Russian Superstitions

Ex. Complete the gaps with appropriate words.

a) foot b) truth c) sneezes d) conflicts e) hands f) growing g) conversation h) legs

Between People

1) It is bad luck to talk or shake in doorways. You should always completely enter the room before you greet someone or begin a .

2) If you accidentally step on another person's , you should let him or her lightly step on your . Apparently, it will help avoid future .

3) You mustn’t step over people's or other body parts. They say that it will prevent the person from . It is better to find a way around the person.

4) If someone while talking, or while someone else is speaking, it means they are telling the .

Ex. Choose the right answer.

Love and Marriage

1) Unmarried people should not sit. Otherwise they will not marry.

a) on the table

b) on the park bench

c) at the corner of the table

d) on the leather sofa

2) Lucky in , unlucky in .

a) computer games

b) love

c) life

d) cards

Ex. Complete the gaps with appropriate words.

a) raining b) forgotten c) room d) good e) back f) journey g) leaving h) mirror i) behind j) sit

Travelling

1) After someone has left on a long, their should not be cleaned up until they have arrived home.

2) It’s bad luck to return home for things. It is better to leave what was forgotten behind. If you must return, you should look in the before leaving again.

3) If it's when you begin a journey, it is luck.

4) If you leave something , it means you are coming .

5) Before on a long trip, quietly for two minutes.

Ex. Complete the gaps with appropriate words. Find the antonyms to the words given below and fill in the gaps:

a) blunt b) huge c)grab d) people e)a lot f) wealth

Gifts

1) It’s taboo to give objects as gifts. Make the other person pay a amount of money for them and they won’t bring you bad luck.

2) It is bad luck to the money to the . You should instead place it on a table.

3) If you give a purse or wallet as a gift put money there. Otherwise it will bring .

Ex. Replace the words in italics by their antonyms:

Luck and Omens

1) If you whistle outdoors, your family will find all their money.

2) Talking about future failures is bad luck. It’s better to be silent, or even optimistic, until the success becomes a reality.

3) A woman with full water buckets coming away from you is a bad omen.

4) If a cow poops on you, it's bad luck.

Ex. Fill in the gaps.

Birth and Birthdays

1) Celebrate birthday parties on or one's birthday, not .

2) You should things (such as clothes, toys, furniture, etc.) for a new born baby the baby is born. This is usually done in a big .

3) A mother shall not her baby to anyone except for the immediate family for 40 days the baby was born.

Ex. Match the synonyms to the words in italics:

a) man b) masculine c) wait for d) let e) feminine

At the Table

1) If a fork or spoon falls on the ground, expect a female guest. If a knife falls, expect a male guest.

2) Never hand salt to another person. Place it near them on the table, and allow them to pick it up.

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