1. Title: Superstitions in English speaking countries
2. Introduction:Superstitions that belong to the cultural tradition are enormous in their variety. Nearly all people believe in methods of bringing good, foretelling the future, and healing and preventing sickness and accidents. Superstitions have been found in most periods of history and in most parts of the world. Everybody is superstitious in one way or another, some just don’t admit it. You are a group of sociologists interested in the differences and similarities of superstitions in various English speaking countries.

3. The task:You are going to create signs and cards with the flags of different English speaking countries and their typical superstitions. In addition, you are going to write short texts giving some basic information about the countries.

4. Process:
● Roles:
- Form groups of 4 sociologists.
- In each group 2 sociologists draw the flag and explain its meaning and the other 2 sociologists are in charge of writing the superstitions.
- In addition, each sociologist will write his or her own text about a specific country.
- An extra sociologist works individually to make the signs for the countries.
● Steps:
- In the office:
1. Each group has to choose one of these countries: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, United States, Canada or New Zealand.
2. Each member of the group has to decide his or her job (i.e. work on the flags or the superstitions).

- In the computer room:
3. Flag: look for the flag of the country and its meaning.
4. Superstitions: find at least two superstitions in the country.
5. Each sociologist: find the following information about the country to write your own text:
▪ Location and borders.
▪ Extension and population.
▪ Official language or languages.
▪ At least two curiosities about the country (e.g. landmarks or emblems like typical food, drink).

- Back to the office:
6. Each sociologist: use the information obtained in the websites to write a short text about the country. You can follow the model below.
7. Flag: draw the flag on one side of a sheet and write its meaning.
8. Superstitions: write the superstitions on the other side of the sheet.
9. Extra sociologist: make the signs with the names of the 6 English speaking countries and stick them on the wall of the office.
10. The extra sociologist reads the name of a country and the group of sociologists who made research on that country has to stand in front of the other groups. The first sociologist shows the flag, the second explains its meaning, the third reads the superstitions and the fourth sociologist reads his or her text about the country as a representation of the individual work that they have done. Finally, the first sociologist sticks the flag under the name of the corresponding country.
Model for your writing:
Morocco is a country in North Africa with an extension of 710.852 km2 and a population of 33.241.259 inhabitants. Morocco has international borders with Algeria to the East, Spain to the North and Mauritania to the South. The official language is Moroccan Arabic. Morocco is the only African country that is not currently a member of the African Union.

5. Resources:● English speaking countries 1
● English speaking countries 2
● Superstitions in USA
● Superstitions in UK
● Superstitions in Australia
● Superstitions in Canada
● Superstitions in the Republic of Ireland
● Superstitions in New Zealand
● Superstitions

6. Evaluation:
Group participation and cooperation

Gathering information

Design of the cards

Use of the new vocabulary

Use of the first conditional

Personal writing

Oral presentation

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7. Conclusion:After your research is complete, the cards will show the results that you have obtained on superstitions in different English speaking countries and they will be also used to decorate your office. The texts will contextualize the results obtained.