The document summarizes sports superstitions and provides examples of common rituals and beliefs associated with good and bad luck in various sports. It includes a quiz about superstitions in baseball, hockey, tennis, football, golf, and bowling. Additionally, it discusses the causative form and provides examples of using "have" and the past participle to indicate that an action was caused to be done by someone else.

1. Supernatural.
Superstitions.
Blockbuster 3.
Unit. 37
Causative Form.
Teacher Rosie Navarro.
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2. SPORTS AND EQUIPMENT.
Soccer
Bowling
Baseball
Football
Tennis
Ice hockey
Golf
Basketball
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3. USE THE PROMPTS TO MAKE SENTENCES.
Bat catcher’s mitt golf balls
Hockey stick sneakers pads
Racket helmet football
Basketball jersey cleats
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Ex.
You need a baseball bat to play baseball.

4. SUPERSTITION.
Superstition is a belief held or a practice followed usually
because of fear of the unknown or trust in luck.
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5. SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS PLAYING IT SAFE.
Most athletes, in particular, are very superstitious. Some
players have their own private rituals- carrying a good luck
charm for example, or saying certain words. Other
superstitions have become so common that almost every
player follows them. Try the quiz below to see how much you
know about sports superstitions.
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According to superstition, we can bring good luck, or keep
bad luck away, by following certain rituals.

6. 1. WHAT BRINGS BAD LUCK DURING A GAME
OF BASEBALL?
A) Having your mitt cleaned
B) lending your bat to another player
C) having your hair cut the same day
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7. 2. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO AVOID BAD LUCK IN A
GAME?
A) wipe the soles of your sneakers
B) have your photograph taken
C) bounce the ball three times
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8. 3. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO TO WIN IN ICE
HOCKEY?
A) tap the goalie on his pads just before the game begins
B) have your skate blades sharpened
C) change sticks with another player
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9. 4. WHAT COLOR SHOULD YOU NOT WEAR WHILE PLAYING
TENNIS BECAUSE IT WILL BRING BAD LUCK?
A) blue
B) yellow
C) green
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10. 5. WHAT TYPE OF NUMBER SHOULD A PLAYER HAVE ON
HIS FOOTBALL JERSEY TO BRING GOOD LUCK?
A) an even number
B) an odd number
C) a double number
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11. 6. WHAT SHOULD YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKETS FOR
GOOD LUCK WHILE PLAYING GOLF?
A) golf balls
B) jellybeans
C) coins
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12. 7. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO CONTINUE A
WINNING STREAK IN BOWLING?
A) wear the same clothes
B) have your bowling shoes
polished
C) polish your ball
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13. 8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN
IMPORTANT GOOD LUCK SYMBOL WHILE
PLAYING AMERICAN FOOTBALL?
A) the player’s helmet
B) the mascot
C) the team logo
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14. VOCABULARY
Good luck charm odd number
Lending even number
Player jellybeans
Wipe winning streak
Soles mascot
Bounce logo
Tap
Sharpened
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15. Good luck charm: an object that is believed to bring good luck.
Lending: giving sth to sb for temporary use (on condition that it be returned).
Player: a person on a team
Wipe: to slide sth over a surface, in order to remove dirt, food or liquid
Soles: the bottom part of shoes
Bounce: to cause sth move up or away after hitting a surface
Tap: strike lightly
Sharpened: made more pointy or able to cut
Even number: a number than when divided by 2 produces a whole number
Odd number: a number that when divided by 2 does not produce a whole number
Jellybeans: small, brightly-colored, bean shaped candies that are soft in the middle and
covered with hard sugar.
Winning streak: a consecutive series of wins
Mascot: a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially
to bring them good luck
Logo: a small picture or design that a company or organization uses as its symbol.
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16. CAUSATIVE FORM.
“I had my hair cut”
“I cut my hair”.
It is formed with the verb “to have” in the appropriate tense
+ object + the past participle.
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17. CAUSATIVE FORM.
Picture picture
Bill is changing the wheel. Jane is having the wheel changed.
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18. SITUATION.
Lisa’s son has won a sports award, so she is organizing a
party for him.
Cynthia’s son has also won an award, but his party will be
organized by a party planner. Look at the list of things to do,
and make sentences.
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19. Causative Form
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20. Causative Form
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21. Make new curtains √
Polish silver √ done last week
Iron tablecloth √
Make guest list
Plan menu do today
Choose decorations
Clean house
Order flowers do next week
Buy food
Ex. Lisa made new curtains last week.
Cynthia had new curtains made last week.
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22. T-SS TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES. ELICIT IF THESE
SYMBOLS ARE CONSIDERED GOOD OR BAD LUCK IN
THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. THEN LISTEN AND CHOOSE
THE CORRECT ANSWER. CD 3. TRACK 16
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Black catEngland
Death / lifeJapan
Death / moneyPhilippines
Lucky / unluckyAmerica