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Vocabulary: chance

Some people say "chance" doesn't exist...  This isn't the point, here... Therefore, we'll simply study the vocabulary and expressions related to it. 

 ... by chance...

Some varied vocabulary... 

By chance  By accident	To come across  To come upon
As luck would have it	At random
To chance to do something	A random selection
It was pure chance	To leave nothing to chance
Just in case	To draw lots
The luck of the draw	A hazard= a risk

 Just in case                              Haphazard

Hard luck!                                  ominous= threatening

  an opportunity                         auspicious

... AND A FEW EXPRESSIONS... 

- If you're lucky/ fortunate enough to go there... 

- It was just his luck/ misfortune to do... 

- That's the way the cookie crumbles... (AE)

-  It was her destiny/ her fate to...

- To seize the opportunity of stg/ the chance of stg/ 

- There's a slight chance that... 

- I jumped at the opportunity...

That's it! Now, it's your turn... Face the test and pass it with Flying Colours! 

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1. 'With a random selectionstroke of luckluck of the drawI don't know, hopefully, I will get the winning ticket of the loto! You never know!'



2. 'Yes, I always carry a stroke of lucklucky charmluck of the drawI don't know with me. It’s a rabbit’s paw and I’ve had it for years.'



3. 'Look at the sky. It’s unluckyaccidentalominousI don't know ! It's so black and heavy with clouds.I’m sure there will be a storm soon, and we’re not ready.'



4. 'If you run fast, you may have a stroke of luckluck of the drawslight chanceI don't know to get to the performance on time.'



5. 'Both of you want to play first. As I refuse to choose between the two of you, we'll have to come upondraw lotsput on a brave faceI don't know and the winner will start!'



6. When shopping, I was fortunatecame acrosswas destined to doI don't know Sofia. As I hadn’t seen her for months, we had a little chat. That was great.



7. 'Take your umbrella, by a stroke of luckif we're luckyjust in caseI don't know it might rain. I wouldn’t like us to get soaked through.'



8. Really! When I was told the place was for sale, I coincidedchanced somethingjumped at the opportunityI don't know and invested all my money.



9. Do you think I’ll be lucky enoughenough ominousas auspiciousI don't know as to have the first dance with him?



10. As she chooses colours at randomby pure chanceat a hazardI don't know, her clothes are not always in harmony.