Superstitions Flocabulary

If you break a mirror...

• you'll get married.

• you'll be rich.

• you'll have seven years of bad luck.

• you'll find a Korean boyfriend.

If you open an umbrella indoors,

• you will bring bad luck to that room.

• you will have good luck all day.

• your house will be protected from evil.

• you will avoid bad things happening to you.

If a black cat crosses your path,

• you will have good luck all day.

• your house will be protected from evil.

• you will have good luck all day.

• you will have bad luck during the day.

If a woman catches a bouquet,

• she will have seven years of bad luck.

• she will be the next one to get married.

• she will open a flower shop.

• she will eat the cake.

Having irrational beliefs about mysterious things or the unknown...

• ambush

• guinea

• excavation

• superstitious

Find each piece of text in the text evidence bank.

Remember, you are looking for the TWO pieces of evidence that most strongly support the statement.

Find TWO pieces of text evidence that explain why someone who walks under a ladder might truly believe that it brought him bad luck.

If you knock on wood,

• you will find your lost horse.

• you will get married.

• you will avoid bad things happening to you.

• you'll get a present.

If you walk under a _________, you'll have bad luck.

If you ________________, you'll have good luck.

• see a black cat

• find a four-leaf clover

• see a rainbow

• carry a rabbit's leg

If you _____________, you'll have terrible luck.

• spill salt

• see a ladybug

• go out on Friday 13th

• have a horseshoe