myths, superstitions and other misteries

8/14/2019 Myths, Superstitions and Other Misteries

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ig no ra n cef e a r

magic

i r r a t i o n a l

supernatural t h e u n k

n o w n


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4-IlviV8Ao


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Myths, superstitionsand other mysteries


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Was it an ancient calendar, a

temple or just a joke?

Complete the sentences with the correctform of the verbs in parentheses:


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Some legends say that Merlin the wizard ___________ (have) a giant, who __________ (build)Stonehenge for him. The wizard magically

___________ (take) it from Ireland to England.Some say King Arthur __________ (go) there insome of his fanciful jorneys. Others even say the

Devil himself __________ (erect) the stones.

had built

took

went

erected


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Controversial or not, The Stonehenge is ofoutstanding cultural and natural importance to

the common heritage of humankind. Recentlythe scientist Gerald Hawkins ___________ (use)a computer in his research and ____________ (suggest) that the stones were used as a

calendar, to predict eclipses.

used

suggested


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Crop circles

On lake shores, where the forest __________ (meet)the lake, you __________ (can) find elf circles. They

__________ (be) round places where the grass had

been flattened like a floor. Elves ___________ (dance)there. I have seen one of those. It is dangerous andsomeone will become ill if he __________ (walk) oversuch a place or if he _______________ (destroy)anything there.Do you believe it?

met

danced

could

were

walks

destroys


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In 1991, more than a decade after the phenomena

_____________ (begin), two men announced that thephenomenon of crop circles was an idea ___________ (thinkup) one evening in a pub in England in 1978. World War IIveteran Doug Bower and his friend Dave Chorley revealedthat they ___________ (make) their crop circles using planks,rope, hats and wire as their only tools.

www.circlemakers.org

began

thought up

made
http://www.circlemakers.org/http://www.circlemakers.org/


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The Great Pyramid of Giza is ____________ (= old) theStonehenge.

as old as

Comparative orSuperlative ?


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It took ____________ (= many) 25men to transport a 1.5-ton stoneblock.

as many as


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For four millennia it was the world's __________ (tall) building.tallest


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The pyramid of Giza is the __________

(large) in Egypt and the _________ (tall) inthe world.The Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico,

is much _________ (low) in height, but itoccupies a __________ (great) volume.

www.guinessworldrecords.com

largest

tallest

lowergreater
http://www.guinessworldrecords.com/http://www.guinessworldrecords.com/


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Like a Prayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icrUkBaSefshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icrUkBaSefs


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Do you believe inthe Zodiac?

Whats yourstar sign?


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Is this the dawning of the Age of Aquarius?

The Aquarian Age is thought to bring with itan era of universal brotherhood where it willbe possible to solve social problems and withgreater opportunity for intellectual and

spiritual improvement. It is generallydescribed by astrologers that in the Age ofAquarius there will be a blending of religionand science to such a degree that a religiousscience and a scientific religion will be formed.

What do you think about it?


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"You will be ever hearing but

never understanding; you will beever seeing but never perceiving.For this people's heart has become

calloused; they hardly hear withtheir ears, and they have closedtheir eyes. Matthew 13

Are people getting more and moreskeptical, or its the other wayround?


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If you ____________ all the candles on yourbirthday cake, your wish ____________.(blow out/come true)

If someone _________ a mirror, he ____________ seven years of ill fortune.(break/have)

If you __________ under a leader, it ___________ bad luck.

(walk/bring)If a person __________ an umbrellainside the house, he __________ goodluck. (open/not have)

blow out

will come true

breaks

will have

walk

will bring

opens

wont have


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If you ____________ a black cat on the street,you ____________ a good trip.(see/not have )

If you _________ someone with a broomwhile cleaning the house, he ____________ unlucky. (sweep/be)

If a gambler __________ a rabbits foot onhim, he ___________ the poker game.

(have/win)If a bride __________ the groom beforethe ceremony, their marriage _________

spoiled. (see/be)

see

Wont have

sweep

will be

has

will win

sees

will be


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What other superstitionsdo you know?

Do you know where theycome from?

Why do people need

superstition?


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Now... Whats next?


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Its time for music!!

See you!
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