QUESTIONS
Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):
- What is one key benefit of dreaming which is associated with an enhanced ability to solve next-day problems according to Mr. Walker’s talk?
- What is the second benefit of dreaming?
- Why is REM-sleep dreaming considered an emotional first aid?
- What have scientists discovered after learning a virtual maze?
- What appears to be an essential ingredient to so much of our waking lives, according to the speaker?
Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):
- Do you usually have dreams?
- What was the nicest dream you could remember?
- What about the worst?
- How often do you remember your dreams?
- Have you ever had a dream which seemed to come true? What happened?
- In your culture, do specific dreams have a specific meaning?
- Did you know that Abraham Lincoln supposedly foresaw his own assassination in a dream? What do you think about it?
- Are dream messages sent from our unconscious, predictions of the future, or the brain’s way of cleaning out information?
- Do your dreams ever affect your moods? Explain.
- Do you tell people about your dreams?
- Do you read books on dream interpretation? What is your opinion on it?
- Have you ever dreamed about dead people?
- Have you ever dreamed of a language that you don’t speak?
- Has anyone told you that you walked or talked in your sleep?
- Do you agree with the idea that “Life is like a dream”?