Two Identical Looking Men Meet on an Airplane

Before you read: some questions to help you think about the topic and the words you might need.

Have you heard about people looking exactly like other people?

How would you feel if you knew there is someone who looks 100% the same as you?

A bearded traveler met his double on a Ryanair flight after he discovered a stranger sitting in his seat.

Neil was shocked to discover someone who looked totally identical to him on an airplane flight. Robert, from London, was on the flight from England to

Ireland.

Instead of asking the stranger to move the 32-year-old wedding photographer, from Glasgow, took a selfphoto (a selfie) and shared the image on Twitter. Robert, the other guy, said Neil suddenly appeared next to him and all my friends started shouting, that they had to take a picture.

He said they chatted on the flight for just over an hour, and got on well.’

The photograph, which has already been shared nearly 2,000 times, shows the two complete strangers looking surprisingly similar. And they say that this is perhaps because of their large red colored beards, smiles and hairstyles.  

The two guys, were even wearing similar black shirts. They later realized they were booked into the same Irish hotel and so they decided to enjoy some beers together in a nearby bar.

Neil said: 'I asked him to move, but when the guy looked up, I thought: "Holy shit, he looks like me."

He said that they laughed about it – everyone laughed about it too. They took a selfie and they thought that was the end of the meeting.

He said he later checked into his hotel and was surprised to find that Robert was checking into the same hotel. He said it blew his mind.

He said it turned out that they were staying at the same hotel.  And so they ended up socializing and a lot of people pointed out that they looked very similar.'

Robert, who is in Ireland for a weekend of fun and drinking, said that he had not met Neil since.

Social media users have since showed their surprise and even can’t believe that the two men aren't related.

Lee, who is friends with Neil’s wife, shared the image on Twitter along with the words: 'Guy on right is the husband of my friend. Guy on left is a STRANGER he met on a flight last night!'

She added later: 'I can't stop looking at it. They are the same man.' 

A Ryanair spokesman said: 'It just goes to show, when you fly Ryanair, you pay half the fares but have twice the fun.'

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

A=2, B=1/3, C=7, D=/1, E=5, F=8, G=4, H=6

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

1. Some world leaders during the war used doubles so that if someone tried to kill them, they would kill the wrong person.

2. I was shocked to get a C grade because I thought I had done very well in the test.

3. At the beginning the boys argued, but later they got on well.

4. I blew my mind to know how much money people will pay for this painting.

5. It turned out he was a liar because he said he was sick, but we saw photos of him socializing with friends in Gangnam.

6. The teacher pointed out that this information was very important, we had to learn it for the test.

7. I was wrong about him, it goes to show you can’t believe everything you hear about someone.

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

1. How would you feel if you met your double on an airplane flight like in the story?

2. What have learned about someone and found out to be shocking?

3. What kinds of people do you get on well with? Why?

4. Tell about some mind blowing news you have heard.

5. Tell about a time you had some trouble, but it turned out well finally?

6. Where do you like to socialize?

7. What important things did you parents point out to you when you were growing up?

8. Tell about something you heard, but was not true, and so it goes to show you can’t believe everything you hear.