Previous life

UNIT 7

PREVIOUS LIFE

I. LISTENING AND READING

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PREVIOUS LIFE

Jenny Parker was sure that she had lived before. She often dreamt about Mary Sutton, a young Irish woman who had died more than twenty years before Jenny was born. Jenny thought that her dreams werereal memories and that she was Mary in a previous life.

In her dreams she saw the house in Ireland where Mary and her family had lived. As her visions continued and became more detailed, Jenny realized that Mary had died in 1930 and that her children could still be alive. She decided to travel to Ireland and find out.

Then, after a few more investigations she managed to contact Mary Sutton’s eldest son, Martin. It was an emotional day when Jenny met the son who she hadn’t seen for fifty years.

“I talked to him about our family life together. I reminded him of the day when he had caught a rabbit. There were lots of other memories, and they convinced him that I had been his mother in a previous life”.

Jenny Parker has written the story of her extraordinary past life experiences in a book entitled Yesterday’s Children.

II. NOTES

Jenny Parker ['ʤenɪ'paːkə]	Дженни Паркер
Irish ['aɪrɪʃ]	ирладский
Ireland ['aɪələnd]	Ирландия

III. VOCABULARY

1. previous ['priːvɪəs] previous life	предыдущий; предшествующий прошлая жизнь
2. memory ['memərɪ] good memory for names Jenny thought that her dreams werereal memories.	память; воспоминание хорошая память на имена Дженни думала, что ее сны на самом деле были воспоминаниями.
3. vision ['vɪʒən]	видение, образ
4. detailed ['diːteɪld] detailed description [dɪ'skrɪpʃn]	подробный, детальный подробное описание
5. to realize ['rɪəlaɪz] As her visions continued and became more detailed, Jenny realized that Mary had died in 1930.	понимать, осознавать По мере того, как ее видения продолжались и становились все более детальными, Дженни поняла, что Мэри умерла в 1930 г.
6. to be alive [ə'laɪv] Her children could still be alive.	быть живым, в живых Ее дети могли быть все еще живы.
7. to find out She decided to travel to Ireland and find out.	узнать, разузнать, выяснить; Она решила отправиться в Ирландию и все выяснить.
8. quickly ['kwɪklɪ] In Ireland, Jenny quickly found the house that she had seen in her dreams.	быстро В Ирландии Дженни быстро нашла дом, который она видела в своих снах.
9. investigation [ɪnˌvestɪ'geɪʃn] After a few more investigations she managed to contact ['kɔntækt] him.	наведение справок,расследование После наведения справок ей удалось увидеть его.
10. emotional [ɪ'məuʃənəl] It was an emotional day when Jenny met the son who she hadn’t seen for fifty years.	эмоциональный Это был насыщенный эмоциями день, когда Дженни встретила сына, которого она не видела пятьдесят лет.
11. to remind [rɪ'maɪnd] smb of smth I reminded him of the day when he had caught a rabbit.	напоминать к-л о ч-л Я напомнила ему о том дне, когда он поймал кролика.
12. to convince [kən'vɪns] smb of smth They convinced him that I had been his mother in a previous life”.	убеждать к-л в ч-л Они убедили его в том, что я было его матерью в прошлой жизни.
13. extraordinary[ɪk'strɔːdnərɪ ]	необычный
14. experience [ɪk'spɪərɪəns] She has written the story of her extraordinary past life experiences in a book entitled Yesterday’s Children.	жизненный опыт Она описала необычайные события своей прошлой жизни в книге под названием «Вчерашние дети».

IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK

1. Answer the questions:

1. Who did Jenny Parker often dream about?

2. What did Jenny think of her dreams?

3. What house did she see in her dreams?

4. What did Jenny realize as her visions continued and became more detailed?

5. What did she decide to do?

6. Who did she manage to contact when she came to Ireland?

7. What kind of day was it when Jenny met Martin?

8. What did they talk about?

9. What did Jenny remind Martin of?

10. What convinced Martin that Jenny had been his mother in a previous life?

11. What story did Jenny write?

2. SAY IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUe OR FALSE. CORRECT THE FALSE ONES

1. Jenny Parker was sure that she will live forever.

2. She often dreamt about Mary Sutton, a young Turkish woman who had lived more than twenty years before Jenny was born.

3. Jenny thought that her dreams were unreal memories.

4. In her dreams she saw a block of flats where Mary and her family had lived.

5. Jenny realized that Mary had died in 1980 and her children could still be alive.

6. She decided to travel to Scotland and find out.

7. In Ireland, Jenny quickly found the shopping centre that she had seen in her dreams.

8. Then, after a few more investigations she managed to contact Mary Sutton’s grandson, Martin.

9. It was a sunny day when Jenny met the son who she hadn’t seen for five weeks.

8. Jenny Parker has written a poem of her extraordinary past life experiences in a book entitled Yesterday’s Children