Superstitions Around The World

1. Select the correct way to rewrite these sentences in past simple. 

 

“My parents are very superstitious about birthdays” 

• My parents is very superstitious about birthdays.
• My parents went very superstitious about birthdays.

• My parents were very superstitious about birthdays.

Answer explanation

The Past Simple for the expression "Are" es "Were"

Select the correct way to rewrite these sentences in past simple. 
“Some people believe that keeping a dollar note in the wallet brings good luck.” 

• Some people believing that keeping a dollar note in the wallet brought good luck.
• Some people believed that keeping a dollar note in the wallet brought good luck.
• Some people believ that keeping a dollar note in the wallet brings good luck.

Fill-in-the-gaps!

I didn’t ___ (have) any superstitions until now. 

       Many superstitions ______ (start) many centuries ago. 

Match the superstition with the country where it is from. 

"Don’t do anything on the 17th is always bad news."

• Brazil

• Italy

Match the superstition with the country where it is from. 

"Placing your wallet or purse on the floor brings bad financial luck."

• Italy

• Brazil

4. Select True or False according to the sentence 

 

• It was very common in Colombia to say "Rabbit, rabbit" on the first day of the month.

 

• False

• True

"Superstitions were very popular all over the world."

• True

• False

Name a superstition that you believed in when you were younger. 

What's the craziest superstition you heard?