Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Суеверия в России и Великобритании ( 8 класс)

I.Pochtareva



Moscow 2017

out if there are any similar superstitions in Russia and GB, and which of them are different.

The tasks of the project: to get more information about superstitions in both countries, to compare them, to develop skills to work with the information and to pick out the most useful.

who believe in superstitions and who don’t .
Why do people believe in superstitions?


A superstition is belief in different supernatural things. It can help people with different stuff which they can not do by themselves or to protect them.

bring bad luck. To put a coin into a shoe is good luck.

number 12. It was the end of a dozen and was the ideal completion of something. The number 13 is outside the dozen and is considered a movement into the unknown.

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that it is its language. And if someone whistles at home, they invite the evil spirit to their houses.

was a very expensive product. Only wealthy people could have the bowl of salt, which was put on the table in case of a great holiday.
To scatter the salt on the floor is considered a sin. Many families began to quarrel after the product was on the floor, because it meant disrespect to a very expensive product.
The way to avoid misery is to take some salt and throw it over your left shoulder. You can also hit yourself on the forehead and laugh loudly. It will help you to become more positive.

cross your fingers. This sign is connected with the space energy. It's known that space can help with everything. You can ask space energy to give you happiness or financial well-being.

the passages between the different measurements. Also, it was accepted to think, that the mirrors could collect positive and negative energy.
The reflection in the mirror is the energy of the twin, which is watching us. For this reason it’s accepted to think, that people can not look in a broken mirror. It threatens people to have bad health and some troubles.

still alive. Among them is the custom to knock for three times on the wood. In ancient times people believed that each person has a guardian spirit, who lives in the trunk of a particular tree.

considered making troubles and misery. Black cats are considered to be friends of witches. People believe, that a witch can transform into a cat. Black color, in many cultures of the world is associated with evil spirits.

named by Napoleon. One time, he was walking through the prairie with the soldiers and found a four-leaf clover. He felt it was strange and bent over to pick off the flower, just avoiding the bullet which was supposed to shoot him, so he called it a lucky flower. Four-leaf clovers have spread everywhere and been recognized as a symbol of luck. Its four leaves separately represent love, health, honor and wealth. It will bring you good luck.

and in Great Britain. We have analyzed and compared them. We can make a conclusion, that more superstitions are similar than different.