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Unit 8: Good Luck, Bad Luck: READING: Read The Magazine Article

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UNIT 8: GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK

READING : Read the magazine article


A. READING
Athletes and some sports fans have superstitions to maintain their winning streak or to avoid bad luck. Here are some of the superstitious:

• Baseball players spit in • Basketball players bounce • Fishing enthusiasts throw • It is bad luck to hold more
their hands before picking the ball a few times before back their first catch to the than two balls at a time
up their bats to avoid bad a foul shot for good luck. sea or river for good luck. when serving.
luck.
• They wipe the soles of • They cannot tell others how • For good luck, tennis
• Sticking chewing gum on their trainers for good many fish they have caught players walk outside the
a player’s hat brings good luck. until they have finished court when they switch
luck. fishing or else they won’t sides.
• The last player to shoot a catch another fish.
• A baseball player never basket during a warm-up • Tennis players avoid
lends his bat to anther session will have a good • It is bad luck to change wearing the colour yellow
player. game. fishing rods while fishing. when they are taking part in
a tournament
• Some baseball players
sleep with their bats to
break a bad hitting spell
or maintain a good season
B. LISTENING
Listen to the audio. Then based on the magazine article in practice A, answer the questions

ANSWER 1 : _______________________________________________________________

ANSWER 2 : _______________________________________________________________

ANSWER 3 : _______________________________________________________________

ANSWER 4 : _______________________________________________________________

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