Short Stories · Section 8

Superstitions

I am not superstitious, are you? Yesterday was Friday the 13th.

Level: B1 · 28 sentences

Transcript

1. I am not superstitious, are you?
2. Yesterday was Friday the 13th.
3. Some people think that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
4. I think that it is just like any other day.
5. Some people believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck.
6. I don't believe that either.
7. My mother always gets upset if I open an umbrella in the house.
8. She says that is bad luck.
9. She is probably right about that one.
10. Because an open umbrella would take up a lot of space,
11. and you might knock things over.
12. If your left hand is itchy, you are supposed to get money.
13. I have had an itchy left hand before, but I haven't received any money because of it.
14. It is bad luck to walk under a ladder.
15. That is probably true because you might knock somebody off the ladder,
16. or have a can of paint fall on top of you.
17. If you are acting in a play, it is bad luck if someone says "Good luck to you"
18. This is very confusing.
19. You are supposed to tell an actor to "break a leg"
20. It doesn't mean that you want the actor to break his leg.
21. It means good luck to the actor.
22. Actors have a lot of superstitions that are very unusual.
23. I am not superstitious.
24. I don't believe in superstitions at all.
25. It is just fun to learn about superstitions.
26. Some of them are very old and have been passed down from generation to generation.
27. I once did a project at school on superstitions.
28. It was a very interesting topic, and I got a good mark for it.