Intro
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The idea of walking through a cemetery alone at night is pretty creepy. But during the day, cemeteries can be beautiful and peaceful spots. Still, not many people like to hang out in cemeteries, unless they’re visiting a loved one’s grave.
In the US, people sometimes bring flowers to the graves of their relatives. On Memorial Day, which just passed, soldiers’ graves are often decorated with flags. But overall, cemeteries aren’t visited very often. They have a reputation for being spooky or haunted, especially after dark.
Hear Amy tell Jason about her recent visit to a cemetery.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Amy: It’s such a nice day, it was a really good day to go visit my grandmother’s grave.
Jason: Whoa, where’s your grandmother buried?
Amy: Oh, you know, in a cemetery. It’s really beautiful. It’s so well-kept, and I go there a few times a year and bring flowers. It’s a pretty nice place to just take a walk, too, it’s really pretty.
Jason: Really? I just think of cemeteries being so creepy and depressing.
Amy: Well, maybe if you go there at night, but if you go during the day they’re really peaceful.
Jason: And so you leave flowers on her gravestone?
Amy: Yeah, I mean I think it’s important to honor the dead and everything, even after they’re gone.
Jason: Yeah, I guess. I don’t know, I just always am a little superstitious about cemeteries. Like I don’t know where to step. I’m worried I’ll step on a grave and that’s like bad luck or something.
Amy: Right. Yeah, I mean, I felt differently I guess when I was younger. They used to be kind of scary. But no, now I find them really, you know, really peaceful and…especially if they’re older cemeteries, there are some beautiful old gravestones and mausoleums that can be interesting to look at.
Jason: Well, maybe next time when the park is too crowded with people playing ultimate Frisbee I’ll venture over to the cemetery.
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Discussion
Amy just returned from the cemetery where she went to put flowers on her grandmother’s grave. She says it’s a beautiful day for visiting the cemetery.
Jason thinks it is weird that Amy enjoys going to the cemetery. He finds cemeteries spooky and creepy. He has a superstition about stepping on people’s graves. He thinks it is bad luck.
But Amy says it is important to honor the dead by visiting their gravestones. She agrees that cemeteries can be scary at night, but she thinks they can be peaceful and pretty during the day.
Do you ever visit the cemetery? What do you do to remember your loved ones who have passed away?
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