Anna: Oh my god! I can't believe it! What am I going to do? Lisa: What's the matter? Anna: I have broken my mirror. Lisa: Oh, honey! There is nothing to worry about. It isn't very expensive. Anna: Are you kidding me? That's not the point! Lisa: I don't understand you. Anna: Well! Breaking the mirror is bad luck, don't you know about that? Lisa: You don't say! So, what now? You wouldn't get that job, would you? Anna: I don't know. I am really worried about my interview now. Lisa: Come on! I understand everything, but do you really believe that a broken mirror can bring you bad luck? Anna: Yes, I do. I am very superstitious. I believe that different things or even events can bring me good or bad luck. Lisa: Let me cleanse your aura. Anna: That's not funny. Lisa: Sure, sorry! Please, don't worry and don't be nervous. I think superstitions are all a load of rubbish. Do you know that they aren't logical and have no scientific explanations? I broke plenty of mirrors and walked under the ladder all the time and everything was good. I even live with a black cat. Keep calm! Anna: I think you are right! I worked so hard to get this job. I will pass the interview. Lisa: Definitely, you will! What is superstition? Logical events and their influence Beliefs in different gods Beliefs that different things can bring bad or good luck Scientific explanation of someone's luck What did Anna do? She killed a spider. She broke a mirror. She went under a ladder. She saw a rainbow. Who is superstitious? Lisa Anna Both Neither of them Why was Anna worried? She had an exam. She had a job interview. She had a date. The mirror was very expensive. Which of these are superstitions? To break a mirror To live with a black cat To kill a spider To go under a ladder
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Anna: Oh my god! I can't believe it! What am I going to do?

Lisa: What's the matter?

Anna: I have broken my mirror.

Lisa: Oh, honey! There is nothing to worry about. It isn't very expensive.

Anna: Are you kidding me? That's not the point!

Lisa: I don't understand you.

Anna: Well! Breaking the mirror is bad luck, don't you know about that?

Lisa: You don't say! So, what now? You wouldn't get that job, would you?

Anna: I don't know. I am really worried about my interview now.

Lisa: Come on! I understand everything, but do you really believe that a broken mirror can bring you bad luck?

Anna: Yes, I do. I am very superstitious. I believe that different things or even events can bring me good or bad luck.

Lisa: Let me cleanse your aura.

Anna: That's not funny.

Lisa: Sure, sorry! Please, don't worry and don't be nervous. I think superstitions are all a load of rubbish. Do you know that they aren't logical and have no scientific explanations? I broke plenty of mirrors and walked under the ladder all the time and everything was good. I even live with a black cat. Keep calm!

Anna: I think you are right! I worked so hard to get this job. I will pass the interview.

Lisa: Definitely, you will!

What is superstition?

  • Logical events and their influence
  • Beliefs in different gods
  • Beliefs that different things can bring bad or good luck
  • Scientific explanation of someone's luck

What did Anna do?

  • She killed a spider.
  • She broke a mirror.
  • She went under a ladder.
  • She saw a rainbow.

Who is superstitious?

  • Lisa
  • Anna
  • Both
  • Neither of them

Why was Anna worried?

  • She had an exam.
  • She had a job interview.
  • She had a date.
  • The mirror was very expensive.

Which of these are superstitions?

  • To break a mirror
  • To live with a black cat
  • To kill a spider
  • To go under a ladder