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Supernatural.Superstitions.Blockbuster 3.Unit. 37Causative Form.Teacher Rosie Navarro.

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SPORTS AND EQUIPMENT.

Soccer

Bowling

Baseball

Football

Tennis

Ice hockey

Golf

Basketball

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USE THE PROMPTS TO MAKE SENTENCES.

Bat catcher’s mitt golf balls

Hockey stick sneakers pads

Racket helmet football

Basketball jersey cleats

Ex. You need a baseball bat to play baseball.

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SUPERSTITION.

Superstition is a belief held or a practice followed usually

because of fear of the unknown or trust in luck.

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SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS PLAYING IT SAFE.

Most athletes, in particular, are very superstitious. Some players have their own private rituals- carrying a good luck charm for example, or saying certain words. Other superstitions have become so common that almost every player follows them. Try the quiz below to see how much you know about sports superstitions.

According to superstition, we can bring good luck, or keep bad luck away, by following certain rituals.

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1. WHAT BRINGS BAD LUCK DURING A GAME OF BASEBALL?

A) Having your mitt cleaned

B) lending your bat to another player

C) having your hair cut the same day

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2. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO AVOID BAD LUCK IN A GAME?

A) wipe the soles of your sneakers

B) have your photograph taken

C) bounce the ball three times

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3. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO TO WIN IN ICE HOCKEY?

A) tap the goalie on his pads just before the game begins

B) have your skate blades sharpened

C) change sticks with another player

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4. WHAT COLOR SHOULD YOU NOT WEAR WHILE PLAYING TENNIS BECAUSE IT WILL BRING BAD LUCK?

A) blue

B) yellow

C) green

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5. WHAT TYPE OF NUMBER SHOULD A PLAYER HAVE ON HIS FOOTBALL JERSEY TO BRING GOOD LUCK?

A) an even number

B) an odd number

C) a double number

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6. WHAT SHOULD YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKETS FOR GOOD LUCK WHILE PLAYING GOLF?

A) golf balls

B) jellybeans

C) coins

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7. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO CONTINUE A WINNING STREAK IN BOWLING?

A) wear the same clothes

B) have your bowling shoes polished

C) polish your ball

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8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN IMPORTANT GOOD LUCK SYMBOL WHILE

PLAYING AMERICAN FOOTBALL?

A) the player’s helmet

B) the mascot

C) the team logo

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VOCABULARY

Good luck charm odd number

Lending even number

Player jellybeans

Wipe winning streak

Soles mascot

Bounce logo

Tap

Sharpened

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Good luck charm: an object that is believed to bring good luck.

Lending: giving sth to sb for temporary use (on condition that it be returned).

Player: a person on a team

Wipe: to slide sth over a surface, in order to remove dirt, food or liquid

Soles: the bottom part of shoes

Bounce: to cause sth move up or away after hitting a surface

Tap: strike lightly

Sharpened: made more pointy or able to cut

Even number: a number than when divided by 2 produces a whole number

Odd number: a number that when divided by 2 does not produce a whole number

Jellybeans: small, brightly-colored, bean shaped candies that are soft in the middle and covered with hard sugar.

Winning streak: a consecutive series of wins

Mascot: a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck

Logo: a small picture or design that a company or organization uses as its symbol.

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CAUSATIVE FORM.

“I had my hair cut”

“I cut my hair”.

It is formed with the verb “to have” in the appropriate tense + object + the past participle.

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CAUSATIVE FORM.

Picture picture

Bill is changing the wheel. Jane is having the wheel changed.

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SITUATION.

Lisa’s son has won a sports award, so she is organizing a party for him.

Cynthia’s son has also won an award, but his party will be organized by a party planner. Look at the list of things to do, and make sentences.

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Causative Form

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Causative Form

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Make new curtains √

Polish silver √ done last week

Iron tablecloth √

Make guest list

Plan menu do today

Choose decorations

Clean house

Order flowers do next week

Buy food

Ex. Lisa made new curtains last week.

Cynthia had new curtains made last week.

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T-SS TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES. ELICIT IF THESE SYMBOLS ARE CONSIDERED GOOD OR BAD LUCK IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. THEN LISTEN AND CHOOSE

THE CORRECT ANSWER. CD 3. TRACK 16

Black catEngland

Death / lifeJapan

Death / moneyPhilippines

Lucky / unluckyAmerica