Superstitions

Beliefs based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck:

beliefs that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck
1 Match the sentences to make superstitions:
1

If a black cat sneezes,

it will have the opposite effect. It's

safer to tell an actor heading for the
stage to, break a leg!

If you shave your head on a Saturday,

it will bring bad luck to the person

looking in.

If you throw a stone into water,

if you use scissors on New Year's Day

If you don't cover your bald head,

you will always be in debt.

If you wish good luck to an actor before a

performance,

it will start raining.

Good luck will follow a ship,

it will bring bad luck into a house.

You'll cut off fortune,

G if there are dolphins swimming nearby

or there is a naked woman on board!

2 What superstitions do people have in your country?

Key:
1F, 2D, 3B, 4E, 5A, 6G, 7C
Sourse: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/superstitions