Why do we forget our dreams?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. Do you often remember your dreams?
2. What was the last dream you had?
3. Do you sleep deeply or lightly?
4. What had you been doing before you went to bed last night?
5. Have you ever had a nightmare?
6. What helps you remember things?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about your dreams.

Choose the word that fits.

1. She woke up screaming after a terrible .
2. I had a very dream with bright colours.
3. Most dreams within a few minutes of waking up.
4. Can you what you dreamed about last night?
5. The is very active while we sleep.
6. I keep a next to my bed to write down my dreams.
7. He was all night and slept badly.
8. Some people try to their dreams, but their meaning is not clear.

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. a nightmare is a
   short nappleasant sleepbad dream
2. vivid =
   very clear and brightdark and emptyquiet and boring
3. to fade = to
   slowly disappearsuddenly appearget louder
4. to recall = to
   inventforgetremember
5. to doze off = to
   fall asleep without meaning tostay awake all nightwake up early
6. restless =
   very quietcompletely calmunable to rest

Use these phrases to speculate about the past.

• I had been dreaming about...Мені снилося...I had been dreaming about flying when the alarm rang.
• I must have been dreaming.Мабуть, мені це наснилося.I must have been dreaming when I heard that.
• It might have been...Це, можливо, було...It might have been a memory from childhood.
• It can't have been...Це не могло бути...It can't have been real, because I was flying.
• I was so tired that...Я був такий втомлений, що...I was so tired that I dozed off at my desk.
• I can hardly remember...Я ледве пам'ятаю...I can hardly remember my dream.
• By the time I woke up,...Коли я прокинувся,...By the time I woke up, the dream had faded.
• Some experts believe that...Деякі експерти вважають, що...Some experts believe that dreams help us process memories.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Most vivid dreams happen in REM sleep, although dreaming can happen at other times.
   TrueFalse
2. The brain is not active during REM sleep.
   TrueFalse
3. A dream is easier to remember if we wake up just after it.
   TrueFalse
4. Scientists know exactly why we dream.
   TrueFalse
5. Some people write down their dreams in a journal.
   TrueFalse

1. Do you often remember your dreams? Which was the strangest?
2. Do you think dreams have a meaning?
3. What could help you remember more of your dreams?
4. Why do you think the brain forgets so much?

Common mistakes: must / might / can't have + past participle. ✗ It must been a dream → It must have been a dream. ✗ She can't has been awake → She can't have been awake.

1. I
   have been dreaminghad been dreaming
   when the alarm rang.
2. She was tired because she
   had been workinghas been working
   all night.
3. It
   mustmust have
   been a dream.
4. He
   can't havemustn't have
   seen me; he was asleep.
5. It
   might havemight be
   been a memory from childhood.
6. By the time I woke up, the dream
   was fadinghad faded
   .
7. They looked exhausted. They
   must have beenmust be
   up all night.
8. I
   hadn't beenhaven't been
   sleeping well, so I felt terrible yesterday.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. I had been dream when the alarm rang. →
2. It must been a nightmare. →
3. She can't has been awake. →
4. He might have be late. →
5. They looked tired; they must be working all night. →
6. By the time I woke up, the dream was fading. →

Answer in detail. Use the Past Perfect Continuous and must / might / can't have.

1. What do you remember about your last dream?
2. What had you been doing before you went to sleep last night?
3. Have you ever woken up and thought "that must have been a dream"?
4. How do you sleep when you are stressed?
5. What do you think dreams mean, if anything?
6. What helps you to sleep deeply?

Three people have different views on dreams. Compare them. Who pays the most attention to dreams? Who is the most sceptical? Whose view is closest to yours?

This is the final speaking task of Block 1. Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: languages and identity: tell a short story in the past (narrative tenses).
3. Part 2: your habits, your voice and your work: used to, be used to, hedging.
4. Part 3: your memory and dreams: speculate about the past and say what you think.

1. Do you remember your dreams?
2. What was the last dream you had?
3. Do you sleep deeply or lightly?
4. What had you been doing before you went to bed last night?
5. Have you ever had a nightmare?
6. What do you do when you cannot fall asleep?
7. Do you keep a journal?
8. What helps you remember things?

1. Who in your family talks in their sleep?
2. Who sleeps the most?
3. Who tells you about their dreams?
4. Who do you know that dozes off everywhere?
5. Who had been working too hard recently?
6. Who has the best memory in your family?

1. Can dreams predict the future?
2. Should we pay attention to our dreams?
3. Is sleep more important than food?
4. Should people write a journal?
5. Can a good memory be trained?