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DATE: ____________________

SLEEP and DREAMS

Question: Can you remember what you dreamed about last night?
Complete the paragraph on the right with the words on the left.

A Strange Dream
Last night I stayed up really late so I could watch a TV
program about African animals on Discovery Channel. After
the program (1) _____________, I went to my room and fell
asleep. Then, I (2) _____________ a really strange dream.
I dreamed that I was standing by a busy road when a bus
(3) _____________ and the door opened. When I got on the
bus, I saw that the driver (4) _____________ a monkey and all
the passengers were elephants, zebras, and giraffes. I sat
down next to a tall, yellow giraffe, and he looked down at me
and smiled. Good morning, he said. After that, I looked out
a window and I saw that we were (5) _____________ high
above the ground, and I (6) _____________ see my house

C
D
F

H
R
S
W

could
did

far below me. (7) _____________ you finish your homework?

v.

a big, friendly-looking elephant asked me. Oh, no! I said.

v.

finished

v.

Thats when I saw that the bus was a big, yellow, school bus and

flying

v.

forgot

v.

had

phone was (9) _____________! I answered it. It was my

v.

stopped
was
went

we were flying to school. Finally, I heard a sound my cell

v.

ringing

v.
v.

My homework! I (8) _____________ to finish my homework!

v.

English teacher! Wake up, and finish your homework, my

teacher said. Thats when I woke up my alarm clock was
ringing. It was only 7 a.m., so I jumped up and quickly finished
my homework before I (10) _____________ to school.
(about 230 words)

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SLEEP and DREAMS

A Strange Dream
Vocabulary Practice

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

1.

alarm clock

A.

under

2.

answer a phone

B.

a clock that can wake you up in the morning

3.

below

C.

the part of the earth that you can walk on

4.

fall asleep

D.

to begin to sleep

5.

ground

E.

in a fast way

6.

passenger

F.

to pick up a phone and say, Hello.

7.

quickly

G. a show that you can watch on television

8.

TV program

H.

a person traveling in a car, bus, etc.; not the driver

How Much Do You Understand?

Write T (True) or F (False) next to each statement.

1.

The paragraph is about giraffes.

2.

The boy dreamed that a bus stopped and he got on it.

3.

The bus driver was a zebra.

4.

A giraffe looked at the boy and said, Good afternoon.

5.

The boy saw that the school bus was not on the ground.

6.

The boy woke up at 7:30 a.m. and finished his homework.

Discuss

Ask and answer the following questions with your classmates.

1. What time do you usually go to bed at night? Do you get enough sleep?
2. Do you ever have dreams about flying?
3. Why do you think people have dreams?
4. Can you remember any strange dream you had?
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SLEEP and DREAMS

A Strange Dream
Grammar-in-Context

Complete the paragraph by circling the correct words.

Last night I stayed up really late (1)_______ I could watch a TV program about
African animals on Discovery Channel. After the program finished, I went to my
room and fell asleep. Then, I (2)_______ a really strange dream. I dreamed
that I (3)_______ by a busy road when a bus stopped and the door opened.
When I got on the bus, I saw that the driver was a monkey and all the
passengers (4)_______ elephants, zebras, and giraffes. I sat down next to a
tall, yellow giraffe, and he looked down (5)_______ me and smiled. Good
morning, he (6)_______. After that, I looked out a window and I saw that we
(7)_______ high above the ground, and I could see my house far (8)_______
me. Did you finish (9)_______ homework? a big, friendly-looking elephant
asked me. Oh, no! I said. My homework! I forgot to finish (10)_______
homework! Thats when I saw that the bus was a big, yellow, school bus and
we were flying to school. Finally, I heard a sound my cell phone was ringing!
I answered (11)_______. It was my English teacher! Wake up, and finish
your homework, my teacher said. Thats when I woke up my alarm clock
was ringing. It was only 7 a.m., so I jumped up and (12)_______finished my
homework before I went to school.
1.
(A) and
(B) but
(C) so
(D) because

5.
(A) for
(B) at
(C) by
(D) to

9.
(A) yours
(B) you
(C) your
(D) youre

2.
(A) had
(B) have
(C) was have
(D) having

6.
(A) say
(B) said
(C) says
(D) was saying

10.
(A) my
(B) mine
(C) I
(D) me

3.
(A) stands
(B) standing
(C) was stand
(D) was standing

7.
(A) were flying
(B) fly
(C) were fly
(D) was flying

11.
(A) you
(B) her
(C) him
(D) it

4.
(A) was
(B) is
(C) were
(D) are

8.
(A) above
(B) behind
(C) next to
(D) below

12.
(A) quick
(B) quickly
(C) quicker
(D) more quickly

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SLEEP and DREAMS

A Strange Dream
Listening and Writing Practice

Listen to your teacher and complete the paragraph.

Last night I stayed up really late so I _______ _______ a TV

program about African animals on Discovery Channel. After the
program _______, I _______ to my room and _______ _______.
Then, I _______ a really strange dream. I _______ that I _______ by
a busy road when a bus _______ and the door _______. When I
_______ on the bus, I _______ that the driver _______ a monkey
and all the passengers _______ elephants, zebras, and giraffes. I
_______ down next to a tall, yellow giraffe, and he _______ down at
me and _______. Good morning, he _______. After that, I
_______ out a window and I _______ that we _______ high above
the ground, and I _______ _______ my house far below me.
_______ you _______ your homework? a big, friendly-looking
elephant _______ me. Oh, no! I _______. My homework! I
_______ to _______ my homework! Thats when I _______ that
the bus _______ a big, yellow, school bus and we _______ _______
to school. Finally, I _______ a sound my cell phone _______
_______! I _______ it. It _______ my English teacher! Wake up,
and _______ your homework, my teacher _______. Thats when I
_______ _______ my alarm clock _______ _______. It _______
only 7 a.m., so I _______ up and quickly _______ my homework
before I _______ to school.

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SLEEP and DREAMS

A Strange Dream
Writing Practice 1

Dont look at the paragraph. In your own words, write what you can remember about
the boys dream. Use the back of this paper if you need more space.

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Yesterday, I fell asleep in my English

class, and I had a strange dream.
Let me tell you about it .

After you write your answers in the spaces below, read aloud your paragraph to
some classmates.

I had a pretty strange dream last night. I dreamed that I was on

another planet. The name of the planet was (1)_________________.
Everyone travelled by (2)_________________ because there were
no cars. The planet was also quite strange because the people there
ate (3)_________________ bowls of (4)_________________ for
breakfast every morning. They said it was delicious.
Then, I looked carefully at the people living there. Everyone looked
like (5)_________________. Next, I was very surprised when they
all began to sing (6) _________________. After that, they all quickly
ran away. This made me feel very (7)_________________ so I
began to (8)_________________.
This is really a very strange planet, I said to a small green man
standing beside me. I wonder if I am having a dream? Or perhaps
Im watching a TV program. The green man answered me by
saying, (9)_________________. Finally, another green man, much
bigger, walked over and looked down at me and said,
(10)_________________. Thats when I woke up and found my
English teacher standing next to me!
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A Strange Dream
Writing Practice 2

Write a short Narrative paragraph about a dream that you can remember. Or use the
pictures below to help you. Use the Past Tense and your imagination!

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LESSON: Sleep & Dreams/Strange Dream

Answer Key

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Language Focus Past Simple Tense / Past Continuous Tense

Level Intermediate
Time Approximately 120 180 minutes

ANSWER KEY

Complete the Paragraph

1. finished
2. had
3. stopped
4. was
5. flying
6. could
7. Did
8. forgot
9. ringing
10. went

1.
2.
3.
4.

Before you distribute one My Strange Dream

handout to each of your students, read aloud
the following. Have your students write their
answers on a blank sheet of paper. After
they have finished writing all ten answers,
distribute the handout (one per student), and
have them transfer their answers onto it.
Then, have them read aloud their (very
funny) paragraphs to their classmates.
1. Write the name of your best friend.
2. Write the name of an animal that you
are afraid of.
3. Write the number of people that are in
your family.
4. Write the name of a kind of food that
you hate to eat.
5. Write the name of your favorite TV or
movie star.
6. Write the name of the town or city
where you were born.
7. Write how you felt before class.
8. Write some activity or hobby that you
enjoy doing.
9. Write something that a classmate said
to you today.
10. Write something that you often hear
your English teacher say in class.

Vocabulary Practice
B
F
A
D

5.
6.
7.
8.

C
H
E
G

How Much Do You Understand?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

F (Its about a boys dream.)

T
F (The driver was a monkey.)
F (A giraffe said, Good morning.
T
F (He woke up at 7:00 a.m.)

1.
2.
3.
4.

Grammar-in-Context
C
A
D
C

5.
6.
7.
8.

B
B
A
D

9. C
10. A
11. D
12. B

My Strange Dream

Homework Idea

Write a short paragraph about a dream

that you had (see attached handout). In
the next class, get into a small group and
read aloud your paragraph.

EXPLORE on-line:
http://www.listenaminute.com/s/sleep.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaVYueh8LRg
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/sleep/basics
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