קורס  C אנגלית ממן 12

לעבודה נוספת בנושא קורס C לחץ כאן

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The Luck Factor Pre-reading Read the title, the sentences under the title and the introduction (paragraphs 1-3).

1 .What is the main conclusion of the ten-year study?
a. People are either lucky or unlucky   b. People can change their belief in luck   c.  People have both good and bad fortune d.  People can change or influence their luck.
(4 points)
2 .  What do both Helzberg’s story and Bandura’s story illustrate?
3. The story he wanted to illustrate how important it is that a person is lucky to be able to succeed in his actions  (6 points) Key Vocabulary
This text discusses research studies about luck.  Read the words and phrases below and make sure you understand them.  Use your dictionary if necessary.    Put a check (ü) to show whether they relate to luck or research. Luck Research experiment                       par. 6
ü opportunity                       par. 1
ü chance encounter          par. 2
ü investigate                       par. 7
ü Superstition  subtitle before  par. 4
ü       survey                                par. 5
ü subjects                            par. 11
ü circumstances                 par. 2
ü interview(interviewed)    par. 9
ü random                             par. 9
ü good fortune                    par.  5
ü skepticism  subtitle before par. 19     ü                                                                                                                                                                         (6 points) Close Reading The Power of Superstition (paragraphs 4-5) Testing Superstition (paragraph 6)  4.   According to the author, why do people have superstitious beliefs? People have searched for a way of improving their luck for many centuries. Most civilizations throughout history have a history of lucky objects. For example, touching ("knocking on") wood comes from pagan rituals which prayed for the help of powerful tree gods.(6 points)  5a.   What research question did Mark Levin investigate?
" My favorite experiment was a study conducted by high school student, Mark Levin. In some countries, a black cat crossing your path is seen as lucky; in other countries it is seen as unlucky. Levin wanted to discover whether people's luck really changed when a black cat crossed their path "    b.  What was his conclusion?