Sunday, March 1, 2015

Superstitions. First Conditional Sentences

Do you believe in superstitions? 
Are you afraid of Friday 13th? What happens if you break a mirror?
A superstition is a general truth or belief that is based on fear or misunderstanding, rather than facts or knowledge.
Many superstitions can be written and said using the first conditional:

If you break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck.
If you make a wish when you see a shooting star, it will come true.
If you put salt on the doorstep of a house, it will keep evil away.
If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of fall,  you will not catch a cold all winter.
If you blow out the all of the candles on your birthday cake in one breath, your wish will come true.
If you carry a rabbit’s foot in your pocket, it will bring luck and protect you from bad spirits.
If you open an umbrella in the house, you’ll have bad luck.

You can also put the if clause at the end of the sentence:

You will have bad luck if you walk under a ladder.
You will stay healthy if you eat an apple every day. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”
When we wish for something good, you will get it if you knock on wood.
You will have bad luck if you kill a ladybug.
You will have good luck if you find a four-leafed clover.
You will have bad luck if a black cat crosses your path.

Match the sentences:
ANSWER
:
1F, 2D,3B,4E,5A,6G,7C

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