SUPERSTIONS IN Russia and Britain

1
SUPERSTIONS IN Russia and Britain
2
Practise phonetic exercise

• sup?'st???n 'spa?d? ste?z
  kæ?
• m?s'fæt??n 'ske?r? ?mb'rel?
  l?vz
• 's?z?z mun ?u
  na?f
• 'kl??v?r kl??ðs we?
  fing?z
• 'læd? nju 'rem?d?
  wud
• 'mægpa?z 's?mw?n heð?
  m?r?
• m?n? be'liv ?? 'tin
  'ju???l?
• 'pamistr? w?? pa?
  ??g?
•  

3
Russian superstitions
4
British superstitions
5
Black cat poem

• A cat as black
  
• As blackest coal
  
• Is out upon
• His midnight stroll,
• 
  
• His steps are soft,
  
• His walk is slow,
• His eyes are gold,
• They flash and glow.
• And so I run
• And so I duck,
• I do not need
• His black-cat luck.
• Author Unknown

6
Make up the quotes

• 1.Whenever of have lasses the
• The house the is black, no
• lovers of will cat lack.
• 2. When go and black are
• seen, the moon 'tis near
• and whispers, Halloween
• Laughs Witches riding, cats

7
Make up the dialogue. 1

• - ??????! ?????? ????? ?????????????
• - ??????! ? ????????? ???????? ?? ??????.
• - ?? ?????? ??????????
• - ???????, ???! ?????? ? ????? ??? ?????
• ??????????. ?????? ? ???? ???????????.
• ? ??? ????????.
• - H????????? ?????????
• - ??. ?????? ????????? ???? ??? ????.
• - ?? ?????????.
• ? ???? ???? ????????, ????? ????????
  ???????.
• ?????? ??????? ? ????? ? ?????? ????
  ???????.
• - ???????.
• - ?????????.

8
Make up the dialogue. 2

•  
• ??????! ?? ????? ???????? ?? ??????
• ?? ?????? ???????????? ?? ???????
• ??????! ? ??????? ??????? ???????? ??????.
• ??? ????? ??????? 4 ?????, ????? ????????
  ???????.
• ?????? ?????? ???????
• ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????? ???? 4 ????????.
• ????? ? ????????? ??????? ? ?????? ??????,
  ????? ??????? ???? ??????, ????? ?????- ?????????
  ????, ? ????? ????????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????
  ??????? ??? ??????.
• ????? ????????? ????!
• - ??, ??????????. ???? ?? ????? ?????????, ??
  ????? ???? ??????? ?????? ?????, ?????
  ?????????????? ??????, ??????? ???? ????? ?
  ????????? ??????? ? ?????? ??????. ???????!

9
Make up the dialogues. 3

• - ??????! ? ???? ???? ?????
• - ??????! ??? ?? ?????
• - ????? ?????? ? ??????? ?????? ????? ???????!
• - ??????, ? ?? ????. ????? ???????.
• - ?. ????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ? ??????
• - ??????, ? ?? ????. ????? ??????? ????.
• - ????? ?????? ?? ????? ? ????
• - ??????, ? ?? ????. ? ????? ?? ????????
  ????????
• - ?? ?????? ????? ???????????
• - ?????? ???????, 13.
• - ?? ?????? ? ????????
• - ???????, ???, ?? ? ?? ???? ?????????? ??????.
• - ????? ????.
• ?????, ???????, ???? ??????? ?????? ????.

10
Make up the dialogue. 4

• - ?????? ????! ??? ??????. ???? ? ?????????? ?
  ?????????
• - ??????????, ??????! ??????? ???????. ? ??????
  ???.
• - ??????, ??????! ?????????
• - ??????! ?? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ??????? ?
  ?????????????
• ?? ???? ?????? ?????
• - ?? ?????? ?? ?????? ?????
• - ???. ??? ? ???????. ??? ????????? ?????? ???.
• ? ???????? ????????????.
• - ?? ?????????? ?????????!
• ? ???? ???? ????? ???? ???????, ?????
  ???????? ?????!
• - ??????? ? ??? ?? ??? ???????
• - ?????? ??????? ? ?????????, ??????? ?? ??????,
  ??????
• ??? ???? ????? ????? ?????, ??????? ??????
  ? ????? ?? ??????????? ?? ?????? ??????. ??
  ????????! ??????!
• - ? ??? ? ??????. ???????.

11
Are you superstitious?

• 1. Are you afraid of black cats?
• 2. Have you got a lucky number?
• 3. Do you believe in ghosts?
• 4. Do you often read a horoscope?
• 5. Do you believe its bad luck to break a
  mirror?
• 6. Do you believe in palmistry?
• 7. Do you believe its bad luck to open an
  umbrella in the house?
• 8. Is there a day of the week which is lucky or
  unlucky for you?
• 9. Have you ever made a wish on a New Years
  night?
• 10. Have you got a talisman or a lucky object?
• 11. Have you ever changed your plans because of a
  bad dream?
• 12. Do you believe that Friday 13th is the
  unluckiest day of all?
• 
  

12
Conclusion

• If you are a practical person, you probably
  wouldnt be happy to sit for an important
  exam on Friday 13th

13
?????????????? ?????????

• ?????? Speak out 6 (82) /2001 ???. 11 (????)
• http//images.yandex.ru