111. Superstitions (Listen and Read)

I am not superstitious, are you?

Yesterday was Friday the 13th.

Some people think that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

I think that it is just like any other day.

Some people believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck.

I don't believe that either.

My mother always gets upset if I open an umbrella in the house.

She says that is bad luck.

She is probably right about that one.

Because an open umbrella would take up a lot of space,

and you might knock things over.

If your left hand is itchy, you are supposed to get money.

I have had an itchy left hand before, but I haven't received any money because of it.

It is bad luck to walk under a ladder.

That is probably true because you might knock somebody off the ladder,

or have a can of paint fall on top of you.

If you are acting in a play, it is bad luck if someone says "Good luck to you"

This is very confusing.

You are supposed to tell an actor to "break a leg"

It doesn't mean that you want the actor to break his leg.

It means good luck to the actor.

Actors have a lot of superstitions that are very unusual.

I am not superstitious.

I don't believe in superstitions at all.

It is just fun to learn about superstitions.

Some of them are very old and have been passed down from generation to generation.

I once did a project at school on superstitions.

It was a very interesting topic, and I got a good mark for it.