Superstitions: Your horoscope with Idioms.

Cancer
This summer will bring holidays, trips, parties and all sorts of
exciting events. Romance will be certain to come your way, but try
not to fall over heels with the wrong person.
Life will seem a bed of roses for you but don’t turn a deaf ear to
other people- things might not be going so well for them. In all this
excitement you must not get too carried away- if you try to be the
life and soul of the party then you will wear yourself out. By the
end of the summer you will enjoy to sit back and relax.
Leo
Life for you will be very exciting this summer as long as you are prepared to make an effort. You will
find many opportunities for meeting people and visiting new places. There is a possibility of romance
in the air. But look before you leap and try not let your heart rule your head. A sudden decision
could leave you in a tricky situation later on.
If, by September, the thought of winter makes you feel a bit low, take up a new hobby or sport to
cheer you up. You may also find that your work or study will bring new interest into your life.
Virgo
This summer you must jump at every chance you get to go out and visit new places. Don’t be stick-in-
the-mud, if you are, people will soon become fed up with you. You will have plenty of opportunities to
branch out and find new friends. Steer clear of other people’s problems. If you get involved in them,
the chances are that you will end up in an unpleasant situation.
A chance encounter with an old friend could lead to exciting new social developments.

Glossary:
come your way: llegar a tu vida; fall over heels: enamorarse locamente; a bed of roses: Muy agradable; turn a deaf ear:
ignorar; get too carried away: dejarse llevar; the life and soul of the party: el centro de la atención; wear yourself out:
desgastarse/ cansarse mucho; romance in the air: romance corto y superfluo; look before you leap: piensa antes de decider; let
your heart rule your head: dejar que tu corazón domine tu cabeza; a tricky situation: una difícil situación; feel a bit low:
sentirse deprimido o aburrido;cheer you up: hacerte sentir major; jump at : empezar con entusiasmo; stick-in-the-mud: una
persona atascada; fed up: cansados/ irritados; branch out: ampliar tus actividades; Steer clear : evitar; the chances are: clara
posibilidad.

Activity# 1: Read the horoscope and say which star sign will…
1. Have to try not to make people bored______________________________
2. Have a great summer __________________________________________
3. Have to be careful with love____________________________________________

Activity# 2: Read the Horoscope and write True or False. Correct the false ones.
1. Cancer fill find love T/F …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Cancer’s life won’t be very good T/F …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. By the end of the summer Cancer will be bored T/F …………………………………………………………………………
4. Leo won’t have a good summer if he doesn’t make an effort T/F …………………………………………………..
5. Leo will find the love of her/his life T/F ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Leo will feel very happy by September T/F ………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Virgo won’t have many chances to go out and meet new people T/F ……………………………………………….
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8. Virgo will have to get involved with other people´s problems T/F ……………………………………………………
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9. Leo will meet an old friend T/F ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Activity #3: Find these idioms in the word search.
1. Enamorarse locamente
2. Ampliar tus actividades
3. Ignorer
4. Empezar con entusiasmo
5. Sentirse deprimido o aburrido
6. Pensar antes de decidir
7. alegrarte

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Activity # 4: Complete
7 these predictions about
2 a horoscope with the
First Conditional.
( If+present simple,
will+Infinitive)
3
1. If you

………………………, you ……………………..fun. (go out/have)

2. If you ………………………… for the test, you ……………………………. ( not study/ fail)
3. If you …………………………….., you………………………….. new friends.( go out/not meet)
4. If your friend ………………………. help, you will …………………………. him/her. (need/ help)
5. If your friend …………………………to you, you ………………………sad. (not talk/ feel)

Activity 5: You are a fortune teller. Write a short horoscope about your friend’s star sign. Try to use 1 or 2
idioms.
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