Superstitions in our life

Вы верите в знамения, гадания, приметы? Вы суеверный человек? Даже если вы категорично отвечаете нет, вы всё равно помните, что встреча с черной кошкой к неудаче, а в разбитое зеркало лучше не смотреться, присесть на дорогу нужно для легкого и удачного путешествия. Все эти приметы каждый из нас хорошо знает. Настало время разобрать суеверия на английском.
Answer the following questions:
What is the difference between superstition and science?
Do you think that there is truth behind superstitions?
What are lucky and unlucky superstitions in your country?
Do you have a lucky number?
New words
superstition – суеверие
jinx — проклятие, сглаз
omen — плохая примета, знамение
curse — проклятие, сглаз
old wives’ tales — «бабушкины сказки» — идеи или советы, в которые люди верили раньше, но сейчас известно, что они ошибочны
reversal — неудача
notorious — пользующийся дурной славой
lucky streak — череда удачных событий
freebie – халява
There are a lot of different superstitions all over the world. Some people believe in all jinxes, omens and curses. Others reject the existence of all superstitions. But I think that only little children can believe in such old wives’ tales. As for my region, there are some interesting superstitions here. For example, some students believe that if they shout: “Freebie, come! “ at night, they will have the best result in their exams. This funny superstition always makes me laugh! In addition, we believe that if a black cat runs across the road, it is bad luck. And also if you cross this road, you will have many reversals. Frankly speaking, I believe in this superstition. It always seems to me that because of the black cats, some good people can’t have a luck streak!
Match the columns and learn about superstitions.
a. If a black cat crosses your path,( ) he will appear.
b. If a girl catches the bride’s bouquet after a wedding, ( ) you will die.
c. If a witch points at you, ( ) she will be the next to marry.
d. If you break a mirror, ( ) you will give money away.
e. If you find a clover plant with four leaves, ( ) you will have seven years of bad luck.
f. If you hear an owl in the night, ( ) your good luck will continue.
g. If you scratch your left hand, ( ) you will have good luck.
h. If you see a small spider, ( ) we will have bad luck.
i. If you talk of the devil, ( ) he or she will have good luck.
j. If you touch wood, ( ) you will have bad luck.
k. If a person throws salt over his/her shoulder, ( ) a friend will die.
l. If we walk under a ladder, ( ) you will get a lot of money. http://willbeveryclever.ru/news