LESSON E TELL ME A LEGEND

1. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT PERFECT
SIMPLE FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. THEN LISTEN AND CHECK.

Robert: Hi Rosa! How’s everything going?

Rosa: Hi Robert! Fine, what about you?
Robert: Well, I’m a little bit tired.
Rosa: Yes, you look tired. Why? What did
____________ you do
____________ (do) over the
weekend?
Robert: I visited Real del Monte. Have
____________ you ever been
____________ (be) there?
Rosa: Yes, I ____________ (have). What did you do there?
have
Robert: I have visited it twice, but this weekend I goes
____________ (go) with my cousins. On
Friday we had coffee downtown and the waiter told us about the English
Cemetery. Also, he said that on Saturday’s night the guard tells legends. So,
we decided
____________ (decide) to go.
When we arrived to the cemetery, the guard received us. While we were
walking through the tombs he was telling us the legends.
The legend that has scared me the most is the Woman in Black. Have
____________
you ever ____________ (hear) it?
heared
Rosa: No, I haven’t. Tell me.
Robert: The guard told us that there is a woman dressed in black that asks for a ride
during dark and foggy nights. She only appears to men that are driving alone.
He mentioned the experience of Don Refugio.
Rosa: What happened to Don Refugio?
Robert: Are you sure you want to hear it?
Rosa: Yes, sure.
Robert: OK. Don Refugio is one of the men that has
____________ ____________
given (give) a ride to
this woman. He said that he picked her up near the monument of Engineer
Clifford. He ______________
thoung (think) the woman had an accident with her car and
he decided to give her a ride. The woman got into the car, Don Refugio
_________________(ask)
asked her where she was going and she answered
that she was going to the English Cemetery. So, he turned and
drove that way. When they arrived
____________ (arrive) to the cemetery, the
woman told him to wait for her, but he didn’t do it because as soon
as he_______________
look up (see), the woman went through the gate of the
cemetery, he drove as fast as he could to get out of that place.
Rosa: What? That must have been scary!!!
Robert: Yes. That is why I am tired; I didn’t sleep well that night nor last
night.
 2. WHAT’S THE SCARIEST LEGEND YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT? THINK ABOUT IT AND
WRITE FIVE SENTENCES.

They say "La Planchada" died frighteningly in a hospital

They´ve seen her walk the halls of the hospital

He still wears his impeccable uniform

They say if he greets you nicely
They say he takes care of patients, like he did in life

3. GET IN TEAMS OF FOUR, TELL THE LEGEND TO YOUR CLASSMATES, YOU CAN USE
THE PREVIOUS SENTENCES AS HELP.