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Superstition 9 класс spotlight

• Unlucky to spill salt.

• Catch falling leaves in Autumn and you will have good luck.

• Unlucky to walk underneath a ladder.

• Broken mirror leads to seven years of misery or seven disasters.

• Russians believe that carrying an empty bucket is not good or bumping into a person with an empty bucket in the street.

• A: What’s the matter?
• B : I’m taking the boat out tonight and I’m a bit anxious because there’s going to be a full moon.
• A: I’m sure that if you take care then there will be nothing to worry about.

• A: Are you alright?
• B: I’m really worried as I’ve broken a mirror. Perhaps I’ll have seven years’ bad luck!
• A: Don’t worry. Everything will be fine if you think rationally. It’s only a superstition.

• A: Is there anything troubling you?
• B: Yes. I walked under a ladder and I’m worried that now something bad will happen to me.
• A: There’s nothing to worry about. You should pay less attention to old wives’ tales.