PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1) What have you done today? 2) What are you going to do this weekend? 3) Do you believe in superstitions? 4) Have you ever had a really lucky day? 5) What are some superstitions in your country? PART 2 - READING Do you think some days are lucky or unlucky? Why? Are there any numbers that are considered lucky or unlucky in your culture? Read the article with your teacher. Your teacher will ask you COMPREHENSION questions. Is Friday the 13th Unlucky? Many people around...

Transcriptoiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 0:07 During a long day spent roaming the forest in search of edible grains and herbs, 0:11 the weary divine farmer Shennong accidentally poisoned himself 72 times. 0:16 But before the poisons could end his life, 0:19 a leaf drifted into his mouth. 0:21 He chewed on it and it revived him, 0:24 and that is how we discovered tea. 0:26 Or so an ancient legend goes at least. 0:29 Tea doesn't actually cure poisonings, 0:31 but the story of Shennong, 0:33 the...

Transcriptoiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 0:02 There can be few pastimes more 0:03 compelling than to ruminate on an ex. 0:07 How extraordinary they were, what beauty 0:09 they had, what happiness it would bring 0:10 to have them back. Thoughts of them can 0:12 intrude on new relationships. They 0:14 follow us into workplace meetings. They 0:16 cause us to cry at certain moments in 0:18 films. They come between us and the 0:20 beautiful places we've traveled hours to 0:22 see. There might be...