The ghostly hitchhiker

"La chica de la curva"
Spanish C1 writing exercise

Miguel's eerie encounter changes everything.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "eerie", "desolate", "to hitchhike", "to slow down", "back seat" and "shiver (body: shake)".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2024-10-10

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How the test works
You’ll practise: El Pretérito Imperfecto, El Pretérito Indefinido, Oración subordinada temporal

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The night was extremely dark and stormy. Miguel was driving on a road as eerie as it was desolate. Suddenly, he saw a young woman hitchhiking on the hard shoulder. Seeing her, he felt pity and decided to stop and pick her up. The pale young woman got into the car in silence. Miguel tried to make conversation, but the young woman responded very little. The truth is that there was something strange in her eyes. Then, they approached a very dangerous curve. The air inside the car grew heavier and the young woman asked Miguel to slow down, as she had died on that curve several years ago. When Miguel turned his head toward the back seat, it was empty. The young woman had vanished as if by magic! A shiver ran down Miguel's spine. He accelerated and sped away from the place as fast as possible.

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