{"id":13343,"date":"2020-06-29T15:15:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13343"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:23:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:23:58","slug":"where-superstitions-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/where-superstitions-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Superstitions Come From"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Superstitions have come a long way in our history. It may be classified roughly as religious, cultural, and personal. Despite the modernization, superstitious beliefs still persist in our society and to some extent, some people believe in such irrational and absurd beliefs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to know its origin and be able to answer the questions that follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Where do superstitions come from? - Stuart Vyse\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/quOdF1CAPXs?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is your opinion on superstitions?<\/li><li>Are you\/people in your country superstitious? Why do you think this is?<\/li><li>Why do some people believe in superstitions?<\/li><li>What superstitious beliefs do you know and\/or believe?<\/li><li>Talk about some Spanish superstitious beliefs.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Superstitions have come a long way in our history. It may be classified roughly as religious, cultural, and personal. Despite the modernization, superstitious beliefs still persist in our society and to some extent, some people believe in such irrational and absurd beliefs. 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