Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.

Albert Einstein, German physicist

hat a coincidence!
1 GRAMMAR so, neither + auxiliaries 2 V O C A B U L A R Y similarities
a C o m p l e t e t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h the p h r a s e s Complete the text w i t h w o r d s f r o m
f r o m the b o x . the box.

Neither did I Neither have I Neither was I as both identical like neither
So am I So do I So would I similar so

A Hi, Tom. Do you ever watch Who do you think People t h i n k m y best f r i e n d Sue and
you are? You know, that TV series about I are sisters, because we're very
celebrities who find out about their families? 1
similar . Sue's f r o m the same
B Yes, I do. But I didn't see it last night.
town' me, and we l o o k
A 1
Neither did I . I wasn't at home.
very each other. W e _ 4
like shopping,
B 2
. But I usually watch it
every week. and we have the same taste i n clothes. I usually wear trousers
B I think it's really and tops, a n d 5
does Sue. She doesn't like short
interesting. I'd love to find out about my family. skirts a n d 6 _ d o I . Once we w e n t t o a p a r t y together
4
. I'm thinking about wearing 7 clothes!
looking for some information on the internet.
5
. But I haven't done
anything about it yet.
3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress, word stress
a C s 2 « 3 ) L i s t e n t o t h e sentences.
r

1 S o did I .
b R e s p o n d t o the s t a t e m e n t s w i t h So o r Neither,
t o say t h a t y o u are t h e same. 2 S o can I .

1 I ' m going out tonight. 3 S o have I .

So am I . 4 N e i t h e r am 1 .
2 I enjoyed the party. 5 N e i t h e r do I .

6 N e i t h e r was I .
3 I haven't done the h o m e w o r k .
b L i s t e n a g a i n a n d r e p e a t the sentences. C o p y the r h y t h m .

4 I was late today. c ffliiJHiffl L i s t e n a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e stressed syllable.

T h e n listen again and repeat the w o r d s .
5 I ' m not hungry. 1 i|den|ti|cal
2 similar
6 I can't d r i v e . 3 coincidence
4 amazing
7 I'd love t o travel r o u n d the w o r l d . 5 discover
6 everywhere
8 I don't have any pets. 7 personality
8 definitely
4 READING b R e a d t h e a r t i c l e a n d m a r k the sentences T (true) or F (false).

1 Parents don't usually have t w i n s i n I n d i a . X

a R e a d the a r t i c l e a n d c h o o s e t h e best t i t l e .
2 A century ago, there used to be more t w i n s i n K o d i n h i .
1 A t o w n w i t h a mystery
3 D r S r i b i j u t h i n k s that there are a l o t o f t w i n s because
2 The problems o f having t w i n s o f the p o l l u t i o n i n K o d i n h i .
3 W h y couples have t w i n s 4 D r S r i b i j u t h i n k s that couples w h o w a n t c h i l d r e n
c o u l d l e a r n f r o m the villagers o f K o d i n h i .
5 It can be a health risk for w o m e n i n K o d i n h i to have t w i n s .
6 T h e President o f T A K A has a t w i n brother.

c L o o k at t h e h i g h l i g h t e d w o r d s a n d phrases a n d guess t h e i r
m e a n i n g . Use y o u r d i c t i o n a r y t o l o o k u p t h e i r m e a n i n g
and pronunciation.

5 LISTENING
a CS2^23) Listen to a radio p r o g r a m m e about famous
t w i n s . M a t c h t h e t w i n s ( 1 - 3 ) w i t h the h e a d i n g s ( a - c ) .

T oday, t h e r e are t w o t h o u s a n d families living

in the village o f K o d i n h i in s o u t h e r n India.
A m o n g t h e m , t h e r e are 2 2 0 sets o f t w i n s , w h i c h
is six times the global average. What makes this
even more unusual is t h a t India has one o f t h e
lowest b i r t h rates o f t w i n s in t h e w o r l d .

Nobody can explain the reason why the village has

so many t w i n s . Some people say the cause might be
genetic, but local doctor, Dr Sribiju, doesn't t h i n k
so. He says t h a t there haven't always been t w i n s
1 R o m u l u s and R e m u s a criminal twins
in Kodinhi - parents suddenly s t a r t e d having them
2 The Kray Brothers b celebrity t w i n s
about sixty or seventy years ago. Neither does he
3 T h e Olsen T w i n s c historical twins
believe t h a t a new kind o f p o l l u t i o n has caused
the twins to be b o r n . In t h a t case, he argues, R e a d t h e sentences. L i s t e n a g a i n a n d w r i t e R R ( R o m u l u s
there would be more t w i n s w i t h malformations. and Remus), K B (the K r a y Brothers) or O T (the Olsen T w i n s ) .
Luckily, most o f Kodinhi's t w i n s are b o r n healthy.
1 T h e i r parents d i d n ' t w a n t t h e m . RR
Dr Sribiju thinks t h a t the t w i n s are born because o f
2 T h e y were B r i t i s h .
something the villagers eat and drink. He wants t o
3 T h e y ' r e s t i l l alive.
discover just what t h a t is, so t h a t he can use it t o
4 T h e y m e t some very famous people.
help other couples who can't have children.
5 T h e y h a d a serious a r g u m e n t .
Having t w i n s in this p a r t o f India can be a big
6 T h e y became famous very y o u n g .
p r o b l e m f o r a family. It's expensive, and i t can
be d a n g e r o u s f o r t h e mother's h e a l t h . That's
why t h e villagers o f K o d i n h i have s t a r t e d a U S E F U L W O R D S AND P H R A S E S
support group . The g r o u p is called the Twins
and K i n * A s s o c i a t i o n , or TAKA f o r s h o r t . The L e a r n these words and phrases.
president o f the g r o u p is 5 0 - y e a r - o l d Pullani tastes /teists/ adopt (a child) /adopt/
Bhaskaran, w h o has t w i n sons of his own . He identical t w i n s by coincidence /bai kau'msiadns/
wants all t h e t w i n s in K o d i n h i t o j o i n t h e g r o u p
/aidentikl ' t w m z / great to meet y o u /greit ta ' m i : t j u /
so t h a t t h e y can help each o t h e r . W i t h t h e
security g u a r d go to college ( A m E ) /gao ta 'kohds/
220 pairs o f t w i n s in t h e village and t h e o t h e r
/si'kjuarati qa:d/ l o o k exactly like lok ig'zaektli laik
people in t h e i r families, TAKA c u r r e n t l y has
600 members.
Glossary
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