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Lesson 26

Just A Dream!

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Lesson 26

JUST A DREAM!

Practice English with your teacher

Low Advanced 25 min Speaking 75%

3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

The narrator describes a vivid nightmare about a house fire. What is the most intense dream you remember having, and did it feel completely real at the time?
The passage is told from a child's perspective. How do children's nightmares differ from adult nightmares in terms of content and emotional impact?

4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

starting on fire /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ ɑːn ˈfaɪər/

beginning to burn; catching fire (colloquial variant of 'catching fire') | 불이 붙기 시작하다

My house is starting on fire.

all of a sudden /ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌdn/

happening quickly and without warning; suddenly | 갑자기

All of a sudden, someone picks me up and starts holding me.

fire department /ˈfaɪər dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/

the public organization responsible for fighting fires and rescuing people | 소방서

Run over to our neighbor's house and call the fire department.

leaning over /ˈliːnɪŋ ˈoʊvər/

bending one's body forward and downward toward someone or something | 몸을 기울이다, 내려다보다

My mom, dad and brother are leaning over me.

nightmare /ˈnaɪtmɛr/

a frightening or unpleasant dream; a terrifying experience | 악몰

It was just a bad dream.

our only hope /aʊr ˈoʊnli hoʊp/

the single remaining possibility for a positive outcome | 유일한 희망

He said that our only hope is to jump out the window.

wake up /weɪk ʌp/

to stop sleeping; to become conscious after sleep | 잠에서 깨다

All of a sudden, I wake up.

5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

Ahh! My house is starting on fire. I don’t know what to do. I’m crying and I don’t know what’s going on.All of a sudden, someone picks me up and starts holding me and they were crying too. I knew right away that it was my brother, my parents were out and he was watching me. He said that our only hope is to jump out the window, run over to our neighbor’s house and call the fire department. So we did jus that. But the fire department wasn’t coming. They said that they were eating their lunch and couldn’t come! Ohhh! Noooo! What are we going to do now?All of a sudden, I wake up and my mom, dad and brother are leaning over me. "It’s going to be OK", they said. "It was just a bad dream."

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ I dreamed a scary dream last night.

✅ I had a scary dream last night. / I had a nightmare last night.

한국어 '꿈을 꿈다'를 직역하여 'dreamed a dream'이라고 하면 부자연스럽습니다. 영어에서는 'had a dream' 또는 'dreamt about something'이 자연스럽습니다.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

In the dream, the fire department refuses to come because "they were eating lunch." What does this absurd detail reveal about how dreams process our fears and anxieties?
The child's brother takes charge during the crisis. How do family dynamics play out differently in dreams versus waking life?
The family reassures the child with "It was just a bad dream." Is dismissing a child's nightmare as "just a dream" helpful, or should parents take children's dream experiences more seriously?
Some psychologists believe nightmares serve a purpose in processing trauma and building emotional resilience. Do you think bad dreams have any positive function?
In Korean culture, certain dreams are believed to carry meaning or predict the future. Do you give any significance to your dreams?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: JUST A DREAM!

Level: Low Advanced (L.A)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!