Intro
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We perceive the world through our senses. The five senses are hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, and smelling. The sixth sense is a way of perceiving things through the mind rather than one of these five physical senses.
Not everyone agrees that the sixth sense truly exists. But some people swear that they have psychic abilities. They can predict the future, see things that others can’t, or read people’s minds. Some people even claim that they have the ability to talk with the dead.
Even if you don’t consider yourself a psychic, you may have had strange experiences you can’t explain, or felt a strong gut instinct that turned out to be correct. Hear Amy and Jason talk about their experiences with the sixth sense.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Amy: I wouldn’t say that I have a sixth sense, but I do feel like I have a sort of gut instinct that, if developed a little bit further, could maybe lead to some premonitions or some kind of psychic ability.
Jason: Wow. So you think that the sixth sense is something you can work on. It’s not just something you have or something you don’t have.
Amy: I sort of do. I mean, I think that we all have it, you know? I think we all have these strong feelings or instincts sometimes, and most of us just ignore them. But I feel like if you worked on that the same way you work on other things that you have in some small measure, like, you might be able to refine it.
Jason: OK, I’m ready. How do I work on it? What do I do?
Amy: That I don’t know. We need some sort of spiritual guide, I think.
Jason: OK. Should I just go through the phone book and see which one gives me the chills?
Amy: Yes, exactly.
Jason: OK.
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Discussion
Amy says that she has strong gut instincts. She thinks that if she worked on it, she could even develop a sixth sense. In fact, she thinks all of us have the potential to develop a sixth sense if we really try.
Jason wonders if the sixth sense is something you either have or don’t have. But Amy points out that all skills take work. You have to practice and refine any ability before it becomes consistent and reliable.
Jason does not have any psychic abilities. He thinks he needs a spiritual guide to help him develop a sixth sense.
Do you have a sixth sense or any kind of psychic abilities? Do you believe in the sixth sense?
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