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SSUPERSTITIONSUPERSTITIONS ::    CCONVERSATIONONVERSATION    

ROBROB ::    HOW  MUCH  DID  YOU  GETHOW  MUCH  DID  YOU  GET    YOUR  FLIGHT  TO  MICHIYOUR  FLIGHT  TO  MICHIGAN  FORGAN  FOR??    

DANNYDANNY ::     TWO  HUNDRED  AND  TWENTWO  HUNDRED  AND  TWENTY  BUCKSTY  BUCKS ..    

ROBROB ::    WAS  THAT  TWAS  THAT  THE  CHEAPEST  THEY  HADHE  CHEAPEST  THEY  HAD??    

DANNYDANNY ::    NONO ..     IT  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN  OIT  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTYNE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTY    TO  LEAVE  ON  FRIDAYTO  LEAVE  ON  FRIDAY ,,     BUT    THEN  I  BUT    THEN  I              

REALIZED  IT  WAS  FRIDREALIZED  IT  WAS  FRIDAY  THE  AY  THE  1313THTH ,,     SO  I  DECIDED  TO  GO  OSO  I  DECIDED  TO  GO  ON  SATURDAY  INSTEADN  SATURDAY  INSTEAD ..    

ROBROB ::     YOU  PAID  AN  EXTRA  SEYOU  PAID  AN  EXTRA  SEVENTY  BUCKS  BECAUSE  VENTY  BUCKS  BECAUSE  YOU  DIDNYOU  DIDN ’’ T  WANT  TO  FLY  ON  FRIT  WANT  TO  FLY  ON  FRIDAY  THE  DAY  THE  1313THTH??    

DANNYDANNY ::     LOOKLOOK ,,     II ’’M  NOT  SUPERSTITIOUS  M  NOT  SUPERSTITIOUS  ––     ITIT ’’ S  JUSTS  JUST ,,    WELLWELL ,,     YOU  KNOW  YOU  KNOW  ……     JUST  IN  CASEJUST  IN  CASE ..    

ROBROB ::     YOUYOU ’’ RE  HILARIOUSRE  HILARIOUS !!    NOT  SUPERSTITIOUS  NOT  SUPERSTITIOUS  ––    YEAHYEAH ,,    RIGHTRIGHT !!    WILL  YOU  TAKE  YOUR  LWILL  YOU  TAKE  YOUR  LUCKY  RABBITUCKY  RABBIT ’’ S  S  FOOT  WITH  YOU  ON  THEFOOT  WITH  YOU  ON  THE    PLANEPLANE??    WHAT  ABOUT  A  HORSESHWHAT  ABOUT  A  HORSESHOEOE??     II ’’M  NOT  SURE  YOUM  NOT  SURE  YOU ’’ D  GED  GET  THAT  THROUGH  T  THAT  THROUGH  

THE  METAL  DETECTORTHE  METAL  DETECTOR ..    

DANNYDANNY ::    VERY  FUNNYVERY  FUNNY ..     LOOKLOOK ,,    OF  COURSE  I  KNOW  ITOF  COURSE  I  KNOW  IT ’’ S  NOT  RATIONAL  S  NOT  RATIONAL   . . .. . .    

ROBROB ::     YOU  CAN  SAY  THAT  AGAYOU  CAN  SAY  THAT  AGAININ !!    WHAT  WILL  YOU  DO  IF  WHAT  WILL  YOU  DO  IF  A  BLACK  CAT  RUNS  IN  A  BLACK  CAT  RUNS  IN  FRONT  OF  YOUR  CAR  ONFRONT  OF  YOUR  CAR  ON    

THE  WAY  TO  THE  AIRPOTHE  WAY  TO  THE  AIRPORTRT??    TURN  BACK  AND  GO  BY  TURN  BACK  AND  GO  BY  BUS  INSTEADBUS  INSTEAD??    HONESTLYHONESTLY ,,     II ’’ VE  NEVER  HEARD  VE  NEVER  HEARD  

ANYTHING  LIKE  ITANYTHING  LIKE  IT ..    

DANNYDANNY ::    WELLWELL ,,     I  HAVEI  HAVE ..    WHAT  ABOUT  YOU  AND  YWHAT  ABOUT  YOU  AND  YOUR  RED  SOCKSOUR  RED  SOCKS??    

ROBROB ::    OHOH ,,     THATTHAT ’’ S  DIFFERENTS  DIFFERENT ..    

DANNYDANNY ::    HOWHOW??    

ROBROB ::     THE  TIGERS  HAVE  ONLYTHE  TIGERS  HAVE  ONLY    EVER  LOST  TWO  GAMES  EVER  LOST  TWO  GAMES  WHEN  IWHEN  I ’’ VE  BEEN  WEARING  THEMVE  BEEN  WEARING  THEM ..    

DANNYDANNY ::     SOSO ,,     THEY  DONTHEY  DON ’’ T  ALWAYS  WORKT  ALWAYS  WORK ,,     THENTHEN??    

ROBROB ::    NONO ,,    NNOT  QUITEOT  QUITE ..     BUT  THE  TIMES  IBUT  THE  TIMES  I ’’ VE  FORGOTTEN  TO  WEARVE  FORGOTTEN  TO  WEAR    THEMTHEM ,,    WHICH  ISNWHICH  ISN ’’ T  OFTENT  OFTEN ,,     THE  TIGERS  THE  TIGERS  

HAVE  NEVER  WONHAVE  NEVER  WON ..     THATTHAT ’’ S  THE  DIFFERENCE  S  THE  DIFFERENCE  ––    MY  BEHAVIOR  IS  BASEDMY  BEHAVIOR  IS  BASED    ON  EVIDENCEON  EVIDENCE ;;     YOURS  ISNYOURS  ISN ’’ TT ..    

DANNYDANNY ::     I  SEEI  SEE ..    AND  HOW  DO  YOUR  SOCKAND  HOW  DO  YOUR  SOCKS  AFFECT  THE  TIGERS  S  AFFECT  THE  TIGERS  PLAYERSPLAYERS ’’     PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE??    DONDON ’’ T  TELLT  TELL    ME  ME  

––    THEY  LOOK  AT  THE  STATHEY  LOOK  AT  THE  STANDS  IN  THE  MIDDLE  OFNDS  IN  THE  MIDDLE  OF    THE  GAMETHE  GAME ,,     PICK  YOU  OUT  IN  THE  PICK  YOU  OUT  IN  THE  MIDDLE  OF  MIDDLE  OF  40,00040,000    PEOPLEPEOPLE ,,     SEE  THAT  YOUSEE  THAT  YOU ’’ RE  NOT  WEARING  RED  SRE  NOT  WEARING  RED  SOCKSOCKS ,,    AND  START  GETTING  FRAND  START  GETTING  FREAKED  OUTEAKED  OUT ..    

ROBROB ::     I  DONI  DON ’’ T  KNOW  HOW  IT  WORKST  KNOW  HOW  IT  WORKS ,,    DUDEDUDE ..     ITIT ’’ S  ONE  OF  THE  GREAT  MS  ONE  OF  THE  GREAT  MYSTERIES  OF  THE  UNIVYSTERIES  OF  THE  UNIVERSERSEE ..    

 

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Exercise  1    

Decide  whether  the  following  statements  are  true  (T)  or  false  (F),  or  if  the  text  doesn’t  say  (D).    

1.  Danny  has  decided  not  to  fly  to  Michigan  at  all.    

2.  Danny  denies  that  he  is  superstitious.    

3.  Rob  says  the  Tigers  have  never  lost  when  he’s  worn  his  red  socks.    

4.  There  have  been  three  occasions  on  which  Rob  has  forgotten  to  wear  his  red  socks  to  Tigers  

games.    

5.  Danny  will  be  flying  to  Michigan  on  a  Saturday  afternoon.    

6.  Danny’s  flight  on  Friday  the  13th  would  have  been  in  the  less  expensive.    

7.  Rob  finds  Danny’s  behavior  amusing.    

8.  Rob  travels  by  plane  less  often  than  Danny.    

 

Exercise  2    

Answer  the  questions  about  the  text  on  Worksheet  A.    

1.  How  much  extra  money  did  Danny  have  to  pay  to  avoid  flying  on  Friday  the  13th?    

2.  Rob  and  Danny  agree  on  one  point  regarding  Danny’s  superstition  –  what  is  it?    

3.  What  problem  does  Rob  suggest  Danny  would  have  if  he  wanted  to  take  a  horseshoe  with  him  on  

the  plane?    

4.  In  what  way  does  Rob  think  his  own  superstitious  behavior  is  different  from  Danny’s?    

5.  The  text  mentions  three  other  superstitions  (two  involving  things  that  bring  good  luck,  and  one  

that  brings  bad  luck)  –  what  are  they?    

6.  There  are  three  examples  of  slang  words  or  expressions  in  the  text  –  what  are  they?    

7.  Would  you  say  that  Rob  and  Danny  respect  each  other’s  superstitions?  Justify  your  answer.    

8.  What  do  you  think  is  the  relationship  between  Rob  and  Danny,  and  why?    

 

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Exercise  3  

Complete  the  crossword  below.  If  all  the  words  are  correct,  reading  from  top  to  bottom  will  be  the  

expression  that  American  actors  use  to  wish  each  other  luck  before  a  performance  (because  they  

think  saying  “Good  luck”  is  bad  luck).  

 

1.  Rob  thinks  his  ___________  is  more  rational  than  Danny’s.  

2.  Rob  suggests  to  Danny  that  it  wouldn’t  be  a  good  idea  to  go  to  the  airport  with  a  ___________.  

3.  The  color  of  Rob’s  lucky  socks  is  ___________.  

4.  Danny  doesn’t  believe  Rob’s  socks  can  ___________  how  well  the  Tigers  play.  

5.  Rob  asks  if  Danny  would  turn  ___________  on  his  way  to  the  airport  if  a  black  cat  crossed  his  path.  

6.  Danny  imagines  Rob  sitting  in  one  of  the  ___________  at  the  Tigers’  stadium.  

7.  Rob  seems  to  think  Danny’s  decision  not  to  fly  on  Friday  the  13th  is  ___________.  

8.  Rob  thinks  his  own  belief  is  based  on  ___________.  

9.  Rob  hasn’t  often  forgotten  to  wear  his  red  socks  when  watching  Tigers  ___________.  

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Exercise  4  _  Read  and  answer  the  questions:  

The  number  13  is  very  unlucky.  This  is  true  in  many  countries.  But  why?  One  suggestion  is  that  12  was  a  lucky  number  in  ancient  times  so  13  is  unlucky.  Another  suggestion  is  that  at  the  Last  Supper  there  were  12  apostles  and  Jesus.  Friday   13   is   a   very   unlucky   day.   This   is   because   a   lot   of   bad   things   such   as   the   death   of   Jesus  happened  on  a  Friday.  Some  countries  do  not  have  a  13th  floor!  Breaking  a  mirror  brings  7  years  of  bad  luck.  The  Romans  believed  the  reflection  in  a  mirror  was  a  picture  of  a  person’s  spirit.  As  a  result  it  was    very  bad  luck  to  break  one.    Spilling  salt    is  also  very  unlucky.  This  is  because  salt  was  very  valuable  in  the  past.  At  the  time  of  the  Roman  Empire  soldiers  received  salt  instead  of  money.  This  is  the  origin  of  the  word  “salary”.  Salt  was  also  used  as  a  medicine.  If  you  spill  salt,  you  must  throw  it  over  your  left  shoulder  so  that  you  don’t  become  ill.  In  Britain,  it  is  good  luck  if  a  black  cat  crosses  in  front  of  you.  This  is  because  in  ancient  Egypt  the  cat  was  sacred.  Many  people  believe  that  cats  have  nine  lives.  Horseshoes  are  also  lucky.  Witches  are  afraid  of  horses  and  a  horseshoe  on  the  door  protects  the  people   inside.  A  horseshoe   is  also  the  shape  of   the  crescent  moon  which  brings  good   luck.  Today  you  often  find  small  silver  horseshoes  on  wedding  cakes.  Finally,   touching  wood   is   good   luck   and   comes   from   the   time  when   the   Celts   believed   that   gods  lived  in  trees.    

1. Why  is  number  13  very  unlucky?  2. Why  is  Friday  13th  a  very  unlucky  day?  3. What  does  breaking  a  mirror  bring?  4. What  is  the  origin  of  the  word  “salary”?  5. What  are  the  superstitions  about  cats?  6. What  are  witches  afraid  of?  7. What  can  you  find  on  a  wedding  cake?  8. Why  is  touching  wood  good  luck?  9. Which  British  superstitions  are  similar  to  those  in  your  country?  Which  are  different?    

Exercise  4    

Put  the  beginnings  and  the  ends  together,  using  the  expressions  from  the  box.  

the  sky  –  angry  -­‐  left  hand  -­‐  get  married  –  good  luck  –  at  the  corner  –  seven  years  –  a  black  cat  –  nose  –  some  money  –  a  mirror  –  the  weather  

 1.  If  you  see___________,       a.  ____________  will  be  fine  tomorrow.  2.  If  you  are  _________  of  a  table,     b.  you’ll  get  ________________  soon.  3.  If  ________  is  red  this  evening,       c.  you’ll  have  _______________.  4.  If  your  _________  itches,       d.  you’ll  not  ________________.    5.  If  you  break  _____________,         e.  you’ll  get  _________________.  6.  If  your  _______________  itches,       f.  you’ll  have  ______________  of  bad  luck.  

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Murder on the Orient express?

1. Organize the story of the Orient express then, listen and check.

1. ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( ) 7. ( ) 8. ( ) 9. ( )

2. Write a short story using conditional 1 if you meet the true love after class.

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A. If I find you, I`ll kill you

B. If you run away, I`ll find

you

C. If I invite you to my house, you’ll meet my beautiful daughter, Nicolleta.

E. If we become friends, I`ll invite you to my house in Venice.

D. If you start talking, we`ll become friends.

F. If you meet Nicoletta, you`ll fall in love with her

G. So that’s why I won`t lend you my newspaper

H. If I lend you my newspaper, we`ll start talking

I. I f you fall in love with her , you`ll run away together.

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Count on me

1. Complete with the missing words. If you ever find yourself stuck on the middle of the _________ I’ll sail the __________ to find you if you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can’t see I’ll be the________ to guide you

Chorus Find out what were made of when we are called to help our friends in _________

you can ________ on me like I’ll be there and i know when I need it

I can count on you like and you’ll be there cause that’s what _________ are supposed to do ooh yeah! oooooooh!... If you’re tossing and your turning and you just can’t fall _________ I’ll sing a _______ beside you and if you ever forget how much you really mean to me _________ I will remind you

Chorus Find out what were made of when we are called to _______ our friends in need

you can count on me _______ I’ll be there and I know when I need it

I can count on you like and you’ll be there _________ that’s what friends are supposed to do ooooh yeah..! ooooooh oooooh.. You’ll always have my shoulder when you _______ I’ll never let go, never say _________

you can count on me like I’ll be there and I know when I need it

I can count on you like and you’ll be there cause that’s what friends are supposed to do oooh yeah! ooooooh, ooooooh You count on me cause I can count on youu...

l ight – sea - world

friends - count – need-

song - asleep – every day

like – goodbye – help – cause – cry-