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Why do we dream?
By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to:
- 1Talk about sleep and dreams with precise, natural vocabulary.
- 2Speculate using might, could and it's possible that…
- 3Summarise a scientific idea in your own words.
What's the strangest dream you can remember?
Words for talking about dreams
vivid adjective
Very clear, bright and detailed, so it feels real.
recurring adjective
Happening again and again.
subconscious noun
The part of your mind you aren't aware of.
consolidate verb
To make something stronger or more stable.
lucid adjective
Clear. A lucid dream is one where you know you're dreaming.
interpret verb
To explain what something means.
- I had a really vivid dream last night. I could even smell the sea.
- She has a recurring dream about missing an exam.
- Some people think dreams show what's happening in our subconscious.
- Sleep may help the brain consolidate new memories.
- In a lucid dream, you might be able to control what happens.
- How would you interpret a dream about flying?
Practise with an AI partner
- 1Copy the prompt with one click.
- 2Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Grok.
- 3Answer five questions out loud or in writing.
- 4Write down every correction you get.
You are a friendly English conversation partner. My English level is C1. Ask me five questions about dreams and sleep, one at a time. After each answer: 1. Correct up to two mistakes and explain each one briefly. 2. Suggest one phrase that would sound more natural. 3. Then ask the next question. Use the words vivid, recurring, lucid and interpret at least once.
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While you watch
- 1Note three new words you hear.
- 2What is the speaker's main idea?
- 3Do you agree? Why or why not?
Discuss with a partner
- 1Do you think dreams have meaning? Why or why not?
- 2Have you ever had a recurring dream? What might it mean?
- 3Would you like to have lucid dreams? What would you do?
Great work today!
- ✓Six useful words for talking about dreams
- ✓How to speculate with might, could and it's possible that…
- ✓Three discussion questions to keep practising
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