{"id":17596,"date":"2021-03-15T06:19:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T05:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=17596"},"modified":"2021-08-29T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:49:53","slug":"knock-on-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/03\/knock-on-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Knock on Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knock on wood is a superstition for people to literally touch, tap, or knock on wood to bring themselves good luck or avoid bad luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many stories on where this belief originated but one of the most popular is that spirits and gods live in trees and knocking on the tree trunk is a way to call them to ask them for protection or that they give us good fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us know more about the expression ‘knock on wood’ in this lesson below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/blog.ed.ted.com\/2017\/05\/18\/why-do-we-knock-on-wood\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does the saying “knock on wood” mean? Do you do this? Why or why not?<\/li>
  2. What belief that you know gives you good luck?<\/li>
  3. In your country, what superstition is believed to bring bad luck?<\/li>
  4. Do you think that someone is just born lucky or unlucky? How?<\/li>
  5. What’s the difference between being lucky and being hard-working? Which do you prefer to be?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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