Complete each gap with an appropriate form of the root word in brackets. You may need to add a
prefix or suffix or use a plural form to fit the sentence.
1. This place has such great ______________ for me. I remember the wonderful holidays we used to
have here when I was a child. (associate)
2. My parents were really happy when my sister got engaged. They gave her their ________________.
(bless)
3. Henry? Is that you? I can’t believe you’re on holiday in the same hotel as we are, during the same
week. What a ________________ ! (incident)
4. I’m sorry, but I’ve got an ___________________ fear of dogs. I don’t know why I feel this way, but I just
can’t be near them. (rational)
5. She uses ___________________ from the fashion industry to make beautiful handbags. (remain)
6. You think we know what we’re doing? I’m afraid not - it’s all an ________________ ! (illusory)
Complete each gap in the notes with three words from the video.
1. Many superstitions have ________________ origins.
2. Because of the Last Supper, having 13 people ___________________ was seen to be bad luck.
3. Today some buildings miss out ________________________.
4. In Indo-European folklore, you could receive _________________from wood spirits by
touching a tree.
5. While some superstitions are religious, others are based on _______________________.
6. Italians associate the number 17 with the phrase "my ._____________________"
7. _______________________________ reminds Chinese speakers of the phrase "must die."
8. In the past, whistling backstage at a theatre could ______________________ .
9. _________________________ from the same match could be dangerous for soldiers during war.
10. If you have learned to avoid walking under a ladder, doing this will ______________________ even
if you know it’s not logical.
11. Knocking on wood doesn’t _________________ so people carry on doing it.
12. Believing that your lucky socks make you play better gives you the illusion of _________________________ over events.
Read these sentences from the talk and complete the gaps with a suitable discourse marker from the
list. Then listen again to the talk or use the transcript to check your ideas.
After all
Along the same lines
believe it or not
Besides
Of course
Similarly
So
somehow
Well
1. _______________ how did it happen that people all over the world knock on wood, or avoid
stepping on sidewalk cracks?
2. _______________ , although they have no basis in science, many of these weirdly specific beliefs
and practices do have equally weird and specific origins.
3. _______________, many people consider the story of the Last Supper to be true but other superstitions
come from religious traditions that few people believe in or even remember.
4. And _______________, this tradition survived long after belief in these spirits had faded away.
5. _______________, the word for the number four sounds almost identical to the word for death in
Cantonese ...
6. And _______________, some superstitions actually make sense, or at least they did until we forgot
their original purpose.
7. _______________ , lighting three cigarettes from the same match really could cause bad luck if you
were a soldier in a foxhole...
8. _______________, no one is born knowing to avoid walking under ladders or whistling indoors...
9. _______________, superstitions often do seem to work.
We use these words to make predictions about the future, often based on superstitions. Read these
sentences and then underline four verbs and circle four nouns that relate to this function.
1. A high fever presagedmore severe or long-term effects of the disease in some patients.
2. This is a sign that the economy is recovering.
3. High unemployment may foreshadow social unrest.
4. I saw a rainbow on my way to the job interview. This must be a good omen.
5. It doesn’t bode well that the hotel has lost our booking.
6. Many people see this company as a bellwether showing important trends for the future of this
market.
7. Some people say that a red sky at dawn is a portent of bad weather.
8. Your marks on the practice exam augur well for the future
LISTENING: 1. weird and specific 2. at a table
3. the thirteenth floor 4. protection or blessing
5. coincidences and associations 6. life had ended
7. The number 14 8. cause an accident
9. Lighting three cigarettes 10. make you uncomfortable
11. require much effort 12. having greater control
WRITING:LINKERS: 1. So 2. Well 3. Of course
4. somehow 5. Similarly 6. believe it or not
7. Along the same lines 8. After all 9. Besides
Very superstitious,
Writing's on the wall, Very superstitious, Ladders bout' to fall, Thirteen month old baby, Broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, The good things in your past
When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition aint the way
Hey
Very superstitious, Wash your face and hands, Rid me of the problem, Do all that you can, Keep me in a daydream, Keep me goin' strong, You don't wanna save me, Sad is the soul
When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition ain't the way, Yeh, yeh
Very superstitious, Nothin' more to say, Very superstitious, The devil's on his way, Thirteen month old baby, Broke the lookin' glass, Seven years of bad luck, Good things in your past
When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition ain't the way, No, no, no
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