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What are urban legends?
The Man in the back seat
Other Urban Legends
Valentine's Day
Vocabulary
100
local people, local places, and local streets
What names does an urban legend always include?
100
with a tire iron
What did the man in the truck hit the man with?
100
The story of the dog swallowing the cell phone was.
Which of the eight stories was true?
100
By secretly marrying young couples.
How did Valentine break the law?
100
having to do with a city
What does "urban" mean?
200
It's a friend-of-a-friend story.
What is one characteristic of an urban legend?
200
every few seconds
How often did the man in the pickup truck turn on his bright lights?
200
two
How many human fingers did the vet find in the dog's throat?
200
to protect its lands
Why did the Roman government need many soldiers?
200
to lose consciousness
What does "faint" mean?
300
by phone and email
How do urban legends spread nowadays?
300
milk
What was the woman buying in the store?
300
in order to get back into the cockpit
Why did the two pilots have to smash the door with an ax in front of the passengers?
300
Because the faith was spreading quickly.
Why did the Roman government persecute Christians? Or, why was the Roman government scared of the Christians?
300
when there is the feeling of being true; showing things as they truly are
What does "realistic" mean?
400
the details change
What happens when an urban legend moves from person to person and from city to city?
400
a man get into the woman's car and crouch down in the back
What did the man in the truck see?
400
Because she had a Mercedes.
How do we know that the old woman is rich?
400
the first was political, the second religious
What was one of the big differences between the two stories?
400
wake up after a period of unconsciousness
What does "come to" mean?
500
They are fooled because urban lengends are so realistic.
Why are experienced news reporters and the media easily fooled by urban legends?
500
to let the man in the back seat know he was behind the car
Why did the man in the truck turn on his bright lights every time the guy popped up?
500
Because there was no Johnny in the family.
How did the relatives realize that the German woman was giving them a clue?
500
Because he was impressed by Valentine's kindness.
Why did the emperor say that Valentine could go free if he would worship the Roman gods?
500
water turns to gas; something disappears
What does "evaporate" mean?