Dream I) Vocabulary ❖ to see a dream ❖ to awake from a bad dream ❖ to ferret one's dreams out ❖ a nightmare II) Questions Do you remember your dreams when you wake up? ❖ Ideas ➔ yes: ➢ I usually remember them the moment I wake up but forget later in the afternoon ➢ sometimes dreams are fresh in my mind when I wake up ➢ I usually remember dreams that happen right before I wake up ➢ I only remember the very last dream I had ➢ I usually remember only some part of my dreams ➢ I mainly remember emotional dreams like someone’s birthday party or some kind of celebration ➢ I remember only some of my dreams and only sometimes ➢ only when they had some emotional significance for me ➢ only if they were so beautiful or bizarre that captured my attention ➢ I usually remember only impressive dreams ➢ I remember dreams only when I take pains to remember them ➢ I remember some dreams only because of the passions and intense feeling they elicit ➔ no: ➢ most of my dreams usually vanish by the time I wake up ➢ I can't remember my dreams at all ➢ I remember none of my dreams when I wake up ➢ I always have a hard time recalling my dreams ❖ Answers ➢ Do you remember your dreams when you wake up? Oh, yeah, but only if they were so beautiful or bizarre that captured my attention, or if they happened right before I woke up ➢ Do you remember your dreams when you wake up? Oh, no I remember none of my dreams when I wake up, to my regret And even if I try to recall them, I usually fail Do you think dreams will affect life? Do you think dreams have special meanings? ❖ Ideas ➔ Dreams: ➢ can affect the behaviour and mood for the following day ➢ can affect people's day-to-day actions ➢ can affect the relationships between partners ➢ can serve as a guide to people's emotions that they sometimes can't even Dream express ➢ define issues and problems in people's lives ➢ help people work stress, fear, anger, self doubt and guilt ➢ play a significant role in shaping interactions between people ❖ Answers ➢ Do you think dreams will affect life? Well, I guess they will Dreams can affect our behaviour and mood for the following day They can serve as a guide to our emotions that we sometimes can't express They help us work stress, fear, anger, self doubt and guilt So, yeah, they definitely have influence on our life, our health and even our relationships with other people Do you like hearing other people's dreams? Do you share your dreams with others? ❖ Ideas ➔ yes: ➢ it is the most enjoyable thing ever ➢ it's really interesting for me to ferret dreams out ➢ I find it fascinating ➢ other people's dreams give me a deeper perspective of their personality ➢ dreams can be pretty amusing at times ➢ ➔ no: ➢ I find it pretty boring ➢ I consider it to be a waste of time ➢ I don't see any point in doing this ➢ it's better to talk about other people's plans ❖ Answers ➢ Do you like hearing other's dreams? Oh, yeah I find it fascinating It's really interesting for me to ferret other's dreams out as well as get a deeper perspective of their personality What's more, listening to other's dreams is often enjoyable 'cause dreams can be pretty amusing at times ➢ Do you like hearing other's dreams? No, I find it pretty boring, maybe because I don't see any point in doing it I'd rather listen to other's plans and ideas about how to achieve success in life than waste my time hearing their dreams Do you want to learn more about dreams? ❖ Ideas ➔ yes: ➢ I would like to know: ➢ what dreams are and why we have them ➢ why dreams occur ➢ if we can control dreams ➢ what dreams mean ➢ why our minds invent these nightly musings ➢ what purpose dreams serve Dream ❖ Answers ➢ Do you want to learn more about dreams? Well, I'm not sure I would like to get deep knowledge of dreams, but I would definitely like to know what dreams are and why we have them, what they mean, what purpose they serve and, of course, if we can control them or not