Tell the students a short ghost story to introduce the context. Ask them for their opinions on these kinds of stories and whether or not they believe they are real. Discuss as a whole class for 2 - 3 minutes.

Tell two short stories using pictures, one about coincidences and one about unexplained events. Ask the students about what they think happened in the stories using CCQs. Elicit the words "anecdote," "coincidence," "unexplained," "inexplicable," and other potential vocabulary words. Drill for pronunciation and write them on the board as they come up. Review definitions of "coincidence" and "unexplained" vs "inexplicable" using pictures, CCQs.

Introduce the two stories to the students. Explain to them that one is a "ghost story" and the other is the story of a "strange coincidence." Write the two phrases on the board and play the recording. Afterwards, ask the students to discuss with a partner and invite a pair to explain which is which and how they know.

Tell students they will listen to the recordings again, then work together to answer a few questions. Show the students HO1, then ICQ for answering the questions in pairs. Give one HO to each pair. When the students are finished with the HO, tell them they will listen twice more and attempt to write down the entire text. For the first repetition, they should listen and try to write down all of the verbs and nouns. ICQ: "How many times will you listen?" (Twice) "What will you write down first?" (Verbs and nouns.) "What will you write down next?" (Everything else.) Play the recording twice, giving students time to write down the text as much of the text as they can. When they are finished, they should compare answers in pairs. When all pairs are finished, encourage them to form groups to compare their answers and reconstructed texts. If any groups finish early, encourage them to discuss which story was strangest. Review answers as a class by playing the recording one more time.

Tell students they will prepare an anecdote of a strange experience of their own, either real or fictional. Put the anecdote prompts up on the WB as a prompt and tell them to take about 10 minutes to write down their story notes. When they are ready, they will take turns in pairs telling each other their anecdotes. If there is time at the end, students can tell their anecdotes to the WC.