unit-6-superstition

wordsofunit5•jobhoppinggreenerpasture•severancepackage/pay•streamlineoverstaffed•gettheaxe/belaidofflayoffs/cutback•pinkslipcareermove•resignbankruptcy•omenobligation•Employee/employerUnit6ThetruthcanbestrangerthanfictionSuperstitionTeachingProcedure•Lead-in•Watchinganddiscussing•Listeningandfilling•Funtime•AssignmentWordstobelearned•superstition/superstitious迷信/迷信的•crossone'sfingers祝好运•mascot吉祥物•luckycharm/talisman护身符•stemfrom/datebackto起源于/追溯到•doom命中注定•Iamallears.洗耳恭听•ET/saucer外星人/飞碟•assemble聚集/集合•resemble像LeadinDoyoulikethenumber4inChinese?Why?Doyoubelieveinsuperstition?Whyorwhynot?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutwesternsuperstitions?LeadinSomanypeoplearesuperstitiousTheirsuperstitionseemstomakesomesense.Thesuperstitioniscloselyrelatedto…Thissuperstitiondatesbackto…Thissuperstitionhasitsdeeprootin…Ourfateislinkedtoourattitudetolifenottooursuperstition.Iwouldn’tbesuperstitious.Iwilltreatsuperstitionastrash.Thesuperstitiondoesn’tmakeanysense.ExpressionsfortalkingaboutsuperstitionwatchinganddiscussingWatchavideoclipanddiscusswithyourclassmatesthefollowingtwoquestions.1.Thespeakermentionedtwokindsofsuperstitions,whatarethey?2.WhatarethesegoodsuperstitionsandbadsuperstitionsmentionedbythespeakerinEnglish-speakingcountries?WatchthevideowatchinganddiscussingGoodsuperstitionsTouchwoodThrowsaltoveryourleftshoulderMakeawishwhenyoupulloutalooseeyelashormakeawishwhenyoublowitawayHangahorseshoeonyourwallAfour-leafcloverKeeparabbitfootinyourpocketThenumber“7”watchinganddiscussingBadsuperstitionsWalkingunderaladderPutanewpairofshoesonthetableAblackcatwalkingpastyouOpenanumbrellaindoorsThenumber13,13thonFridayBreakingamirrorDivideyourselvesintogroupsandhavearacetolistasmanyissuesorthingsthatsignifybadluckandgoodluckaspossibleinbothChineseandWesterncultures.e.g.badluck:blackFriday(Westernculture)…goodluck:magpie(Chineseculture)…DisccusionChinesesuperstiotions•1.nevermarrysomeonewhois3or6olderoryoungerthanyou.•2.ifyouarepregnant,useagluewillcausedifficultbirth.•3.youshouldneverpraiseanewbornbaby,becauseitwillinviteevilspiritsorghosts.•4.apersonwiththickandwideearswillliveprosperously.•5.Fengshui---geomancy•6.burnpapermoneyorincense•7.numbersuperstition•8.YinandYang•9.DivinationFunTimeAmericanSuperstitions笑谈美国迷信ManyofusalreadyknowaboutseveralAmericansuperstitions.Havingablackcatcrossyourpath,walkingunderaladder,andbreakingamirrorareallbadluck.Inadditiontothese,therearemanyothersuperstitionsthatareworthknowing.Understandingthemwillkeepyousafefromevilspirits—ifyoubelieveinsuchthings—andimpressyourAmericanfriendswhenyoumentionthem.Likethesuperstitionsinothercultures,Americansuperstitionsofteninvolvethethingsimportantindailylife,suchashealth,numbers,andmarriage.Forexample,haveyoueverhadacoughthatwouldnotgoaway?AccordingtooneAmericansuperstition,youshouldtakeapieceofyourhairandputitbetweentwoslicesofbutteredbread.Next,feedthishairsandwichtoadogandsay,“Eatwell,youhound,mayyoubesickandIbesound.”Thiswilltricktheevilspiritsandhelpyourcough.Itwillalsoraisesomeeyebrowsifyoutryit.InAmericansuperstitions,thenumberthreeisveryimportant.Often,Americanswillsay,Allthingscomeinthrees.Threeisluckybecauseitrepresentsthetraditionalfamily:mother,father,andchild.Therefore,gifts,letters,andguestswilloftenarriveatyourhomeingroupsofthree.However,itisalsopossibleforbadevents,likeaccidentsandfunerals,tocomeinthreesaswell.Anothertimepeoplepayattentiontosuperstitionsiswhentheygetmarried.Duringawedding,bridesmustwearorcarry“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue.”Theoldandborrowedthingswillbringlucktothepersonwhogivesthemtothebride.Thenewandbluethingswillbringgoodfortunetothebrideherself.Thenexttimesomeoneyouknowisgettingmarried,besuretorecitethisphrase.FunTimeAsitwouldbeunluckytodiscussonemoresuperstition,wewillwindthingsuphere.Keepyourfingerscrossed,andstaylucky!既然再讲一个迷信会倒霉，那我们就在这里结束吧。把食指和中指交叉，祈求好运而且永远走运！ListeningandfillingListentoanaudioYouaregoingtohaveanextensivelistening,listencarefullytothematerial,fillintheblankswiththemissingwordsorphrases.Justonceforyou.ListeningandfillingInchinathenumberfourisunlucky,becauseintheChineselanguage,fourhasasimilartotheChinesewordfordeath.InChinesehouses,theword“luck”ishungonthewallupsidedown,sothedoesnotrunaway.InBrazil,ifyouputtheintothecupbeforethecoffee,thenyouwillbecome.InThailand,thenumberissupposedtobringbadluck,becauseitisbelievedthatitcanorundoyourgoodfortune.InJapanawhiteisconsidered,andseeingonewillbringyougoodfortunefortherestofyourlife.•Considered•sound•goodfortune•Sugar•rich•six•reverse•snake•luckyEnjoytimeEnjoyasong“Superstition”byStevieWonder,trytofigureoutthemainpointsthesongwantstotellus.Scriptof“Superstition”Verysuperstitious,writing’sonthewall,•Verysuperstitious,laddersbout’tofall,•Thirteenmontholdbaby,brokethelookingglass•Sevenyearsofbadluck,thegoodthingsinyourpast•Whenyoubelieveinthingsthatyoudon’tunderstand,•Thenyousuffer,•Superstitionain’ttheway•Verysuperstitious,washyourfaceandhands,•Ridmeoftheproblem,doallthatyoucan,Keepmeinadaydream,keepmegoingstrong,•Youdon’twannasa