Superstitions (video lesson)
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Students should pay attention to the information given on the video in other to fill in the gals that will pop up throughout the video
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Superstitions in different countries and its both origin and effects on those who are either credulous or skeptical.
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Superstitions (video lesson)Video length
5 minutes 11 seconds
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Lectures (e.g. TED talks)
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Level
The above lesson is a great teaching resource for:Intermediate (B1)
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This resource is intended for:Adults, Elementary schoolers
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This resource does not contain any images, words or ideas that would upset a reasonable person in any culture.
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This resource is licensed by Tiagoazarias under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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25/03/2020
Video quiz questions (printable)
1. Fill the gap.
Because they involve supernatural causes, it's no surprise that many superstitions are based
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… is so common that many buildings around the world
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… many people consider the story of the Last Supper to be true but other superstitions come from religiousthat few …
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Knocking on wood is thought to come from theof theIndo-Europeans or possibly people who predated them who …
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Touching a tree wouldof the spirit within.
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Many superstitions common today in countries from Russia to Ireland are thought to be remnants of thethat …
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… many Italians fear the number 17 because the Roman numeral XVII can be rearranged to form the word vixi, meaning my life
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And since the number one also sounds like the word for must, the number fourteen sounds like the phrase
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But the taboowhistling backstage still exists today, long after the stagehands started using radio headsets.
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… lightingfrom the same match really could cause bad luck if you were ain a foxhole where keeping a match …
11. Choose the correct options.
Well, yes, but for many people, superstitions are based more on cultural habit than?
Conscious belief
Voluntary belief
Unconscious belief
Outrageous belief
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… following the superstition is often easier thanit.
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But believing that they work could actually make you play better by giving you the illusion of havingover events.
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So in situations where thatcan make a difference, like sports, those crazy superstitions might not be so crazyall.
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