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N AM E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________ 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  Use the above words to complete the sentences. 1. My hands don’t feel cold because I am wearing _________________. 2. Sam forgot to bring his money, but it’s okay. He has a _________________. 3. I did my homework. _________________, I forgot to bring it to school! 4. I want to buy this book. Where is the _________________? 5. My friend found a new job. He works as _________________ in a supermarket. 6. I always wear a _________________ and a jacket when it gets cold. 7. Would you like to pay by _________________ or credit? 8. Kelly likes jewelry. She’s wearing a ring and a _________________.  Choose any two of the above words and write your own sentences. 1. _________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________ Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  N AM E : ________________________________ 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 to 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 far below me. “(7) _____________ you finish your homework?” a big, friendly-looking elephant asked me. “Oh, no!” I said. “My homework! I (8) _____________ to finish my homework!” That’s 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 (9) _____________! I answered it. It was my English teacher! “Wake up, and finish your homework,” my teacher said. That’s 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) C could v. D did v. F finished v. flying v. forgot v. H had v. R ringing v. S stopped v. W was v. went v. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  N AM E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________ SLEEP and DREAMS A Strange Dream 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? What happened? Write  Choose one of the above discussion questions. Write a short paragraph to answer it. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  N AM E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________ SLEEP and DREAMS A Strange Dream Grammar-in-Context  Complete the paragraph by circling the correct words. Last night I stayed up really late to (1)_______ 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!” That’s 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. That’s 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) watching (B) watches (C) watch (D) watched 2. (A) had (B) have (C) was have (D) having 3. (A) stands (B) standing (C) was stand (D) was standing 4. (A) was (B) is (C) were (D) are 5. (A) for (B) at (C) by (D) to 6. (A) say (B) said (C) says (D) was saying 7. (A) were flying (B) fly (C) were fly (D) was flying 8. (A) above (B) behind (C) next to (D) below 9. (A) yours (B) you (C) your (D) you’re 10. (A) my (B) mine (C) I (D) me 11. (A) you (B) her (C) him (D) it 12. (A) quick (B) quickly (C) quicker (D) more quickly Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  N AM E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________ 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 to _______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!” That’s 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 _______. That’s when I _______ _______ – my alarm clock _______ _______. It _______ only 7 a.m., so I _______ up and quickly _______ my homework before I _______ to school. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  N AM E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________ SLEEP and DREAMS A Strange Dream Writing Practice 1  Don’t look at the paragraph. In your own words, write what you can remember about the boy’s dream. Use the back of this paper if you need more space. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  N AM E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________ SLEEP and DREAMS 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! _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  ALL Things Topics 7-Page Lesson Title “A Strange Dream” Grammar Focus Mixed (includes past simple and past continuous) Level Elementary to Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A2) ANSWER KEY Page 1  Vocabulary ANSWER KEY Page 2  Complete the Paragraph 1. B 2. F 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. H 7. E 8. G 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1. finished 2. had 3. stopped 4. was 5. flying 6. could 7. Did 8. forgot 9. ringing 10. went ANSWER KEY Page 3 ANSWER KEY Page 4  How Much Do You Understand?  Grammar (Paragraph) 1. F (It’s about a dream.) 2. T 3. F (The driver was a monkey.) 4. F (A giraffe said, “Good morning.”) 5. T 6. F (He woke up at 7:00 a.m.) 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. B Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com  ALL Things Topics 7-Page Lesson Title “A Strange Dream” Grammar Focus Mixed (includes past simple and past continuous) Level Elementary to Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A2) Script Last night I stayed up to watch a TV program about African animals on Discovery Channel. After the program finished, I went to my room and fell asleep. Then, I had a really strange dream. I dreamed that I was standing 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 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 we were flying high above the ground, and I could see my house far below me. “Did you finish your homework?” a big, friendly-looking elephant asked me. “Oh, no!” I said. “My homework! I forgot to finish my homework!” That’s 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 it. It was my English teacher! “Wake up, and finish your homework,” my teacher said. That’s 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 went to school. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com