The mystery of Dorothy Eady's past life

ESL Lessons: True Stories

A printable worksheet for story-based English conversation classes.

Difficulty: Intermediate B1

PDF: The mystery of Dorothy Eady's past life

Warm-up

Do you believe in reincarnation? (Yes! In my past life, I was a rock star!)

Vocabulary Match

statues •• ancient objects
pharaoh •• temple woman
recognized •• king
columns •• knew
priestess •• figures
artifacts •• pillars

Vocabulary Answers

statuesfigures
pharaohking
recognizedknew
columnspillars
priestesstemple woman
artifactsancient objects

True Story

Listen and fill in the blanks with words from above.

Dorothy Louise Eady was born in England in 1904. At three, she fell down the stairs. Doctors thought she was dead. Amazingly, she woke up an hour later, but she was different. Dorothy began to dream of places with big ________ and ________, saying, "I want to go home!"

When she visited the British Museum, she ________ Egyptian ________ and said, "These are my people!"

Later, she moved to Egypt. She claimed she lived a past life as a ________ who loved a ________. Many people didn't believe her, but Dorothy surprised everyone. Using her 'memories', she helped experts find a hidden garden and a secret tunnel no one knew about.

Dorothy Louise Eady was born in England in 1904. At three, she fell down the stairs. Doctors thought she was dead. Amazingly, she woke up an hour later, but she was different. Dorothy began to dream of places with big columns and statues, saying, "I want to go home!"

When she visited the British Museum, she recognized Egyptian artifacts and said, "These are my people!"

Later, she moved to Egypt. She claimed she lived a past life as a priestess who loved a pharaoh. Many people didn't believe her, but Dorothy surprised everyone. Using her 'memories', she helped experts find a hidden garden and a secret tunnel no one knew about.

Quiz

  1. Where was Dorothy Eady born?
  2. What happened to Dorothy when she was three years old?
  3. What did Dorothy say when she saw Egyptian artifacts?
  4. What did Dorothy help experts find in Egypt?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. England
  2. She fell down the stairs.
  3. "These are my people!"
  4. A hidden garden and a secret tunnel

True or False

  1. Dorothy Eady moved to France later in life. T F
  2. Dorothy claimed she was a priestess in her past life. T F
  3. Experts found a hidden garden and tunnel without Dorothy's help. T F

True or False Answers

  1. False
  2. True
  3. False

Conversation

A:Dorothy, how did you know about the hidden garden?
B:I remembered it from my past life!
A:That's incredible! You must have a great memory.
B:Yes! I do brain training exercises every day!
A:Well, your memories helped us a lot. Thank you!
B:I'm happy to help my people!

Discussion

  1. Do you believe Dorothy was a really a priestess in her past life?
  2. What do you think you were in a past life?
  3. Would you like to visit Egypt? Why or why not?
  4. Do you know what "déjà vu" means? Have you experienced it?

Further Reading

https://expatguideturkey.com/woman-who-claimed-to-be-the-reincarnation-of-an-ancient-egyptian-priestess/

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