attention Chris: From what I understand. sometimes these people do go crazy, trying to convince people about their experiences Nora: I believe that in some cases they offer pretty good evidence Chris: So, take a closer look at this picture. Do you still think it's a Frisbee? Now Your turn Task 1 SAMPLE DIALOG Simon: Eliza, do you know why people say"keep your fingers crossed"when they want to wish others luck? Eliza: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it's a lot to do with an ancient Christian belief Simon: Uh, go on Eliza: In the Christian belief"making the sign of the cross"would keep away evil spirits and bad luck Simon: I see. When you think about the cross, sign of Christianity, that belief seems to make some sense Eliza: Thats true. Thats why children often cross their fingers when they tell a small lie. They want to keep bad luck away, or to avoid being punished Simon: Sounds interesting. So, I'll cross my fingers for you before you take the final examination Eliza: Thank you Simon: But those who don t understand this superstition might be puzzled Eliza: With interesting communications among nations, more and more people can understand it now V. Let's Talk Script ThankS, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in the Middle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual, accord ing to a report published today There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, possible as a result of current economic and political uncertainties, "stated Dr. Dick Armstrong He launched an Internet Survey of national superstition, and found it to be surprisingly high, even among those with a scientific background. Only more in ten of those surveyed claimed not to be superstitious at all. Three out of four people in Britain feel the need to touch wood. and 65% cross their finger7 attention. Chris: From what I understand, sometimes these people do go crazy, trying to convince people about their experiences. Nora: I believe that in some cases they offer pretty good evidence. Chris: So, take a closer look at this picture. Do you still think it’s a Frisbee? Now Your Turn Task 1 SAMPLE DIALOG Simon: Eliza, do you know why people say” keep your fingers crossed” when they want to wish others luck? Eliza: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it’s a lot to do with an ancient Christian belief. Simon: Uh, go on. Eliza: In the Christian belief “making the sign of the cross” would keep away evil spirits and bad luck. Simon: I see. When you think about the cross, sign of Christianity, that belief seems to make some sense. Eliza: That’s true. That’s why children often cross their fingers when they tell a small lie. They want to keep bad luck away, or to avoid being punished. Simon: Sounds interesting. So, I’ll cross my fingers for you before you take the final examination. Eliza: Thank you. Simon: But those who don’t understand this superstition might be puzzled Eliza: With interesting communications among nations, more and more people can understand it now. V. Let’s Talk Script Thanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in the Middle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual, according to a report published today. “There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, possible as a result of current economic and political uncertainties,” stated Dr. Dick Armstrong. He launched an Internet Survey of national superstition, and found it to be surprisingly high, even among those with a scientific background. Only more in ten of those surveyed claimed not to be superstitious at all. Three out of four people in Britain feel the need to touch wood, and 65% cross their fingers