Tell the students you will share three superstitions from around the world, but one is a total lie you just made up. Example: 1. In Turkey, many people agree that pouring water behind someone on a journey brings them back safely. 2. In Venezuela, some people say passing a broom over your feet means you’ll never marry. 3. In Iceland, people believe that eating a raw potato prevents bad luck. Students work in pairs to guess the lie and then share one superstition from their own culture to see if their partner believes it

Provide a short text (3-4 paragraphs) about global superstitions using the examples and verbs from the source material (e.g., argue, claim, assume, explain). As: "Which superstition in the text sounds the most logical to you?"

Students read again and underline the verbs used to report what people think or say (e.g., "Several people agreed with me that...") and circle the nouns used for the same purpose (e.g., "Bill made the assertion that...")

Students complete a "Discovery Worksheet" in pairs based on the text. Briefly clarify pronunciation, focusing on word stress for "assertion" and "explanation"

Paste 5 sentences outside the classroom. Student have to run, memorize and then go back to their partner to tell the sentences. The first pair to write a grammatically correct sentence using a reporting clause wins.

Give students strips of paper with 3 superstitions. They have to talk about them and say which ones they believe in and which ones they don't. They have to use reporting verbs or nouns. They work in pairs

Focus on language feedback and ask "Do you believe in superstitions?", "Are they important for a culture?" Elicit some answers from the students