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Superstition

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Superstition

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  1. SUPERSTITION CAUSES PLANE DELAY July 27, 2022

  2. Warm upIn pairs, answer the following questions. • Have you ever flown somewhere? Where did you go? Why did you go? 2. What do you do to prepare for a flight? 3. Do you take anything or do anything for good luck on the flight? What do you do or take? Why?

  3. Agenda 02 01 Presentation Greeting and warm-up Vocabulary Questions 04 03 Production Practice Discussion questions Wrap-up Listening comprehension Reading comprehension

  4. Vocabulary 1. recover (v): a. a belief that doing certain actions can bring good or bad luck, without using reason or science. 2. inspection (n): b. an event, usually something negative or surprising. 3. take-off (n): c. a test to make sure something, such as a car or a school, is working in the way it should. 4. superstition (n): d. good luck, especially when it has a positive effect on someone’s life 5. fortune (n): e. something that doesn’t cost very much money compared to other things of the same type. 6. incident (n): f. the point when a plane leaves the ground 7. budget (adj.): g. to get something back that was lost or missing 8. instruct (v): h. to tell a person to do a specific action

  5. Part B: Now, put the words from Part A in the correct gap in the following sentences. 1. We managed to find a _____________hotel to stay in, so the cost of the vacation won’t be too expensive. 2. I always get a little nervous before ___________ when I’m flying anywhere. 3. I always wear the same shirt for good luck when I watch my football team play. My wife says it’s just _____________, but they haven’t lost yet this season! 4. Did you hear the noise last night? Apparently, there was an __________with a cow and a goat. 5. I had the good __________ to meet Alice on vacation when I was younger. Since then, we got married and raised three children together. 6. I lost my passport on vacation, but fortunately, the police were able to ___________it. 7. When you reach the station, the police will ____________ you on what to do. 8. I always clean my bike carefully and give it a bit of an ____________ every weekend. I don’t want it breaking down while I’m using it to get to work during the week.

  6. Now in pairs, answer the following questions Have you ever travelled to another country? How? When someone is lucky, we say that "fortune smiles on them." When has fortune smiled on you? 3. Have you ever lost something important but then managed to recover it? What happened? 4. What is the most unusual incident you have been involved in? 5. When did you last instruct someone to do something? Why did you have to do that? 6. When was the last time you were involved in an inspection? Were you inspecting or being inspected? What happened? 7. Can you give an example of a superstition that you have?

  7. Listen to the recording and write down what the following numbers represent 28 17,200 8 Listening for details

  8. Now in pairs, discuss the following questions What do you think about what Mr. Wang and Mr. Chao did? What do you think should happen to them? What can the airline do to stop it from happening again? Do you think the airline is responsible for what happened?

  9. Listening comprehension Staff on the plane saw the man throw the coins. The coins were found before the plane left the airport. The passengers had to fly on another plane later that day. Mr. Wang was trying to stop the plane from flying. Engineers were very concerned about the result of Mr. Wang’s actions. A similar incident happened in April 2019. Mr. Lu acted for the same reason as Mr. Wang. Mr. Lu told the court that the airline was responsible for the problem.

  10. Rephrasing

  11. Reading comprehension 1. One theory about sneezing is that it released a demon from your body, so saying "Bless you“ stopped it from ________________________. 2. During the 1300s, the plague was also known as ________________ . 3. There’s evidence of people responding to a sneeze with "Bless you" as long ago as ________________. 4. Unfortunately, there’s no explanation given in the _____________ of why we do this, so it’s still a mystery. 5. In the __________________, Friday the 13th is connected with bad luck. 6. The Knights Templar organized the money for the Church and ______________ it against enemies. 7. King Philip IV of France wanted to ___________________ , so he had many of the Knights Templar arrested. 8. Superstitions around Friday the 13th mean that some people will refuse to __________________ on that day.

  12. Speaking 4. What superstitions do you have personally? 5. What do you think of superstitions? Do you think they are a problem? Why or why not? What superstitions do people have in your country? Do you know the reason any of these superstitions started? What superstitions do people in your family have?

  13. Homework Choose a superstition or two from your country that you would like to write about. Explain what that superstition is and why people have this superstition. Write about 250 words. Remember to check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar

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