EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS - SUPERSTITION

By teacher Jaqueline

Movie Class

Superstition

Superstition is the belief based on the idea that certain attitudes, numbers, or words bring luck or bad luck. It can be personal, religious, or cultural.

chARMS

Do you believe that if your flip-flop is upside down, something bad happens to your mother?

About you: Do you wear special clothes when you have a job interview?

What do people usually wear as a lucky charm?

Are people superstitious in your country?

ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?

To crawl

Lip syncing

To spill

Salt

Against the odds

Lips

Sugar

Raggedy

Suit

Carpet

Midget

pictionary

Stuff

Step on the crack

Walk under the ladder

vocabulary

Chris is a teenager who grew up in Brooklyn in the 1980s with an eccentric family consisting of father Julius, mother Rochelle, sister Tonya, and brother Drew, who is very popular with the girls.For today:EVERYBODY HATES SUPERSTITION. After borrowing a pair of lucky socks from his father Julius, Chris feels his luck changes; Drew and Tonya decide to play their parents against each other.

for today:

LET'S MEET THE CHARACTERS

Rochelle

Julius

Tonia

Chris

Greg

Drew

1. Is Chris superstitious? What about his family?2. What does his mother do to have good luck?3. Does Drew help the old lady?4. What does Chris's sister believe will happen if she steps on a crack?

before watching the video, analyse these questions:

Rabbit's foot

Four leaf-clover

Leprechaun

Greek eye

Horseshoe

Pepper

Quartzo

Knot

mark the lucky charms chris looks for after losing his socks

b. Tonia believed that if she stepped on the crack, she could...?1. Have a bad day.2. Break her mother's back.3. Kill her mother.

c. When Drew saw the old lady fallen, what did he say?1. "You have to crawl from underneath this ladder"2. "If you need my help, give me your hand"3. "Say the magic words..."

a. What is Rochelle doing?1. Praying to God.2. Dirtying the house.3. Throwing salt over her shoulder.Why?

answer these questions

b. Chris' father gives him:( ) a pair of gloves ( ) a pair of sneakers ( ) a pair of socks

c. His father was wearing them when he met:( ) his boss ( ) Chris' grandma ( ) Chris' mother

a. Chris isn't superstitious, but he believes in:( ) vampires ( ) bad luck ( ) people good luck

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

THANKS!