The Unbelievable

 

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Imagine the following situation: Students´Meeting at University

Individual Long Turn 4-5 min

You study at the Technical University in Graz and you are a students´ representative (Österreichische Hochschülerschaft). There you meet fellow students from all around the world. To get to know each other a little bit better, you organise weekly meetings to discuss several topics. Today you want to talk about paranormal phenomena and superstition. First you introduce the topic giving a short talk:

· Present some superstitious behaviour and famous theories about several phenomena

· Analyse why people tend to believe the unbelievable

· Give your personal opinion concerning the topic

Paired Activity 8-10 min.

With a colleague you discuss the topic. Consider the aspects below:

· discuss several weird theories and movies

· the function of new media and the internet, concerning the spreading of new unbelievable stories

· explain why there is often no 13th floor in hotels

· the credibility of the different kinds of media in general

· evaluate if some of the theories could be true and think if you are superstitious

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1.       Aliens

2.       Pyramids

3.       Voodoo

4.       Flight 19/ Bermuda Triangle

5.       Slenderman

6.       UFO Austria

7.       Ufo Sightings Belgium

8.       Rosswell

9.       Yeti

10.   Ancient Aliens

11.   Zombies

12.   Vampires

13.   Cannibalism

14.   Dracula

15.   Corn circles

16.   Hauted Places

17.   Reincarnation

18.   Fortune telling

19.   Ouija board

20.   Earth holes (Erdlöcher) Austria

21.   Stone circles Austria

22.   Stonehenge

23.   Tumulus St. Michel

24.   Water witching

25.   Machu Picchu

26.   Nazca Lines

27.   Sailing stones

28.   Dragons

29.   Angels

30.   Magic

31.   Terrestrial  radiation

32.   Goblins

33.   Ball lightning

34.   The men who stare at goats 

35. Time travel

36. Sea monsters

37. Number 13

38. Superstition 

39 Superstitious traditions in Austria

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