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#16 Superstitions


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In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast...

  • Lewis speaks to us about some superstitions, what a superstition is, whether he or his family are superstitious before telling us about the origins of a couple of superstitions. 
  • In addition to that, he mentions a few common superstitions around the globe and in Spain before ending with a joke. 


Below, you have a list of some of the more complex vocabulary and their synonyms. 

  1. Engrained - stuck or established. 
  2. Arise from - come from.
  3. Youth - childhood.
  4. Date back to - have the origin in.
  5. Carry on - continue.
  6. Ladder - portable stairs. 
  7. Lean against - support yourself against.
  8. Sacred - holy. 
  9. Sin - an immoral act.
  10. Chopsticks - cutlery used in many parts of Asia. 
  11. Poke into - to point, touch or put in. 
  12. Back in the day - in the past. 
  13. Pass away - die. 
  14. Run out of - not have any more.
  15. Drool - salivate, dribble.

The Teachify Joke: 

What do you call a fly without wings? A WALK. 

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