
Learn About "Used to Do" and "Be Used to"
Date: Oct 14 2011
Grammar: Used to Do vs Be Used to
Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Even though scientists have been studying dreams for hundreds of years, we still don’t understand why we have them or what they mean. Some dreams are so vivid and intense, it seems like they must carry some sort of hidden message. Other dreams are more ordinary or realistic. Many of us forget our dreams the minute we wake up. But some dreams are so striking, they’re impossible to forget. They stick with us as we go about our day. Hear Devan and Jeff talk about their dreams.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Devan: So last night, I was dreaming about eating and then I woke up and I was in the kitchen with a muffin in my hand.
Jeff: What? Is that the first time that’s happened?
Devan: I don’t know if it is, but it’s the first time I woke up while it was happening. I totally realized that I was sleepwalking. It was a very surreal moment.
Jeff: Could’ve been worse. You could’ve had a gun in your hand, or a knife.
Devan: That’s true. But what if I eat in my sleep all the time and then I start gaining a bunch of weight? What if I eat like a whole pie in my sleep or something and don’t even realize it?
Jeff: I don’t think that’s gonna happen.
Devan: Do you ever have crazy dreams?
Jeff: Yeah. I do. All the time.
Devan: Like nightmares, or are they realistic?
Jeff: Luckily I don’t have nightmares anymore. I used to have some when I was a kid that…they were very, very scary. But now, I don’t know, I still have pretty intense dreams, usually when I take naps in the middle of the day.
Devan: And do you remember them vividly when you wake up?
Jeff: I’d say maybe two-thirds of the time. At least for five minutes. I’ve heard if you write them down you can remember them better. And you can sort of train yourself.
Devan: I should start doing that.
Jeff: Yeah. You should check it out, and maybe it’ll solve the muffin problem.
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Discussion
Recently Devan had a dream that she was eating. When she woke up, she was surprised to find herself in the kitchen with some food in her hand! She realized that she had been sleepwalking.
Devan and Jeff talk about their dreams. Jeff used to have very scary nightmares. He doesn’t have nightmares anymore, but he still has intense and vivid dreams.
Jeff says that if you want to remember your dreams, you should write them down as soon as you wake up. Devan wants to start writing down her dreams. She hopes that will help her with her sleepwalking problem.
Do you remember your dreams? Are they usually vivid, scary, or realistic? Do you ever sleepwalk?
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