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Do you believe it?
Vocabulary (Ex. 1)
superstition (n)
charm (n)
the belief that particular events
happen in a way that cannot be
explained by reason or science; the
belief that particular events bring
good or bad luck (ความเชื่อเรื่ องโชคลาง)
a small object worn on a chain or
bracelet, that is believed to bring
good luck (เครื่ องราง)
China
four
Friday
thirteen
black
egg
H
C
G
B
I
F
A
E
Audio script and answers C 2.28
D – see a ladybird
1 H – find a four-leaf clover
2 G – open an umbrella
3 I – keep a horseshoe
4 A – walk under a ladder
5 C – touch wood
6 B – break a mirror
7 F – spill salt
8 E – pull a wishbone
Possible answers
A: I think finding a four-leaf clover is lucky.
B: Me too!
A: I think opening an umbrella in the house is unlucky.
B: I don’t think so.
A: I think keeping a horseshoe is lucky.
B: So do I.
A: I think walking under a ladder is unlucky.
B: Me too!
A: I think touching wood is unlucky.
B: I don’t think so.
A: I think breaking a mirror is lucky.
B: I don’t agree.
A: I think spilling salt is unlucky.
B: I think you’re right.
A: I think pulling a wishbone is unlucky.
B: I think you’re wrong.
Possible answers
1
It might be a horseshoe. It can’t be an umbrella.
2
It can’t be a ladybird. It must be an umbrella.
3
It can’t be a horseshoe. It might be a ladder.
4
It can’t be an umbrella. It must be a four-leaf
clover.
Possible answers
A 1 - It might be because the pencil remembers what you
have written before. / It can’t be true!
B 2 - It must be because your shoes are dirty and because you
might sit on your hat. / It can’t be true!
C 3 - It might be because this shows you are strong! / It might
be true.
D 4 - It might be because it is an unusual event. / It can’t be
true.
C
B
A
Do many people like studying star signs?
Yes, they do.
1 For the star signs, what is a Gemini like?
For
the star signs, a Gemini is really lively and he / she doesn’t like being
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alone.
2 What was the most sacred tree for the Celts?
The
most sacred tree for the Celts was the oak.
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3 What did it represent?
It
represented strength and independence.
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4 Why do people tie ribbons and notes to trees?
People
tie ribbons and notes to trees because they hope dreams and
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desires will come true.
5 For Chinese Astrology, what are the characteristics of a tiger?
And of a dragon?
For
Chinese Astrology a tiger is impulsive and powerful and a dragon is
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strong and ambitious.
6 Where are Fortune Cookies from?
They
are from America.
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K
L
I
G
D
E
H
C
F
A
J
Audio script and answers C 2.30
B – Aries
1 L – Taurus
7 C –
2 D – Gemini
8 E –
3 H – Cancer
9 G –
4 F – Leo
10 I –
5 J – Virgo
11 K –
6 A – Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
D
G
A
F
C
E
may
may be
may be
may like
may arrive
might snow
might go
might rent
might break
be
do
doesn’t
He doesn’t believe in
horoscopes, does he?
They broke a mirror,
didn’t they?
You can’t come to my
Halloween party, can you?
He’s going to buy
a black cat, isn’t he?
He will believe it,
won’t he?
He shouldn’t throw
any salt over his
shoulder, should he?
won’t he
did you
has he
isn’t it
are you
wasn’t it
did she
isn’t it
can he
were you
didn’t you
doesn’t she
don’t like
reads
were
didn’t study
don’t believe
has visited
This house is scary. Strange things started to happen about a month ago. Mum was the first to see something.
It was late at night, on the stairs. She saw a little girl in a kind of long, white nightie. She was really frightened.
The rest of us - Dad, me, and my brother and sister - didn't believe her.
Then we started to hear strange noises from downstairs. Dad wanted to investigate, but Mum said no. Night
after night, it became worse. Other figures started to appear, not only on the stairs but in the kitchen and even
the bedrooms. I was terrified.
Finally, last night, my dad and brother went downstairs to investigate while my mum, sister and I waited upstairs.
When they came back they were very worried. ‘There’s no doubt,’ my dad said, We’ve got to do something.’
You see, people haven’t lived in this house for years because we’ve frightened them all. But no one believes
in ghosts anymore and so there are humans here again. We’re not going to share our house with humans.
No way. So, tonight, we're going to get them.
And then no one will want to live here again.
Ever.
[Haunted House, Louise Cooper]
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กิจกรรมเพิมเติ
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1 Who lives in the haunted house?
(A family: mum, dad, and three children – the writer, her brother and
her sister)
2 Who did Mum see?
(A little girl in a kind of long, white nightie)
3 What did the family hear?
(Strange noises from downstairs)
4 Where did figures start to appear?
(On the stairs, in the kitchen and in the bedrooms)
5 How did the writer feel?
(Terrified)
6 Who speaks in the last paragraph?
(A ghost)
7 Why haven’t people lived in the house for years?
(Because the ghosts have frightened them)
8 Why do the ghosts want to “get” the people?
(Because they don’t want to share their house with humans)
Vocabulary
nightie (n)
investigate (v)
frighten (v)
(= nightdress) a long loose piece of clothing
like a thin dress, worn by a woman or girl in
bed (ชุดนอนที่เป็ นชุดเสื ้อกระโปรงติดกัน หลวมๆ)
to carefully examine the facts of a situation,
an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth
about it or how it happened (ค้ นหาความจริง)
to make somebody suddenly feel afraid
[ทาให้ กลัว, ตกใจ]
hoax (n) an act intended to make somebody believe something that is not
true, especially something unpleasant (การหลอกลวง, การเล่นตลก)
Audio script and answers C 2.32
The BBC often plays April Fool’s hoaxes and one of the most famous
was in 1957 when they showed farmers picking spaghetti from trees!!
The Guardian published an article, titled “Britain Rules the Skies”,
about the invention of a new machine to control the (1) weather.
The article said the machine could guarantee long, dry summers, rain
only at night and lots of snow every Christmas.
Another UK newspaper reported that a Japanese runner, Kimo
Nakajimi, entered the London Marathon but was confused by an
incorrect translation of the rules. He understood that he had to run for
(2) 26 days, not 26 miles.
A few years ago, the respectable Massachusetts Institute of Technology
issued an announcement which said that the (3) Internet needed an
annual spring clean and that it would be closed for 24 hours.
In 1998, Burger King announced their new left-handed (4) hamburgers.
They had the same (5) ingredients, but they were rotated 180° so that
left handed people could eat them more easily.
What about whistling vegetables? A UK supermarket announced they
had some special, new (6) carrots for sale. They were genetically
modified and had (7) holes in them so they could make a whistling
sound when cooked.