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Nov 2018
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#067 English speaking practice - Superst...

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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Today I'll talk about superstitions, and you'll practice your speaking with a mini-story.

Bad luck, good luck... Superstition is something that people think can give good or bad luck. And all over the world, there are superstitious people.

However, not everyone is superstitious, and some think it's silly. So they don't believe in anything. I'm gonna comment on some of the most common superstitions I know:

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