UNIT 6, SUPERSTITIONS.

-She is cool and so am I.
-I want to visit New York and so do you.
-My mother is the best and so are yours.
-I was in the church and so was he.
-I eat ice cream and so do you.
-She is not in class last wednesday, neither were you.
-I do not go to the movies and I do not go to the movies either.
-I do not buy the t-shirt and neither do you.
-He did not eat nothig and neither do I.
They do not have a computer and neither do I.

UNIT.6 STRANGE EVENTS (SUPERSTITIONS)

Brazil - Wedding Dress
In Brazil, the groom cannot see the bride wearing her wedding gown before their ceremony, he also can't see her gown and will only see it when she arrives for the wedding. If the groom sees the bride's wedding dress before their wedding, it is considered bad luck.

Pakistan - Scissors
In Pakistan, there is a belief that one should not open and close a pair of scissors without any reason or purpose. It is considered bad luck and believed to cause problem to the family living in the home.

India - Dog
This superstition is based in India, it is believed that when someone hear a dog whining at night, it's a sign of bad luck, especially when a family member in your house or neighborhood is ill.

Russia - Traveling
In Russia, there is a belief that when someone has left or travelling on a long journey, one should not clean the traveler's room until they have return from their journey and arrived home.

Ireland - Rocking Chair
This superstition came from Ireland, it is said that one should never rock an empty rocking chair, it considered bad luck and should be avoided because it is believed that the action will

brings death to the family

Moldova - Head
This is quite rare, in Moldova, there is a belief that if you accidentally hit your head with your friend's head, you have to hit it the second time. If you don't hit your head again, it is feared that someone will die in the family.

Indonesia - Giving Birth
In Indonesia, there is a superstition associated with giving birth. It will be unfortunate if your pregnant guest suddenly gives birth in your house, it is believed that this will cause bad luck. When this happens, usually people will advise them to move to another house or place to live.

Russia - Cat
In Russia, its considered bad luck when a cat, especially a black one, crosses in front of you when you're walking. Some people will avoid them by chasing out or outrun the cat. If the cat already crosses you, then you have to break the spell by spitting three times over your left shoulder to avoid the bad luck.

France - Cat
It is believed that in the southern regions of France, if a young unmarried girl accidentally steps on a cat's tail, it's a sign of bad luck that she will have to wait twelve months before she finds a husband.

Italy - Cat
To hear a cat sneeze is a sign of good luck.

American Proverbs

Many proverbs have been absorbed into English having been known earlier in other languages. The list here is specifically of English proverbs and the dates given are those when the proverb first appeared in English.

A fish always rots from the head down
A good beginning makes a good ending
A good man is hard to find
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Blood is thicker than water.
Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Good things come in small packages.

If you can't beat them, join them.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Unit: 6 Strange events

Superstitions from around the world.

Superstitions can be defined as, "irrational beliefs, especially with regard to the unknown"

In Brazil, the groom cannot see the bride wearing her wedding gown before their ceremony, he also can't see her gown and will only see it when she arrives for the wedding. If the groom sees the bride's wedding dress before their wedding, it is considered bad luck.

In Pakistan, there is a belief that one should not open and close a pair of scissors without any reason or purpose. It is considered bad luck and believed to cause problem to the family living in the home.

This superstition is based in India, it is believed that when someone hear a dog whining at night, it's a sign of bad luck, especially when a family member in your house or neighborhood is ill.

In Russia, there is a belief that when someone has left or travelling on a long journey, one should not clean the traveler's room until they have return from their journey and arrived home.

This superstition came from Ireland, it is said that one should never rock an empty rocking chair, it considered bad luck and should be avoided because it is believed that the action will brings death to the family.

Table Superstitions

If you drop a table knife expect a male visitor, if you drop a fork a female visitor.

Crossed cutlery on your plate and expect a quarrel.

Leave a white tablecloth on a table overnight and expect a death.

Wedding Superstitions

Bride and groom must not meet on the day of the wedding except at the altar.

The bride should never wear her complete wedding clothes before the day.

For good luck the bride should wear “something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new”.

The husband should carry his new wife over the threshold of their home.

Unit: 6 Strange events

Page 57, Reponses with So and Neither.

So am I / Neither am I If the verb is to-be

So do I / Neither do I Other verbs

So did I/ neither did I verbs in past

So have I/ neither have I

So was I/ neither was I

I haven't been to Paris Neither have I
I study French So do I
I won't play football this Sunday Neither will I

A: "I'm afraid of spiders.
B: "So am I." or "Me too."

A: "I must hurry, it's late already"
B: "Oh, Gosh! So must I."

A: "You look good."
B. So do you.

A: Stephanie lives in the suburbs.
B: "So does Jane.

A: "We forgot to bring our umbrellas."
B: "So did we."

A: "My sister was sick yesterday.
B: "So was mine.

Unit: 6 Strange events

Page:55 The past perfect:

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to New Jersey.
I did not have any document because I had lost my purse.
Liliana knew Perth Amboy so well because she had visited the city several times.
Had Pmela ever studied english before she moved to Los Angeles ?
She only understood the movie because she had read the book.
Kristine had never been to an opera before last night.
We were not able to get a hotel room because we had not booked in advance.
A: Had you ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006?
: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before.
If the Past Perfect action did occur at a specific time, the Simple Past can be used instead of the Past Perfect when "before" or "after" is used in the sentence. The words "before" and "after" actually tell you what happens first, so the Past Perfect is optional. For this reason, both sentences below are correct.

Examples:

She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996

She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.

The past perfect answer to the question What had happened?

The past perfect

• I had never been to france.
• my brother had seen scar face more than 5 times.
• my mother had cooked a delicious food for my birthday.
• I had never spoken in public until yesterday.
• I had never thought on a parachute jump but it's becoming interesting.
• It was a great idea visiting my friend, we'd had a longtime without talking each other.
• I had met a weird but interesting person around my house.
• I had had a terrible day.
• we'd expected it for a long time and finally arrived.
• I had never felt this way before.
• I had searched about my family's background story and I had found great things I didn't know before.
• I had been into big problems but never something like this.

sentences written by sally. :-)
PEACE OUT