I´m not dead
Four years ago, Jeanne Pouchain´s husband got a letter from a court which said that his wife died, and he had to pay her debts. It was a crazy moment for the man because his wife was standing next to him.
The court´s mistake meant that the woman was legally dead. The woman started a long fight with authorities to prove that she was alive. Pouchain lost work, and she did not have a valid ID and social security card. It meant that she could not go to the doctor and dentist, and her health started to get worse.
Pouchain´s family spent all their savings on court costs, and the court even took some of their things. Now, it seems that the court may look at Pouchain´s case again, and she could finally feel alive again.
Zdroj: English News
Slovná zásoba:
- a court - súd
- debts - dlhy
- to prove - dokázať
- a valid ID - platný občiansky preukaz
- social security card - kartička poistenca
- savings - úspory
Cvičenie:
1. Označ, či je tvrdenie pravdivé alebo nepravdivé (T-true, F- false).
- A lawyer called Mr Pouchain to court.
- The court wrote him that he must pay his wife´s debts.
- His wife died.
- Mrs Pouchain couldn´t go to the doctor because she had an invalid social security card.
- Pouchain´s family used all their savings on court costs.
- Mrs Pouchain is legally alive again.
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