermarket a random encounter? (not sure) • Did I think it was random? (no) • Why? (We ended up together for two years) @@@@@@@@@@@ #FATE# Pass out the listening exercise Play the recording. Ss complete the worksheet. Ask the students if they think love is predetermined. There is a short discussion about fate among the students.

Shuffle the class; students are divided up into two groups - use some kind of random assignment like dice. Evens and odds. Is this predetermined or chance? Write the following questions on the WB: ###### What is the story about? Did the writer expect what ended up happening? Did the writer get what they wanted? ###### Pass out short story handouts to each group (the HO is folded to conceal the detail questions). Ss read the story and answer the questions on the board. Each group discusses the story and their answers to the questions.

Ss answer the detail questions on the jigsaw handout. Group discussion and peer check. ##Monitoring:## Consult with each group to check if they are on track with the answers to the detailed questions. ##During PW## Write on board: ## How would you tell this story in your own words? ## @@@@@@@ Break up the groups, shuffle the class. Students from group A mingle with Ss from group B. Students mingle and tell each other their stories.

Ss pair up pass out practice opportunity WS Ss work in pairs to write one sentence for each fate-related phrase, selecting two subjects. Nominate Ss to share sentences with the class. Feedback / error-check