PULSE 2 UNIT 8: READING (SUPERSTITION & SPORT)

PULSE 2 UNIT 8: READING

SUPERSTITION & SPORT

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​What is superstition?

• ​A belief or practice that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected to old ideas of magic.

• ​Examples:

  1) If you walk under a ladder, it brings you bad luck.

• ​2) The number 13 is unlucky!

Read an online magazine article entitled "Superstition & Sport" in your textbook,

page 85. ​

Choose the correct answers. ​

Multiple Choice

For Tiger Woods, it is sometimes important to play golf ... 

• on a particular day

• in a particular colour

Multiple Choice

Michael Jordan always wore ...

• two different pairs of shorts

• one long pair of shorts

Multiple Choice

In the past, athletes ... 

• weren't superstitious

• were as superstitious as athletes today

Multiple Choice

The writer of the article ...

• isn't superstitious about anything

• is a bit superstitious

Multiple Choice

People sometimes repeat the same behaviour because ... 

• they are scared of changing it

• they want to be like athletes

Multiple Choice

The word them in blue refers to ...

• footballers

• athletes