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,
2 If you shave your head on a Saturday,
3 If you throw a stone into water,
4 If you don't cover your bald head,
5 If you wish “good luck” to an actor before a
performance,
6 Good luck will follow a ship,
7 You'll “cut off” fortune,
A it will have the opposite effect. It's
safer to tell an actor heading for the
stage to, “break a leg”!
B it will bring bad luck to the person
looking in.
C if you use scissors on New Year's Day
D you will always be in debt.
E it will start raining.
F it will bring bad luck into a house.
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